Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines Page #4

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Well, considering the fact that I'm

one of England's foremost aeroplanists,

it's rather jolly inefficient

of them not to send me one before.

I say, excuse me, if you'll

hold your mallet like this,

you'll play

that shot much better.

I shall hold my mallet

as I've always held my mallet.

In that case,

you'll miss the shot.

What did I tell you?

Missed the shot.

Well, I expect we'll be seeing

you again soon, Sir Percy.

- Mm-hmm. - Glad you're

going to join the race.

I'm not only going to join it,

dear boy. I'm going to win it.

Do you really think you

have a chance, Sir Percy?

Miss Rawnsley,

I never leave

anything to chance.

Hang on to the tail.

I'm revving up. Hang on.

Hey, Orvil,

look at that.

Wow! So this is

Brookley, huh?

- That's what you gotta beat.

- Yeah.

- Whoo-ee!

- Oh!

Hey, you take over.

I'll be right back.

- You all right?

- Yes, of course.

Oh, dear.

Thank you. No, no, the

other way. This way.

- No, it's the other way.

- Ohh!

- Oh, look what you've done.

- What I've done?

Oh! Haven't you ever

seen legs before?

Well, sure I have,

lots of times,

particularly when you take

girls flying as often as I do,

you get to see

lots of legs.

And bloomers too.

Oh, but none of them

as pretty as yours.

If that's supposed to be a

compliment, I'm not flattered.

Did you say you

took girls flying?

Well, sure I do, all

the time, only back home.

I'm strictly here to race.

- Oh, you're one of the Americans.

- Uh-huh.

Oh, well, that

explains everything.

- My bicycle, please.

- Oh, sure.

Say, uh, do you

work around here?

No. Why?

Well, I thought that,

uh-

Well, I'd like

to see more of you.

You could have

worded that better.

I'm afraid

it's impossible.

I'm not being stuffy, but

we haven't been introduced.

Well, do we have to be?

But of course. English girls

don't care to be picked up.

So, until we are

properly introduced,

good-bye.

Ah, there

you are, Mays.

- Oh, hello, sir.

- I'm glad you're in. I want to have a word with you.

Oh, certainly, sir.

Inside or out?

Out.

Well, I expect you know what

I want to talk to you about.

Oh, yes, sir,

the race, of course.

No, no, not the race-

Patricia.

She's getting rather keen on you.

Oh.

Well, are you intending

to propose to her?

Well, with

your permission, sir.

My dear fellow, you can

take that for granted.

Your father was

at school with me.

There's just one snag, sir.

Oh?

It's finding the time for

married life. What do you mean?

Well, I'm soldiering all day, and

I'm rather busy in the evenings too.

Monday I dine in.

Tuesday's card night at White's.

Wednesday I play snook

with the adjutant.

Thursday, uh, well, we

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