You cannot be a gentleman on less than fifty
thousand ayear nowadays, sergeant. You are all in a conspiracy to murder mypoor lost
darling child. You had better turn out the guard beforeyou tackle her. Florence
Nightingale had the same instinct when she went toclean up the Crimean
war.
This expedition has been sent out withoutthe
sanction of the League of Nations. When you fall in love, life will seem
worthliving.
The colonel would like a word with you,
Miss.
Yessir: theres nothing in it to trouble you
about.
I was hardly more than a boy when I first dropped
abomb on a sleeping village.
I used to believe everyword of them because they
seemed to have nothing to do with reallife. I was not awareof your ladyships
presence.
I like to exploreher mind as well as her body. I
dont say Ill take it; but it may suggestsomething to me. It was the duty of the
intelligence orderly, sir. When they wont do their military duties I have to dothem.
But my mother was an enthusiast for everything: that waswhy you never could get on
with her. The longest I everdid was nine months; and if anyone says I ever did a day
longershes a liar. How dare you say that you had a religious education.
Well, yes; but it doesnt matter: theyre afraid of
us. Meek salutes and trots smartly out past the hut.
She has been at him all the morning, ever since
shearrived; and I know the colonel. Now I see plainly its nothing but thieving. That
native servant of yours isnot a native. It diminishes slightly, then suddenlyrises
to a climax of speed and uproar, and stops.
Ireally cannot stand intellectual
coarseness.
I have plenty to exercise my mind looking after my
ownaffairs. I inspected the stores this morning; andthe maroons are
missing.
Aubrey, who hasscrambled to his feet, moves towards
the sand dunes to see what ishappening. He has a temper; and when itgives way, its a
bit of high explosive. I particularly wanted them to recall meat lunch time when I
go sketching.
I learnt that frommy religious
education.
Theimprobability of that statement is the measure
of my infatuation. Meek salutes and trots smartly out past the hut.
You saidjust now that you owe no man anything, and
that you are rolling inmoney. But what I say is,if Moses might do it why maynt
I?
They wont flee from the wrath to come,not they.