"Are you Captain Graham?
Well, sir, what's the meaning of this?
You applied for a movement order, and one was sent you, and you did not report at the station.

You damned padres think you can do any bally thing you choose! Out here for a picnic, I suppose.

What is the meaning of it ?" "Well, sir," said Peter, "I waited ten days for the order and it did not come.

At last I went out for the afternoon, and got back too late to execute it.

I'm very sorry, but can't I go to-day instead ?" "Good God, sir! do you think the whole British Army is arranged for your benefit?
Do you think nobody has anything else to do except to arrange things to suit your convenience?
We haven't got troopers with Pullman cars every day for the advantage of you chaplains, though I suppose you think we ought to have.