Oh, to be young again! When war seems a glorious dream wherein one can win honour and fame for The King and for one’s own name. But such things are reservéd only for the knighthood, and not for lowly peasants such as we. This is why it was rather saddening to see Cuthbert the hay baler so excited about his first battle, when in fact the only reason they put us out here is to get trampled by the enemy cavalry.