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Show 36 and at last, wishing to lighten the tons, hs spoke up mora chsarfully. "That the only trouble?" "Yes, sir. Quite a goodyday, sir, until than." Once more the dark corner simmsrsd; someone sighed, and Jennings' voice soundad, thin and plaintive. "Not all that good." "What's that, Lisutsnant?" "I say, sir, it wasn't all that good. Msdium day, sir, no batter." "What's a 'medium' day, Jsnnings? Anything wrong?" Defsnsivs, Jsnnings' faca hung wraithlike. "Aftsr all, sir. The boat nsarly wracked, and we ran into the Sattsrwhitss." A chuckls hsaded toward ths surfacs. "What mors do we want?" "How's that?" asksd ths Major, turning towarrd Sid. "The Sattsrwhitss?" "Yss, sir. Ths Enginsars were having a picnic too." The Major stared. "How'd they corns?" "Drovs. They don't have a boat. In fact Mrs Sattsr-whits wondered about ours." "How'd she know?" "Not about that. About using it. Said - " Again, Sid's tongue batraysri him - "the Colonsl wouldn't have given permission." Ones mora ths room grew silent, as tha Major's anger issued from the bottle. He was proud of his rise, and delighted to hava ascapad the personality-battlegrounds of the higher commands |