Men, Women and Guns. H. C. McNeile
Читать онлайн.| Название | Men, Women and Guns |
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| Автор произведения | H. C. McNeile |
| Жанр | Языкознание |
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| isbn | 4064066220891 |
H. C. McNeile
Men, Women and Guns
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066220891
Table of Contents
SPUD TREVOR OF THE RED HUSSARS
PROLOGUE
PROLOGUE
Two days ago a dear old aunt of mine asked me to describe to her what shrapnel was like.
"What does it feel like to be shelled?" she demanded. "Explain it to me."
Under the influence of my deceased uncle's most excellent port I did so. Soothed and in that expansive frame of mind induced by the old and bold, I drew her a picture—vivid, startling, wonderful. And when I had finished, the dear old lady looked at me.
"Dreadful!" she murmured. "Did I ever tell you of the terrible experience I had on the front at Eastbourne, when my bath-chair attendant became inebriated and upset me?"
Slowly and sorrowfully I finished the decanter—and went to bed.
But seriously, my masters, it is a hard thing that my aunt asked of me. There are many things worse than shelling—the tea-party you find in progress on your arrival