Have Your Cake and Eat It
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"Since you cannot possibly excuse your escapade," Biggles finally finished, "and continue to behave like a school boy rather than a responsible, commissioned officer, I shall treat you as one."
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Taffy almost visibly trembled. He definitely hadn't foreseen that and only hoped Biggles wouldn't make him wear short trousers.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
But Biggles had more dire plans for Taffy's immediate future. He hid his satisfied grin as he watched the unfortunate younger man squirming.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"You're not serious, sir!" Taffy protested, as Biggles outlined what exactly that would mean.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Biggles assured Taffy that he was quite serious.
"But the other chaps will laugh at me!" Taffy cried.
A slow smile spread across Biggles' face. "Yes."
"But the other chaps will laugh at me!" Taffy cried.
A slow smile spread across Biggles' face. "Yes."
"For goodness sake stop that Yankee drawl, or you'll have us all doing it before you've finished."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"Except when you're on Ops, of course," Biggles added, in a serious tone. "I rather think we need you to be Pilot Officer Hughes for those."
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
“But...” Taffy’s further protest died on his lips as he saw the completely uncompromising expression on his C.O.’s face.
“When do I start?” He asked weakly.
“When do I start?” He asked weakly.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"Right away," Biggles replied. He looked at his watch. "You might just have time to do those lines before you have an early tea."
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Taffy saluted and dolefully returned to the Mess, having retrieved a copy of the King’s Regulations relating to behaviour of commissioned officers in the RAF. He wondered if he could complete today’s number of lines without anyone noticing.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
In this, he was doomed to disappointment.
Ginger, at least, was sympathetic.
Ginger, at least, was sympathetic.
"For goodness sake stop that Yankee drawl, or you'll have us all doing it before you've finished."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Taffy confided to him what Biggles had lined up. "100 lines!'" he protested. "I have to copy this line 100 times ," he showed Ginger the appropriate reference from the King's Regulations. "In my neatest handwriting. And that's only the beginning, look you!"
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Ginger, although sympathetic, had difficulty hiding his grin. He also found it was very hard not to say, yet again, “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
Just then Tug walked in followed by the rest who had been called back to base from their exercise.
Just then Tug walked in followed by the rest who had been called back to base from their exercise.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"What's this? Writing to your girlfriend?" Before Taffy knew what was happening Tug had whisked the sheet of paper away and was reading it avidly.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"Give that back, now" snapped Ginger
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"Who made you the boss?" Tug retorted to Ginger as he moved away from him.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"Why on earth are you writing out the King's Regulations?" asked Tug after a few seconds of incredulous reading. He still held the paper annoyingly out of reach.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Taffy made an uncomplimentary reply just as Biggles walked in with the Air Commodore.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
“My goodness, Mr Hughes,” Raymond said, stifling a smile with great difficulty. “Surely things aren’t that bad.”
"For goodness sake stop that Yankee drawl, or you'll have us all doing it before you've finished."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Tug handed the paper back to Taffy with alacrity as everyone in the room turned to face Raymond and Biggles. Taffy, for once, was lost for words and stared at the Air Commodore in dismay, the sheet of paper clutched in his hand.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"Er...no, sir," he managed to get out. "I was just teaching Tug the Welsh accent."
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
“Rather colourfully, I see,”commented Raymond drily. He turned to Biggles. “Perhaps we can talk with Mr Hughes privately, Squadron Leader?”
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
All eyes in the Mess turned to Taffy, who was suddenly looking very alarmed. Earlier, if he had been given the choice, he would have said he'd rather have had an interview with the Air Commodore than Biggles in his present mood, but now he knew differently. Brass hats did not speak to Pilot Officers unless there was something seriously wrong. Still, at least the Air Commodore had made a joke, which meant things might not be too bad after all. Overall, he thought, he could trust Biggles to see fair play.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
"My Office, I think" Biggles said, keeping a straight face with some difficulty.
And promptly turned to usher Raymond in the required direction.
And promptly turned to usher Raymond in the required direction.
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
“Right, Taffy,”said Biggles when all three were safely ensconced back in himself office, “now that Mr Fighis has gone, I’d like you to tell the Air Commodore everything that happened this morning from the time you broke through the fence until you arrived back at the guard house. We want to know everyons’ Names I found you know them, and full descriptions of everyone you met, and everything you talked about.”
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Re: Have Your Cake and Eat It
Taffy looked properly embarrassed. “There’s a bit that’s fuzzy, look you, thanks to the couple o’pints I had.”
“That’s alright,” Raymond said, surprisingly gently. “Just go over everything as best you can recall.”
Taffy took a deep breath.
“That’s alright,” Raymond said, surprisingly gently. “Just go over everything as best you can recall.”
Taffy took a deep breath.
"For goodness sake stop that Yankee drawl, or you'll have us all doing it before you've finished."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
"OK baby - sorry - I mean, righto."
"That's better."
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