THE BATTLE OF FRANCE

'But that was not that. He landed with a shocking
din of quivering stays and metal, but without
mishap. Once reassured, I quite naturally lost my
temper, had him brought in and said: "All that was
just silly. What good did it do? Now youVe got
an appalling headache."

* "Excuse me, sir," he said, "but I haven't a
headache."

* "Well then, you've split an ear-drum?"

e "I'm sorry, sir, but I haven't split an ear-drum."
e "Well, in any case, you've behaved in a most
ridiculous manner!"

* "I see that now, sir," he said, "but it was so
lovely up there!"'

At that moment, a young man saluted as he
passed.

'That's rather a curious case,' said the Com-
modore, 'he's a young actor who, without ever
having been in an aeroplane, had a part in a pro-
paganda film called "The Lion Has Wings". And he
liked the part so much that as soon as the film was
finished, he took up flying.'

Which all goes to make excellent pilots.

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