Rupert writes me that he thinks it will be more comfortable to come out direct in a ship of our own.

So when I go up to London in a few weeks' time I shall see about chartering a suitable vessel.

It will certainly save a lot of trouble to us and anxiety to our people.

Would it not be well when I am getting the ship, if I charter one big enough to take out all your lassies, too?
It is not as if they were strangers.

After all, my dear, soldiers are soldiers and lassies are lassies.