ten o'clock
I asked , ` you did n't go very low . ' ` It was not necessary , sir . I knew if those men had been busy digging trenches , I should have been uncertain whether they were French or German ; but as they were sitting on the grass , I 'm sure they are British . ' '' It was ten o'clock . The aide-de-camp poured out a whisky and soda for his general . A silence ensued , and in the kitchen close by the orderlies were heard singing the old war ditties , from `` Tipperary '' to `` The Yanks are coming , '' as was their nightly custom . They made a fine bass chorus , in which the officers joined unconsciously .