noon
We finished our day with a dinner , of which I may say that I have eaten many a better ; and we then took a stroll about Westminster , and had a look at the fine old abbey and the Houses of Parliament , where the laws are made . I may just remark that a soldier , if he keeps his eyes open , and himself out of the beer-shop , may , wherever he goes , see a number of places and things worth seeing , which will give him something to think about and talk about to the end of his life . The next day , after breakfast , we were marched off to `` pass the colonel ; '' that is , that he might see us , and say whether he would have us . He arrived at noon . `` Now , my boy , get under that standard , '' said he to me . I did so , and found that I measured five feet six and three-quarter inches . `` Is he all right , doctor ? ''