‘(3) Thou shalt not address generals as “Dear old Charlie.”
‘(4) Thou shalt not kiss V.A.D.’s—in public.
‘(5) Thou shalt aspire to the V.C.—if thou cannot become an R.T.O.
‘(6) Thou shalt smile, even when thy calf has “stopped one.”
‘(7) Thou shalt permit the men to sing, dance, and be merry, for on the morrow they may die.
‘(8) Thou shalt covet the Kaiser’s blood, his ox, and his ass, and everything that is the Kaiser’s.
‘(9) Thou shalt be chivalrous.
‘(10) Honour thy King and serve thy Motherland, that thy labours may gain unto thee three pips and a D.S.O.
‘I think that is all just now, gentlemen,’ concluded the adjutant. ‘Fall out, please.’