53/61 "Remember, Pennell is next door left, so keep him in order. Next door right is the English Channel, more or less. Perhaps they'll be here by now. I've got a stretcher and so on." "I'll go and see," said Pennell, "and I'll put my man on to get you straight, as you haven't a batman yet." And he strolled off. The table was spread with mess accounts, and the corners of the little place were stacked up with a gramophone, hymn-books, lantern-slides, footballs, boxing-gloves, and such-like. |