"How did you lose that one?"
"I left it on the bed tae watch ma hauf loaf. When I came back it wis awa'."
"Well, I'll buy you a new one. Still, I don't see how you can shoot at the Germans."
"If I cannae shoot, sir, I can feel them wi' the bayonet. Nelson had only wan e'e, sir."
"All right, O'Toole."
"Thank you, sir."
"What's next, colour-sergeant?"
"The meat is short. All the men are complaining, but the cook says the weight's there."
[pg 201] "Umph! Is the cook married?"
"No, sir; but I believe he is well in with a widow in the town."