"Lightly armed w armed with a paper-knife buttoned up under his fljacket and waving the dreaded black flag at the end of a cane the colonel took command of me at two P.M. on the eventful and appointed day. He had drawn out the plan of attack on a piece of paper which was rolled up round a hoop-stick. He showed it to me. My position and my full-length portrait (but my real ears don't stick out horizontal) was behind a corner lamp-post with written orders Thto remain there till I should see Miss Drowvey fall. The Drowvey who was to fall was the one in spectacles not the one with the large lavender bonnet. At that signal I was to rush forth seize my bride Thffand fight my way to the lane. There a junction would be effected between myself and the colonel; and putting our brides behind us between ourselves and the palings we were to conquer or die.