Chapter 10

In France at the outbreak of the war--The _tocsin_--The "voice of the bell" at Harrow--Canon Simpson's theory about bells--His "five-tone" principle--Myself as a London policeman--Experiences with a celebrated Church choir--The "Grill-room Club"--Famous members --Arthur Cecil--Some neat answers--Sir Leslie Ward--Beerbohm Tree and the vain old member--Amateur supers--Juvenile disillusionment--The Knight--The Baron--Age of romance passed