When I begin to sing, watch that window." He retreated hastily to a position on the main drive, and began in a deep roar, coupled with an unsteady gait, the following ditty: I am a Soldier A jolly British Soldier; You can see that I'm a Soldier by my feet … It had been a favourite on the gramophone in Tuppence's hospital days.
He ran away quickly to a spot on the main drive and started to sing the ditty about British soldiers.