One day at Estaires I tried to commandeer a fine car standing in the square, but desisted when I was informed by the driver that it was the private property of the (p.

047) Prince of Wales.

I am sure that if the Prince had been there to hear the text, he would have driven me anywhere I wanted to go.
On the present occasion, I had not gone far down the road before a car picked me up and took me on my way--an incident which I narrated to the General afterwards with intense satisfaction..