9:15
After dining aboard her I took boat to Weymouth to get my kit aboard , as the battleships would go to war at midnight . In transferring my allegiance from Blue to Red Fleet , whatever the Marine Captain may say , I did no wrong . I truly intended to return to the _ Pedantic _ and help to fight Blue Fleet . All I needed was a new toothbrush , which I bought from a chemist in a side street at 9:15 P. M . As I turned to go , one entered seeking alleviation of a gum-boil . He was dressed in a checked ulster , a black silk hat three sizes too small , cord-breeches , boots , and pure brass spurs . These he managed painfully , stepping like a prisoner fresh from leg-irons .