In the rain and darkness we rushed to the assistance of the attendants and extinguished the lamps, which had been upset, while the men made their way to the counters and put the cigarettes and other dainties into their pockets, lest they should get wet.

On another occasion, the Paymaster's tent blew (p.

031) away as he was paying off the battalion.

Five shilling notes flew over the plain like white birds over the sea.

The men quickly chased them and gathered them up, and on finding them stained with mud thought it unnecessary to return them.