Reg. Thanks for another cracking post
So atmospheric, I can just see the Daimler (many readers will not know that it was the Royal car of choice,in those days )
You paint a wonderful image of the chauffeur, with his wonderfully arcane language, "pourboire", indeed,............. I can just remember the white Fivers-we had a sweet-shop/tobacconists and the only customers who got that much in their pay-packet,were the local police-sergeant and the foreman at the local garage/filling station. He would have had about 15 men under his charge.
Cliff. That book has certainly had a beating, hasn't it! your reposted picture is excellent. thank you .
After 64 years of carrying it about, it's not surprising it's dog-eared.
Yes, I noted "you
will always carry.......
Perhaps they never anticipated you retiring from the Service.
