(4) Two Company Signallers, engaged in a friendly chat from different ends of the trench line.
(5) An Artillery F.O.O., endeavouring to convey pressing and momentous information to his Battery, two miles in rear.
(6) The Giant Mosquito aforesaid.
The consolidated result is something like this:—
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS (affably). Hallo, Brigade! Hallo, Brigade!
HALLO, BRIGADE!
THE MOSQUITO. Ping!
THE ADJUTANT (from somewhere in the Support Line, fiercely). Give me
B Company!
THE FORWARD OBSERVING OFFICER (from his eyrie). Is that C Battery?
There's an enemy working-party—
FIRST CHATTY SIGNALLER (from B Company's Station). Is that yoursel',
Jock? How's a' wi' you?
SECOND CHATTY SIGNALLER (from D Company's Station). I'm daen fine!
How's your—