CAPTMPerfectly“Shelter-pitfortheOff’cer’scharger。”astheysayintheLine。
　　CAPTGAndIhaveeverythingtomyhandtomakeitsoI’msickofthestrainandtheworryfortheirsakesouthere；andthereisn’tasinglerealdifficultytopreventmydroppingitaltogether。
　　It’llonlycostme-Jack，Ihopeyou’llneverknowtheshamethatI’vebeengoingthroughforthepastsixmonths。
　　CAPTMHoldonthere！Idon’twishtohetoldEverymanhashismoodsandtensessometimes。
　　CAPTGLaughingbrtterly。Hashe？Whatdoyoucallcraningovertoseewhereyournear-forelands？
　　CAPTMInmycaseitmeansthatIhavebeenontheConsiderableBend，andhavecometoparadewithaHeadandaHandItpassesinthreestrides。
　　CAPTGLoweringvoice。Itneverpassesw’thme，JackI’malwaysthinkingaboutitPhilGadsbyfunkingafallonparade！
　　Sweetpicture，isn’tit！Drawitforme。
　　CAPTMGravely。Heavenforbid！Amanlikeyoucan’tbeasbadasthatAfallisnonicething，butonenevergivesitathought。
　　CAPTGDoesn’tone？Waittillyou’vegotawifeandayoungsterofyourown，andthenyou’llknowhowtheroarofthesquadronbehindyouturnsyoucoldalluptheback。
　　CAPTMAside。AndthismanledatAmdheranafterBagalDeasinwentunder，andwewereallmixeduptogether，andhecameoutofthesnowdrippinglikeabutcherAloud。Skittles！
　　Themencanalwaysopenout，andyoucanalwayspickyourwaymoreorlessWehaven’tthedusttobotherus，asthemenhave，andwhoeverheardofahorsesteppingonaman？
　　CAPTGNever-aslongashecanseeButdidtheyopenoutforpoorErrington？
　　CAPTMOh，thisischildish！
　　CAPTGIknowitis，worsethanthatIdon’tcareYou’veriddenVanLooIshethesortofbrutetopickhisway-’speciallywhenwe’recomingupincolumnoftroopwithanypaceon？
　　CAPTMOnceinaBlueMoondowegallopincolumnoftroop，andthenonlytosavetimeAren’tthreelengthsenoughforyou？
　　CAPTGYes-quiteenoughTheyjustallowforthefulldevelopmentofthesmashI’mtalkinglikeacur，Iknow：butItellyouthat，forthepastthreemonths，I’vefelteveryhoofofthesquadroninthesmallofmybackeverytimethatI’veled。
　　CAPTMBut，Gaddy，thisisawful！
　　CAPTGIsn’titlovely？Isn’titroyal？ACaptainofthePinkHussarswateringuphischargerbeforeparadeliketheblastedboozingColonelofaBlackRegiment！
　　CAPTMYouneverdid！
　　CAPTGOnceOnlyHesquelchedlikeamussuck，andtheTroop-Sergeant-MajorcockedhiseyeatmeYouknowoldHaffy’seyeIwasafraidtodoitagain。
　　CAPTMIshouldthinksoThatwasthebestwaytoruptureoldVanLoo’stummy，andmakehimcrumpleyouupYouknewthat。
　　CAPTGIdidn’tcareIttooktheedgeoffhim。
　　CAPTM“Tooktheedgeoffhim“？Gaddy，you-you-youmustn’t，youknow！Thinkofthemen。
　　CAPTGThat’sanotherthingIamafraidofD’yous’posetheyknow？
　　CAPTMLet’shopenot；butthey’redeadlyquicktospotskirm-littlethingsofthatkindSeehere，oldman，sendtheWifeHomeforthehotweatherandcometoKashmirwithmeWe’llstartaboatontheDalorcrosstheRhotang-shootibexorloaf-
　　whichyoupleaseOnlycome！You’reabitoffyouroatsandyou’retalkingnonsenseLookattheColonel-swag-belliedrascalthatheisHehasawifeandnoendofabow-windowofhisownCananyoneofusrideroundhim-chalkstonesandall？Ican’t，andIthinkI
　　canshoveacrockalongabit。
　　CAPTGSomemenaredifferentIhaven’tanynerveLordhelpme，Ihaven’tthenerve！I’vetakenupaholeandahalftogetmykneeswellunderthewalletsIcan’thelpitI’msoafraidofanythinghappeningtomeOnmysoul，Ioughttobebrokeinfrontofthesquadron，forcowardice。
　　CAPTMUglyword，thatIshouldneverhavethecouragetoownup。
　　CAPTGImeanttolieaboutmyreasonswhenIbegan，but-I’vegotoutofthehabitoflyingtoyou，oldmanJack，youwon’t？-ButIknowyouwon’t。
　　CAPTMOfcoursenotHalfaloud。ThePinksarepayingdearlyfortheirPride。
