16/27 I go back in November, and I really shan't be sorry. Three years is a long time to be away from home. You go next week, you say? Year after year on this deck grows confoundedly wearisome, I can tell you, my dear fellow." Durnford was a man who had written much on naval affairs, and was accepted as an expert on several branches of the service. The Admiralty do not encourage officers to write, but in Durnford's case it was recognized that of naval topics he possessed a knowledge that was of use, and, therefore, he was allowed to write books and to contribute critical articles to the service magazines. |