Well, he's had a hard time of it. He's a bit damaged.
I'm saving them up until I have them all recorded.
I read the book when it first came out in the 70s. It seemed extremely plausible then, in a London still scarred by bomb sites, where old boys would go 'down the Legion' after dinner to chat with their mates who had been through the experience and understood. Yes, even in the 70s the war seemed very close.