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...been a country gentleman, a younger son reared not for the throne (that was for gay Edward), but for the ancillary quiet of a royal dukedom. A strict father, a stalwart mother and some reserve within himself gave him an air of strict propriety. A governess, tutors, a sergeant of the Coldstream Guards cultivated the necessary manners and arts. Naval schools (Osborne and Dartmouth), a sea tour as a snotty (midshipman) before and during World War I shaped him in his family's marine tradition. A childhood friendship produced his Duchess and his Queen, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon...
...dressing-down, the newsmen's rights to the radio were restored (they had been unable even to tell of its denial to them until after the Alexander meeting). But it was a Pyrrhic victory. Before he gave back the radio, the General had made plain that he expected strict adherence to the military line. Over the newsmen was the threat that their stories, censored for fact at the source, would be recensored at Naples to jibe with Army policy. That policy obviously would be to even up the bad with the good, to emphasize the hunky-dory...
...inspiration of divine grace." The whole Psalter must be recited each week, "for we read that our holy Fathers were strenuous enough to fulfil in a single day this task which I pray that we lukewarm folk may complete in the whole week." St. Benedict does not demand strict fasting but recommends that food and drink be cut to a healthy minimum...
They avoid the established sea lanes, may take three months for a voyage to the Far East. Discipline is strict, marine gun crews are carried. September to April is the best season. Most dangerous areas are just outside port and the well-patrolled South Atlantic zone...
...addition to some vegetables, each adult gets a ration of nine oz. of rice daily (compared to average prewar consumption of 15.52 oz. and a 1941 ration of 11.68 oz.). Unrationed eggplant, salted turnips and radishes help fill empty bellies; the black market flourishes despite strict police control. Clothing is of poor quality and severely rationed. This winter most public buildings are unheated...