“That’s the bugle calling us,” Bullard said. “Have you got that letter written yet?”
“I have,” Miller added a final flourish to the envelope and put down his pen. “What if Sarah turns me down? What if she’s forgotten me and me so far away?”
“Then you’re free to find somebody else,” Bullard said. “But if she’s been faithful to you for over four years, why should she turn you down now?”
“Get a move on!” Corporal Cooper snarled. Newly promoted and unsure of his authority, he emphasised his words with a mouthful of oaths.
“We’re coming, Coops,” Miller said. “No need to have a fit!”
“Az Barae Khoda,” – for God’s sake – Bullard mumbled. “It’s not that long since you were borrowing my kit, Coops.”
Az Barae Khoda,“That’s Corporal Cooper to you!” Cooper said.
“Yes, sir, Corporal Cooper, sir!
