Up against it in Nigeria . piccin. THE START FROM FOR GUJBA. BORNU 125 As for the waste of time, as I have said before,the supply of Government time is—like Lux—unshrinkable. The following tour, for instance, the officer whomI had relieved at Numan had been there exactlyten days when he was recalled to Bauchi, and hadto return over the two hundred and forty or somiles which he had traversed from Bauchi—inother words, a waste of thirty-two days all toldon the road. During the same year an officerwho had served the previous tour in Sokotoxand left a quantity of kit there, on arrival back
Up against it in Nigeria . piccin. THE START FROM FOR GUJBA. BORNU 125 As for the waste of time, as I have said before,the supply of Government time is—like Lux—unshrinkable. The following tour, for instance, the officer whomI had relieved at Numan had been there exactlyten days when he was recalled to Bauchi, and hadto return over the two hundred and forty or somiles which he had traversed from Bauchi—inother words, a waste of thirty-two days all toldon the road. During the same year an officerwho had served the previous tour in Sokotoxand left a quantity of kit there, on arrival backin the country found himself posted to BeninCity,1 whither it was proposed that he should transfer the said kit at his own : but my lips are sealed on matters controversial! We all dined with Francis that night, and ofthat party three of us were destined to sail on theFalaba on her last voyage—Francis, myself, andSilcock, who was drowned. At dinner I thoughtI behaved like a perfect gentleman, but Francishas since told a st
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