Scruffy - a Diversion
“It was a humid, hazy August morning. The flyblown calendar on the wall confirmed that it was the fifth day of the eighth month of the year 1939, and the dial of the wrist-watch on the arm of the pleasant-looking young officer who emerged from a huge pile of documents littering his desk said that it was ten minutes past ten.
The officer, who was in shorts and open-necked khaki shirt, was of medium height, with a frank, open face and a pair of gay blue eyes, which at times could reflect the m...ost startling innocence, excitement and enthusiasm.
He picked up the insistently shrilling instrument and said, “Captain Bailey speaking.”
The voice at the other end of the line said, “Hello, sir. Lovejoy here.”
The Captain said somewhat testily, “Yes, yes, Lovejoy. What is it?” Ordinarily he would not have been so short with his right-hand man, the invaluable Gunner Lovejoy, Keeper of the Apes, but at that moment he was busy concocting an official letter which, when it reached its destination through all its official channels, he hoped would soften the heart of the Colonial Secretary to the point where he would not only increase the amount of funds available for the daily food allowance for the Rock apes but would also do something about the monkey-nuts situation.MoreLess
The officer, who was in shorts and open-necked khaki shirt, was of medium height, with a frank, open face and a pair of gay blue eyes, which at times could reflect the m...ost startling innocence, excitement and enthusiasm.
He picked up the insistently shrilling instrument and said, “Captain Bailey speaking.”
The voice at the other end of the line said, “Hello, sir. Lovejoy here.”
The Captain said somewhat testily, “Yes, yes, Lovejoy. What is it?” Ordinarily he would not have been so short with his right-hand man, the invaluable Gunner Lovejoy, Keeper of the Apes, but at that moment he was busy concocting an official letter which, when it reached its destination through all its official channels, he hoped would soften the heart of the Colonial Secretary to the point where he would not only increase the amount of funds available for the daily food allowance for the Rock apes but would also do something about the monkey-nuts situation.MoreLess
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