Inspired by a recent trip to China, during which the Major became an expert on dysentery and other conditions, I was inspired by the sight of flying paper lanterns, some of which I managed to retrieve and return to my Country Estate in Britain. One Christmas evening, we lit several of them and marvelled as they lifted into the air and drifted away to the nearby village where they promptly set fire to several of the thatched cottages. Feeling somewhat guilty I felt duty bound to have the Major make a full apology for having misjudged the wind. I also invited the aggrieved to the estate for dinner and made the Major eat in the servants quarters just to emphasise the point.
The Colonel
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