He dashed straight at the screen and through it! He devoured a whole company of goose-stepping Prussians at, so to speak, one mouthful.
I also, unwontedly moved, rose in my seat and shouted, "Up and at 'em!"
Boanerges hit the boarding behind the screen, and I think that his nose, now in bandages, is permanently damaged. Still, his brave deed echoes through Hastings, and recruiting in the town is brisker than it has ever been before.
This time, Sir, I feel confident that you will not refuse Boanerges his well-deserved place in your columns.
Yours, etc.,
Antony McWhirter.
Daughter (whose husband is at the front), "Oh, Mother, isn't it splendid? Harry's sent me this paper with a marked passage about what he's been doing. It says, 'Captain —— of the —— Fusiliers, under heavy ——, rescued —— from the ——.' Now everybody will know how brave he is!"