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The soldiers were posted round the camp, in the form of a square. The second day was a repetition of the first heavy rain, muddy roads; dying soldiers, carriers, and refugees; attacks by the enemy. Twelve miles farther were made that day. Thus seven days were passed. Captains Marshall and Leggatt both died.
'The Downs were full o' chalk-pits, and we'd no lights. 'We 'ad the bicycle-lamp to look at the map by. Didn't you notice the old lady at the window where we saw the man in the night-gown? I thought night-gowns as sleepin' rig was extinck, so to speak. 'I tell you I 'adn't leesure to notice, Leggatt repeated. 'That's odd.
Besides, Leggatt has always a good word to say for him, and evidently still keeps an eye on him, notwithstanding that Fred has ceased to kick foot-ball and limps no longer.
Little Fred was pegging away at Leggatt & Paine's with commendable steadiness all day, and, though he was apt to dance all night by way of making up for it, I was comforted in my solicitude regarding his health by the recollection that I used to do the same when I was his age, my spiritual countenance to the contrary notwithstanding.
Three minutes later we were stopped and boarded by Scouts up our backs, down our necks, and in our boots! The last I heard from your Mr. Leggatt as he went under, brushin' 'em off his cap, was thanking Heaven he'd covered up the new paint-work with mats. An 'eroic soul! 'Not a scratch on her body, said Leggatt, pouring out the coffee-grounds. 'And Jules? said I.
'You can't shine corny feet and he hasn't had his breakfast. 'I haven't had mine either, I said. 'Breakfast for two more, uncle, Pyecroft sang out. 'Go out an' buy it then, was the answer, 'or else it's half-rations. Pyecroft turned to Leggatt, gave him his marketing orders, and despatched him with the coppers. 'I have got four new tyres on my car, I began impressively. 'Yes, said Mr.
Just then I heard some one sobbing and crying, and I felt as if I must be asleep and dreaming all this. "Don't make that row. He's all right, I tell you. He isn't drowned. What's the good of making a row like that!" It was George Day's voice, and opening my eyes I said hoarsely: "What's the matter? Is he hurt?" "No: it's only Harry Leggatt thought you were you were hurt, you know.
Leggatt was discovered on Westminster Bridge laying his course for the Old Kent Road. 'But that doesn't lead to Southampton, I interrupted. 'Then perhaps he was swinging the car for compasses. Be that as it may, we found him in that latitude, simultaneous as Jules and me was ong route for Waterloo to rejoin our respective ships or Navies I should say.
He 'adn't the language, so to speak. He was confined to heavings and shruggin's and copious Mong Jews! The French are very badly fitted with relief-valves. And then our Mr. Leggatt drove. He drove. 'Was he in a very malleable condition? 'Not him! We recognised the value of his cargo from the outset. He hadn't a chance to get more than moist at the edges.
'Oh, Jules thought the much advertised Social Revolution had begun, but his mackintosh hampered him. 'You told me to bring the mackintosh, Leggatt whispered to me. 'And when I 'ad 'em half convinced he was a French vicomte coming down to visit the Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, he tried to take it off.
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