The National Review, Volume 99W.H. Allen, 1932 - English literature |
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Page 349
... officers capable of handling them ; officers who will have to learn an art which they have never practised and whose very language is foreign to them . This involves expense in many ways . If the training is essential , this expense is ...
... officers capable of handling them ; officers who will have to learn an art which they have never practised and whose very language is foreign to them . This involves expense in many ways . If the training is essential , this expense is ...
Page 467
... officers . He suffers equally from the effects of heat . He never has any leave . Nor is it very encouraging to him to see his officers scampering off to the hills the moment the heat begins . " Requests for special favours also met ...
... officers . He suffers equally from the effects of heat . He never has any leave . Nor is it very encouraging to him to see his officers scampering off to the hills the moment the heat begins . " Requests for special favours also met ...
Page 468
... officers are not aware that honesty is in- separable from the character of a thoroughbred Gentleman . A vulgar man , who essays a champagne tiffin and swindles his servants , ' may be a pleasant companion to those who do not hold him in ...
... officers are not aware that honesty is in- separable from the character of a thoroughbred Gentleman . A vulgar man , who essays a champagne tiffin and swindles his servants , ' may be a pleasant companion to those who do not hold him in ...
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