The Turks on their lines of communication with the Hedjaz have an unpleasant recollection of being bombed at Maan.

Water bottles and rations were carried in the machines, but they were not needed, for the three pilots came home together after hitting the station buildings at Maan and destroying considerable material and supplies.

And you, Mr. Copperskin, was the maans of gittin' me in this trouble.

" "Nawbody'll get it out of mae, Mrs. Gale, though it's wae as 'as to sooffer for 't." "Eh, but Dr. Rawcliffe's a good maan, and 'e'll mak' it oop to yo', naw feear, Mrs. Blenkiron.

"'E's a woonderful maan, Dr. Rawcliffe.

I doan' waant naw squeechin', squallin' brats mookin' oop t' plaace as faast as I clanes it, An' 'E woonna kape yoef yo're raakonin' on 'im. Yo need na tall mae oo t' maan is.

Ef a maan like Jim 'ad laaid a 'and on mae, 'e'd a got soomthin' t' remamber

There's enoof there t' kill a maan.