Folks,

Dux:

Thank you kindly for your good words. Hmmmmm. Ophelia, yes, I do indeed remember her. She struck quite a figure in her shortish whites and heavy soled military issue white brogans. Some may be aflicted by it however I had never before been troubled much by "early discharge". In fact, the way I seem to recall getting "discharged" before you were sent home is somewhat different from what is implied by your own account, and it hinges upon just how you define the word 'discharged'.

As I recall, I was just starting to chat up the willing Miss Ophelia when you so tediously interrupted us to call my attention to something of great interest happening out on the high street. As I bent over to gaze out the 3rd floor window of the infirmary I was more than a bit irritated and you could hear it in my voice. "Can't see anything." said I. "Lean out a bit more." said you. Then a person or persons unknown gave my backside a terrific push and I found myself catapulted out the window and soon I was screaming and sliding down the hot, tin roof toward certain death. OK, at least a broken arm.

Yes, and thank you for, er...pointing it out, it was lucky for me that a large cactus plant donated to the hospital by a thankful Texan broke my fall. However I must remind you that it took a full day for that nearly legally blind intern to pluck all those 2 inch long spines from my pain crazed body. When I was finally returned to the officer's ward swathed in bloody bandages, you had already departed and apparently so had nurse Ophelia, as I never saw her in nurse's uniform again.

Some said I should hold you responsible for that early "discharge" however to be fair it may have been someone else and besides, had I not remained in hospital that extra 3 days I never would have been chosen by Matron to escort all those delightfully randy student nurses to that homeopathic birth control clinic over at the Studley Grange guild hall. The ride back on that dark RAF bus was more than memorable as I took great pleasure in giving the lovely girls many opportunities for testing their newly learned skills. Fortunately for all concerned, none of the dear lasses failed their test. ;\)


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