114 • Dressing to kill
Each year, seven Knights of the Garter
Are killed re-enacting ‘Get Carter‘:
A small price to pay
For a mem’rable day.
(Wish they’d tackle ‘The Mahābhārata’).
Patron Saint’s day in the UK; a fit time to reflect on the most ancient British chivalric order. There are only ever two dozen such Knights, so turnover is clearly high. Doubtless casualties would soar if their Lordships deigned to address the Sanskrit epic, as recommended.