“He did walking-on parts. His steadiest employment was in the Gilbert & Sullivan Chorus. Iolanthe.’ ‘And which was he? A peer or a peri?’ ‘Don’t be catty,’ said Liz, and added, ‘Te turn te tiddy turn. “A Lordly vengeance will pursue all kinds of common people who oppose our views or boldly choose to offer us offence.”’ ‘Then what was the photograph? That wasn’t anything from Iolanthe.’ ‘That was his big part. Lieutenant Harkness in the Ace of Clubs. Did you see it? Just before the war.’ ‘Certain...ly not. Did you?’ ‘Once – after a good dinner.’ ‘Then you remember MacMorris?’ ‘Not exactly. He hadn’t a very long part. He comes in at the end of the Court Martial scene and hands Major Rutland a revolver and says, “The Regiment is a bigger thing than you are, Major.’” ‘My God,’ said the General. ‘He was on the stage, in a sort of way, till the end of 1944. That’s about a year before he came here.’ ‘Then he never fought in the war at all?’ ‘No real reason he should,’ said Liz fairly.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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