[The Firm of Girdlestone by Arthur Conan Doyle]@TWC D-Link bookThe Firm of Girdlestone CHAPTER XIV 6/20
Nelson's at four.
Right you are! 'Punctuality is next to godliness,' as ould Willoughby of the Buffs used to say.
You didn't know Willoughby, eh? Gad, he was second to a man at Gib in '47. He brought his man on the ground, but the opponents didn't turn up. Two minutes after time Willoughby wanted his man to leave.
'Teach 'em punctuality,' he said.
'Can't be done,' said his man.
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