　　CAPTGEb！What-at？
　　CAPTMDon’tyouknow？ThemenhavecalledMrsGadsbythePrideofthePinkHussarseversinceshecametous。
　　CAPTG’Tisn’therfaultDon’tthinkthatIt’sallmine。
　　CAPTMWhatdoesshesay？
　　CAPTGIhaven’texactlyputitbeforeherShe’sthebestlittlewomanintheworld，Jack，andallthat-butshewouldn’tcounselamantosticktohiscallingifitcamebetweenhimandherAtleast，Ithink-
　　CAPTMNevermindDon’ttellherwhatyoutoldmeGoonthePeerageandLanded-Gentrytack。
　　CAPTGShe’dseethroughitShe’sfivetimesclevererthanIam。
　　CAPTMAside。Thenshe’llacceptthesacrificeandthinkalittlebitworseofhimfortherestofherdays。
　　CAPTGAbsentl’y。Isay，doyoudespiseme？
　　CAPTM’QueerwayofputtingitHaveyoueverbeenaskedthatquestion？ThinkaminuteWhatanswerusedyoutogive？
　　CAPTGSobadasthat？I’mnotentitledtoexpectanythingmore，butit’sabithardwhenone’sbestfriendturnsroundand-
　　CAPTMSo！havefoundButyouwillhaveconsolations-BailiffsandDrainsandLiquidManureandthePrimroseLeague，and，perhaps，ifyou’relucky，theColonelcyofaYeomanryCav-al-ryRegiment-alluniformandnoriding，IbelieveHowoldareyou？
　　CAPTGThirty-threeIknowit’s-
　　CAPTMAtfortyyou’llbeafoolofaJPlandlordAtfiftyyou’llownabath-chair，andTheBrigadier，ifhetakesafteryou，willbeflutteringthedovecotesof-what’stheparticulardunghillyou’regoingto？Also，MrsGadsbywillbefat。
　　CAPTGLimply。Thisisrathermorethanajoke。
　　CAPTMD’youthinkso？Isn’tcuttingtheServiceajoke？ItgenerallytakesamanfiftyyearstoarriveatitYou’requiteright，thoughItismorethanajokeYou’vemanageditinthirty-three。
　　CAPTGDon’tmakemefeelworsethanIdoWillitsatisfyyouifIownthatIamashirker，askrim-shanker，andacoward？
　　CAPTMItwil！not，becauseI’mtheonlymanintheworldwhocantalktoyoulikethiswithoutbeingknockeddownYoumustn’ttakeallthatI’vesaidtoheartinthiswayIonlyspoke-alotofitatleast-outofpureselfishness，because，because-Oh，damnitall，oldman，-Idon’tknowwhatIshalldowithoutyouOfcourse，you’vegotthemoneyandtheplaceandallthat-andtherearetwoverygoodreasonswhyyoushouldtakecareofyourself。
　　CAPTG’Doesn’tmakeitanysweeterI’mbackingout-IknowI
　　amIalwayshadasoftdropinmesomewhere-andIdaren’triskanydangertothem。
　　CAPTMWhyintheworldshouldyou？You’reboundtothinkofyourfamily-boundtothinkEr-hmmIfIwasn’tayoungersonI’dgotoo-beshotifIwouldn’tI！
　　CAPTGThankyou，JackIt’sakindlie，butit’stheblackestyou’vetoldforsometimeIknowwhatI’mdoing，andI’mgoingintoitwithmyeyesopenOldman，Ican’thelpitWhatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace？
　　CAPTMAside。’Couldn’tconceiveanywomangettingpermanentlybetweenmeandtheRegimentAloud。’Can’tsay。
　　’VerylikelyIshoulddonobetterI’msorryforyou-awf’lysorry-but“ifthem’syoursentiments。”Ibelieve，Ireallydo，thatyouareactingwisely。
　　CAPTGDoyou？IhopeyoudoInawhisper。Jack，beverysureofyourselfbeforeyoumarryI’manungratefulruffiantosaythis，butmarriage-evenasgoodamarriageasminehasbeen-
　　hampersaman’swork，itcrippleshissword-arm，andoh，itplaysHellwithhisnotionsofdutySometimes-goodandsweetassheis-sometimesIcouldwishthatIhadkeptmyfreedom-No，Idon’tmeanthatexactly。
　　MRSGComingdownveranda。Whatareyouwaggingyourheadove；Pip？
　　CAPTMTurningquickly。Me，asusualTheoldsermonYourhusbandisrecommendingmetogetmarried’Neversawsuchaone-ideaedman。
　　MRSGWell，whydon’tyou？Idaresayyouwouldmakesomewomanveryhappy。
　　CAPTGThere’stheLawandtheProphets，JackNevermindtheRegimentMakeawomanhappyAside。OLord！
