THIRTY-SEVEN
The camel cavalry had been anonymously taking the waters of the Serpentine. At least, they presumed they were anonymous as they were all attired in Just William or Boy Scout nineteen fifties attire that Jack Austin had assured them would blend in. When asked about the camels in Hyde Park, Jack looked at Bill as if to intimate he was stupid, which Bill wasn’t, but he thought Jack might be. However, Jack had reassured Bill that camels in Hyde Park would draw no attention whatsoever, especially if they all wore fezzes. The Camel Corp, officers and men, wore a fez, as did the camels, only they had holes in the side for their big camel ears, in the style of King Charles the second. Or was he a cavalier?
And so they had assembled, suitably attired for a lovely spring day, and awai
