Till we see you at Pall Mall with the Army gone to—well, where the Army should not go—
When your country goes to war your abilities will awe all the foemen that beset her,
And if you make a mess of it, of course we’re told the less of it the country hears the better!
And you’ll hear civilians say,
In their usual humble way:
“If this old buffer is a General of Division, and also a G.C.B.,
Why, what a past master of the art of war this fine old boy must be!”
Saphir.
Do you mean that you’ll never get berths at the Horse Guards, any of you?
Colonel.