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Updated: May 16, 2025
Military Saw-boneses twig? You can tell 'em, when you're near enough, by the bronze badges with a serpint climbin' up a stick inside a wreath, wot they 'ave on the fronts o' their caps an' on their jacket-collars, an' the instrument-cases wot they carries in their bres' pockets. I'm a bit in the know about these things, being a sort of Service man meself."
On a raised platform, amidst his fireworks, stood Pettingill. He felt that the great hour of his life had come, and, in a firm, clear voice, he said: "The fust fireworks, feller-citizens, will be a rocket, which will go up in the air, bust, and assume the shape of a serpint."
"'Where's yer five shillings? 'e says. ''Ere yer are! I says. 'Oh, very well, 'e says. 'But you'll 'ave to draw last, 'e says, 'bein' the youngest. Well, they started drawing the names, and of course Keggs 'as to draw Mr. Byng." "Oh, he drew Mr. Byng, did he?" "Yus. And everyone knew Reggie was the fav'rit. Smiled all over his fat face, the old serpint did!
"Who're yer calling worms?" George perceived the need of diplomacy. After all much depended on this child's goodwill. "I was referring to the butler what's his name Keggs." "'E ain't a worm. 'E's a serpint." Albert drew at his cigarette. His brow darkened. "'E does the drawing, Keggs does, and I'd like to know 'ow it is 'e always manages to cop the fav'rit!" Albert chuckled.
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