Suddenly (p.

052) Maurice stopped, and said: "What's that noise ?" "What noise ?" said I.
So we looked down into the courtyard--only about ten feet--and there was "Boom," who had been dining with the King, and Philip Sassoon.
"What the devil are you two doing ?" said "Boom." "We've both been shouting ourselves hoarse for ten minutes.

It's the last damned time you dine with Orpen, Maurice!" It's true we never heard them--but then Maurice was talking.
One morning, when the wind was very fresh, I got a telephone message from Major Bloomfield telling me to come to the squadron at once and see some "crashes." It was a glorious morning, blue sky, with great white clouds sailing by.

I got down to the squadron as quickly as I could.

A whole lot of novices from England had been sent out on trials, and the Major expected "great fun" when they landed.
The fire was made big and a great line of blue smoke whirled down the aerodrome to give the direction of the wind.