I tried to run my shipby the book, but how could I?I didn't know wherethe manuals were. I...

I tried to run my ship
by the book, but how could I?
I didn't know where
the manuals were. I mean,
naturally I was upset. What kind of war was this,
where you run out
of Army manuals? And all the officers,
They were all unreliable. They were all disloyal. But, ah, that's where
I had them. I knew where
the manuals were. They laughed at me
and they made jokes, but I proved beyond
the shadow of a doubt and with geometric logic
that a duplicate key to the wardroom bookcase
did exist. And I would have produced
that key, but