Wewouldn’tbehappyuntiltheydid,andasIsay,’ereweare!\"
Thebird—facedofficershoutedtohimtobequiet,andthenbeganaconversationwiththePrince。
\"Britishcitizen,\"saidBert。\"Youain’tobligedtolisten,butIain’tobligedtoshutup。\"
AndforsometimehecontinuedhisdissertationuponImperialism,militarism,andinternationalpolitics。Buttheirtalkingputhimout,andforatimehewascertainlymerelyrepeatingabusiveterms,\"prancin’nincompoops\"andthelike,oldtermsandnew。
Thensuddenlyherememberedhisessentialgrievance。\"’Owever,look’ere——’ere!——thethingIstartedthistalkaboutiswhere’sthatfoodtherewasinthatshed?That’swhatIwanttoknow。