　　CAPTMWe’llseeImustbeofftomakeaTroopCookdesperatelyunhappyIwon’thavethewilyHussarfedonGovernmentBullockTrainshinbones-Hastily。Surelyblackantscan’tbegoodforTheBrigadierHe’spickingemoffthemattingandeating’emHere，SenorComandanteDonGrubbynuse，comeandtalktomeLiftsGJUNIORinhisarms。’Wantmywatch？
　　Youwon’tbeabletoputitintoyourmouth，butyoucantryG。
　　JUNIORdropswatch，breakingdialandhands。
　　MRSGOh，CaptainMafflin，Iamsosorry！Jack，youbad，badlittlevillainAhhh！
　　CAPTMIt’snottheleastconsequence，IassureyouHe’dtreattheworldinthesamewayifhecouldgetitintohishands。
　　Everything’smadetobeplayed，withandbroken，isn’tit，young’un？
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　　MRSGMafflindidn’tatalllikehiswatchbeingbroken，thoughhewastoopolitetosaysoItwasentirelyhisfaultforgivingittothechildDemlittlepudsarewerry，werryfeeble，aren’tdey，byJack-in-de-box？ToG。Whatdidhewanttoseeyoufor？
　　CAPTGRegimentalshopasusual。
　　MRSGTheRegiment！AlwaystheRegimentOnmyword，I
　　sometimesfeeljealousofMafflin。
　　CAPTGWearily。PooroldJack？Idon’tthinkyouneedIsn’tittimeforTheButchatohavehisnap？Bringachairouthere，dear。
　　I’vegotsomethingtotalkoverwithyou。
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　　THEorang-outanginthebigironcagelashedtothesheep-penbeganthediscussionThenightwasstiflinglyhot，andasHansBreitmannandIpassedhim，draggingourbeddingtothefore-peakofthesteamer，herousedhimselfandchatteredobscenelyHehadbeencaughtsomewhereintheMalayanArchipelago，andwasgoingtoEnglandtobeexhibitedatashillingaheadForfourdayshehadstruggled，yelled，andwrenchedattheheavyironbarsofhisprisonwithoutceasing，andhadnearlyslainaLascarincautiousenoughtocomewithinreachofthegreathairypaw。
　　“Itwouldhewellforyou，minefriend，ifyouwasaliddleseasick。”
　　saidHansBreitmann，pausingbythecage“YouhaftoomuchEgoinyourCosmos。”
　　Theorang-outang’sarmslidoutnegligentlyfrombetweenthebarsNoonewouldhavebelievedthatitwouldmakeasuddensnake-likerushattheGerman’sbreastThethinsilkofthesleeping-suittoreout：Hanssteppedbackunconcernedly，topluckabananafromabunchhangingclosetooneoftheboats。
　　“ToomuchEgo。”saidbe，peelingthefruitandofferingittothecageddevil，whowasrendingthesilktotatters。
　　Thenwelaidoutourbeddinginthebows，amongthesleepingLascars，tocatchanybreezethatthepaceoftheshipmightgiveus。
　　Theseawaslikesmokyoil。，exceptwhereitturnedtofireunderourforefootandWhirledbackintothedarkinsmearsofdullflameTherewasathunderstormsomemilesaway：wecouldseetheglimmerofthelightningTheship’scow，distressedbytheheatandthesmelloftheape-beastinthecage，lowedunhappilyfromtimetotimeinexactlythesamekeyasthelookoutmanatthebowsansweredthehourlycallfromthebridgeThetramplingtuneoftheengineswasverydistinct，andthejarringoftheash-lift，asitwastippedintothesea，hurttheprocessionofhushednoise。
　　Hanslaydownbymysideandlightedagood-nightcigarThiswasnaturallythebeginningofconversationHeownedavoiceassoothingasthewashofthesea，andstoresofexperiencesasvastastheseaitself；forhisbusinessinlifewastowanderupanddowntheworld，collectingorchidsandwildbeastsandethnologicalspecimensforGermanandAmericandealersIwatchedtheglowingendofhiscigarwaxandwaneinthegloom，asthesentencesroseandfell，tillIwasnearlyasleepTheorang-outang，troubledbysomedreamoftheforestsofhisfreedom，begantoyelllikeasoulinpurgatory，andtowrenchmadlyatthebarsofthecage。
　　“Ifhewasoutnowderewouldnotbemuchofuslefthereabouts。”
　　saidHans，lazily“HescreamsgoodSee，now，howIshalltamehimwhenhestopshimself。”