London at the End of the Century:A Book of Gossip
a Beckett, Arthur William
1900
INCIDENTS OF A TRAINING.
said I, | |
returned Mr. Lehmann. | |
I asked. | |
I said, pointing to the bandaged hand peeping out of a sling. | |
he cried. | |
We were off again. The coaching went on as before. Stroke and Bow lead the boat betweep them, the earnest little coxswain (covered up in shining waterproof) occasionally giving the time. As we neared Barnes Bridge we saw a luggage train hasten up and stop in the centre of the structure. The engine driver, stoker, and guards had a good look at us. As we passed Thornycroft's the same thing happened. Work was suspended that we might be carefully inspected. Officials and mechanics formed together in groups to join in a common criticism. It was a link binding all Englishmen together-the love of sport, of pluck, of a good fight honourably fought. | |