And It Struck A Chord

Chord In Suva

Sir—Reading the “51-million to-one chance” story in October reminded me of an interesting experience I had some time ago.

I was Chief Engineer on one of the local ships, and on joining her I had been introduced to the Captain. After some minutes conversation he said, “Don’t you remember me?” I had to admit that 1 didn’t.

“Don’t you remember giving me dinner one night 32 years ago at your place in Colombo when I was a cadet on a ship passing through?”

Apparently his uncle, an old friend of mine, had asked me to look out for his nephew—a cadet on a ship calling at Colombo.

But 32 years is a long while and he had altered a lot since then!

Yours,

C. S. Simpson.

Suva, Fiji.