I'm no da Vinci, but...

[the guy who be short]

H.G.Wells I believe, "War in the Air"?

I read the first chapter once, I'm surprised I remember that sentence.

Well done wilwa! I was certain I'd be the only one reading Wells' obscure socialist propaganda!

The promised ill-drawn pic is now on my computer... I just need to devise some way of showing you all. Keep low expectations, please.