The Way to the Stars Page #6

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Oh, hello, Peter. ls that engine all right?

- No. Working on it now.

- ls it going to be US for this afternoon ?

Better not be or l'll murder that ground crew.

What's the gen, sir, still the Middle East?

- How would that appeal to you, Prune?

- What do you think of that, Peter?

Soft, languorous nights,

a canopy of stars, the magic of the Orient.

l'm going to be a sheikhess's plaything.

l've left my lighter at home.

Will you come with me, Peter?

You wouldn't say no to a sheikhess, would you?

Oh, yes, of course, l forgot. You would.

Little Miss Thingumabob at The Lion.

- What do you mean ?

- Nothing at all.

Well, then for Pete's sake, shut up.

l was having an argument with a bloke.

How many trips have you done? He said 41.

43. Why?

That's what l said. Not bad for one tour.

What do you mean,"one tour"?

After this afternoon's trip, you'll have finished

your first tour of ops. Congratulations, Peter.

l'm not being taken off flying, am l?

Yes, for a bit.

Your posting came through this morning.

- Controllers' course.

- Oh, my...

Whose idea was all this?

Now, listen, David,

l came into the RAF to fly,

not to sit on the ground

using a lot of brains l haven't got.

lf you applied for me to be taken off flying, you

damn well better apply for me to be put back.

l don't blame you for putting up a moan.

That's why l didn't tell you before.

How could you have done,

if my posting only came through this morning?

So you did apply.

All right. Yes, l did.

- Darling! Where are you?

- Don't make such a noise. You'll wake Peter.

- Hello, Peter.

- Hello, Toddy.

- She's in there.

- Alone?

- She was.

- Good.

- How's our Peter?

- Come and have a look.

- ls it all right?

- Yes. Why?

Well, it looks sort of screwed up.

Well, of course it looks screwed up.

So did you at his age.

Not as screwed up as all that, surely?

- Are you sure it's not in pain ?

- Of course not.

Can l pick it up?

No, David, please don't. You'll ruin my morning

if you wake him - and it's"him", not"it", please.

lt'll always be"it" to me,

till it begins to look a little more human.

That's the way to hold a baby.

Our MO showed me.

Darling!

Did naughty Daddy wake him?

Naughty Daddy's got to get the hell out of here.

- l left my lighter in our room. Did you see it?

- No, it wasn't with your things.

Oh. l'll just dash up and have a look.

- ls there something on ?

- Yes.

l know l shouldn't ask, but...

ls it anything important?

Just the usual stooge around.

But, surely, we could have dinner alone

somewhere?

Auntie would never agree to it.

Well, l'll ask her tonight.

As a matter of fact,

l'll have something to ask you, too.

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