‘Yes,’ said Carruthers, staring into the empty grate. ‘About two weeks ago it was. Much the same show as Shelldon’s, I expect. Just went out and didn’t come back. Hard luck, but he wasn’t married. A lot of his men were, though. And old Blake was always so cheery, too.’...
The ward room nodded and lapsed into silence. Somebody coughed and picked up a magazine. Then six bells struck and the Parentis went to bed.
ACTION
I saw a Line of Battleship a-followed by a prize,
’Oose capture wur a matter easy done;
The Gunners ’eld their fire till they saw each other’s eyes,
And raked her fore and aft with every gun.
Eh! it couldn’t ’ave been every gun as did it?
I’m speaking of a ’undred year ago;
An’ if we didn’t rake ’er, ’ow in ’Eavens did we take ’er,