A Fox Under My Cloak (2012)
“This was a courtesy to the guests. Phillip had already observed that guests, whether dinner or day-time callers, left two visiting cards which were put under one of the criss-cross green tapes on the baize board in the ante-room. One card would be inscribed to the Officer Commanding, the other to the Mess President and Officers. He had observed this; without any comprehension of the spirit that had directed the convention.
The guests sat at the top end of the long mess table, which “Strawba...lls” referred to as High Table, in line with the senior officers, including Baldersby; the rest of the subalterns sat at the lower tables, below the seniors. It was like a large family party, Phillip thought, as a champagne cork popped on his right side and the mess-sergeant poured from the napkin-covered bottle into the shallow glass, one to each officer all along the snow-white tablecloth. Brown belts shone; brass buttons gleamed; a dozen half-a-crown-a-week batmen had seen to that.MoreLess
The guests sat at the top end of the long mess table, which “Strawba...lls” referred to as High Table, in line with the senior officers, including Baldersby; the rest of the subalterns sat at the lower tables, below the seniors. It was like a large family party, Phillip thought, as a champagne cork popped on his right side and the mess-sergeant poured from the napkin-covered bottle into the shallow glass, one to each officer all along the snow-white tablecloth. Brown belts shone; brass buttons gleamed; a dozen half-a-crown-a-week batmen had seen to that.MoreLess
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