H.R.H.G.R. Of course. I am sure I am the best friend of the Volunteers, and—
C.C.-in-C. (interrupting). How comes it then that when the Volunteers (whose own ranges are being closed all round London) ask for permission to shoot at Bisley, they are told that they may not have it, because "the range is required for the regular troops."
H.R.H.G.R. Well, as Commander-in-Chief, of course I must consider the Army, and as—
C.C.-in-C. President of the N.R.A., you should consider the Volunteers—but you don't! Now see here, if I hear any more of this sort of thing, I tell you frankly that—
[Scene closes in, as the threat is too terrible for publication].
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