agoYes，IshoulddecidedlyliketobeGandy。
MACKESYHe’llgoHomeafterhe’smarried，andsendinhispapers-seeifhedoesn’t。
BLAYNEWhyshouldn’the？Hasn’themoney？Wouldanyoneofusbehereifweweren’tpaupers？
DONEPooroldpauper！Whathasbecomeofthesixhundredyourookedfromourtablelastmonth？
BLAYNEIttookuntoitselfwingsIthinkanenterprisingtradesmangotsomeofit，andashroffgobbledtherest-orelseI
spentit。
CURTISSGandyneverhaddealingswithashroffinhislife。
DONEVirtuousGandy！IfIhadthreethousandamonth，paidfromEngland，Idon’tthinkI’ddealwithashroffeither。
MACKESYYawning。Oh，it’sasweetlife！Iwonderwhethermatrimonywouldmakeitsweeter。
CURTISSAskCockley-withhiswifedyingbyinches！
BLAYNEGohomeandgetafoolofagirltocomeoutto-whatisitThackeraysays？-“thesplendidpalaceofanIndianpro-consul。”
DOONEWhichremindsmeMyquartersleaklikeasieveIhadfeverlastnightfromsleepinginaswampAndtheworstofitis，onecan’tdoanythingtoarooftilltheRainsareover。
CURTISSWhat’swrongwithyou？Youhaven’teightyrottingTommiestotakeintoarunningstream。
DONENo：butI’mmixedboilsandbadlanguageI’maregularJoballovermybodyIt’ssheerpovertyofblood，andIdon’tseeanychanceofgettingricher-eitherway。
BLAYNECan’tyoutakeleave？DONEThat’sthepullyouArmymenhaveoverusTendaysarenothinginyoursightI’msoimportantthatGovernmentcan’tfindasubstituteifIgoaway。
Ye-es，I’dliketobeGandy，whoeverhiswifemaybe。
CURTISSYou’vepassedtheturnoflifethatMackesywasspeakingof。
DONEIndeedIhave，butIneveryethadthebrutalitytoaskawomantosharemylifeouthere。
BLAvNEOnmysoulIbelieveyou’rerightI’mthinkingofMrs。
CockleyThewoman’sanabsolutewreck。
DONEExactlyBecauseshestaysdownhereTheonlywaytokeepherfitwouldbetosendhertotheHillsforeightmonths-andthesamewithanywomanIfancyIseemyselftakingawifeonthoseterms。
MACKESYWiththerupeeatoneandsixpenceThelittleDooneswouldbelittleDebraDoones，withafineMussooriechi-chianenttobringhomefortheholidays。
CURTISSAndapairofbe-ewtifulsambhur-hornsforDonetowear，freeofexpense，presentedby-DONEYes，it’sanenchantingprospectBytheway，therupeehasn’tdonefallingyetThetimewillcomewhenweshallthinkourselvesluckyifweonlylosehalfourpay。
CURTISSSurelyathird’slossenoughWhogainsbythearrangement？That’swhatIwanttoknow。
BLAYNETheSilverQuestion！I’mgoingtobedifyoubeginsquabblingThankGoodness，here’sAnthony-lookinglikeaghost。
EnterANTHONY，IndianMedicalStaff，verywhiteandtired。
ANTHONY’Evening，BlayneIt’sraininginsheetsWhiskeypeglao，khitmatgarTheroadsaresomethingghastly。
CURTISSHow’sMingle？
ANTHONYVerybad，andmorefrightenedIhandedhimovertoFew-tonMinglemightjustaswellhavecalledhiminthefirstplace，insteadofbotheringme。
BLAYNEHe’sanervouslittlechapWhathashegot，thistime？
ANTHONY’Can’tquitesayAverybadtummyandabluefunksofarHeaskedmeatonceifitwascholera，andItoldhimnottobeafoolThatsoothedhim。
CURTISPoordevil！Thefunkdoeshalfthebusinessinamanofthatbuild。
ANTHONYLightingacheroot。IfirmlybelievethefunkwillkillhimifhestaysdownYouknowtheamountoftroublehe’sbeengivingFewtonforthelastthreeweeksHe’sdoinghisverybesttofrightenhimselfintothegrave。
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