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Far better , in my opinion , to ` ave no service at all . No wonder men wo n't listen . Why , it 's a mockery -- that 's what it is . '' A walk round Suez with Armstrong and Stevenson till tattoo at 9:30 finished the day , and convinced Miles and his friends that the sooner they bade adieu to that place the better for all of them . Their wishes were gratified almost sooner than they wished ! At Suez Miles Milton first made acquaintance with the shady side of war . Before the commanding officer , after parade next morning , they received marching orders , and kit-muster followed .