The Soldier's Art - Anthony Powell
ANTHONY POWELL
THE SOLDIERS’ ART
A NOVEL
Book 8
A Dance to the Music of Time
HEINEMANN : LONDON
ONE
When, at the start of the whole business, I bought an army greatcoat, it was at one of those places in the neighbourhood of Shaftesbury Avenue, where, as well as officers’ kit and outfits for sport, they hire or sell theatrical costume. The atmosphere within, heavy with menace like an oriental bazaar, hinted at clandestine bargains, furtive even if not unlawful commerce, ...