"
And that was it
. "
"Are you threatening me Sergeant?" he asked. " I insisted
"Balderdash, a swift kick in the goolies and you'd be out for the count," he insisted, "No very noble and all that Allenby but for heavens sake man you're a bloody sergeant, an enlisted man, no room for chivalry in the sergeants mess Allenby, no, now you get yourself back to the guardroom, leave this to officers and gentlemen
. . Laughter? The sound scratched at my mind
"
And that was it
. "
"Are you threatening me Sergeant?" he asked. " I insisted
"Balderdash, a swift kick in the goolies and you'd be out for the count," he insisted, "No very noble and all that Allenby but for heavens sake man you're a bloody sergeant, an enlisted man, no room for chivalry in the sergeants mess Allenby, no, now you get yourself back to the guardroom, leave this to officers and gentlemen
. . Laughter? The sound scratched at my mind
"
And that was it
. "
"Are you threatening me Sergeant?" he asked. " I insisted
"Balderdash, a swift kick in the goolies and you'd be out for the count," he insisted, "No very noble and all that Allenby but for heavens sake man you're a bloody sergeant, an enlisted man, no room for chivalry in the sergeants mess Allenby, no, now you get yourself back to the guardroom, leave this to officers and gentlemen
. . Laughter? The sound scratched at my mind
Vintage Russian