‘First-class,’ agreed the trumpet-major.—‘What’s your full name?’
‘John Harrington Blair.’
‘Are you perfectly willing to serve the Queen for twelve years?’
‘Yes.’
‘Have you ever been injured in such a way as to unfit you for service?’
‘No.’
‘Of course you’ve never served in the Royal Artillery, Engineers, Cavalry, or Infantry?’
‘No.’
‘And you do not belong to the Militia?’
‘No.’