In the finesse of pure technique:
And that is why
No rude untutored soldier need apply.
O.S.
KING’S REGULATIONS, PARA. 1696.
I have been in the Army for over five years; I have wallowed in Flanders mud; I have killed thousands of Huns with my own hand; I have seen my friends resume the habiliment of gentlemen and retire to a life of luxury and ease; and yet I am still in the Army.
I am informed that I am indispensable and that, although I shall be allowed to go in due course, the fate of the nation depends on my sticking to my job for a short time more. It would be against the best interests of discipline for me to tell you what my job is.
Last week I yearned for a civilian life and decided that not only would I leave the Army but immediately and in good style.
I laid my plans accordingly and proceeded to Mr. Nathan’s. There for the expenditure of a few shillings I purchased the necessary material for my guile.