CHAPTER III.
The Slavey managed--
[No, thank you. No more.--ED.]
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[Illustration: _His Reverence_. "DINNER, 7:30. I'LL GIVE YOU A QUARTER
OF AN HOUR'S GRACE!"
_His Irreverence_. "THEN COMMENCE AT 7:30, AND I'LL BE THERE AT
7:45!"]
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FAVOURITE TOOL OF RAILWAY COMPANIES.--A Screw-Driver!
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[Illustration: "C'EST MAGNIFIQUE! MAIS--"
_Mr. Bull_ (_Paymaster_). "WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?"
_Mr. Punch_ (_Umpire-in Chief_). "FINE RIDER--FINE HORSE! BUT--AS A
CAVALRY SOLDIER--HAS TO LEARN HIS BUSINESS!"]
["How then about the British Cavalry of September, 1890? A
spectator who has taken part in modern regular war, and has
watched the manoeuvres, said one day to me when I accosted
him, in an apologetic tone, 'I have hitherto done your Army
injustice, I will not do so again; I had no idea how well
your officers and your troopers ride,--they are very fine
horsemen.' There he stopped; I waited for more, but he had
ended; his silence was a crushing criticism, unintentionally
too severe, but very true.... I assert, therefore, that at
this moment, our Cavalry is inefficient, and not prepared
for war.
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