With the Serbs in Macedonia

TRANSPORT TROUBLES 91
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after/ son ? Well, first there was
Christmas pudding, supplied by the readers of
the Daily Telegraph and Daily News— and very
excellent puddings they were ! Then, son,
there were — mince-pies the pride of father's
heart, the glory of 708, and the thing that beat
the rest of the M.T. in the Balkans to a frazzle.
Wait a minute, don't interrupt, Hedley —
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there's lots more to come ! I have decided
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that he shall be called Hedley. Up and
down the long table there were heaps of oranges,
figs, and nuts in embossed silver dishes hallmarked
with the names Shell and Pratt. Other
tins circulated with lemonade and beer—
^yes,
beer, boy, brought up in a barrel on which we
had to deposit two pounds ten ! And for every
guest there was also a packet of cigarettes and a
cigar. Now run away and ! play, Hedley I'm
tired of you 1
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The sergeants carved and waited and a Boche
aeroplane flew over the camp just as the feast
was concluded.
In spite of that dinner the sports were
resumed and among
the items was a strenuous
football match— Workshops v. Sections. The
Sections won—
by superior play or poetical
justice. There was a rumour knocking about
that Workshops had contrived to get more than
their share of the pudding. How much truth