第59节

    【】es,pbeloan,asyoughtsay,kingusafraid.herepetus,oentseverynute.allareritsofhorsesversusfeet,sotosay,buttheydidntnegleallestsouvenirsanslife.speakingbroadly,thejuniorserviayventuresofar.theydidnotpayprotanduatingobediehe“retires”orthe“ceasefires”orthe“foreavenssakeetobed,ducky”oftheirofficers,broiledattheheadsoftheirrespectiveunits.

    hohatoutiasked.

    onaorshedgoingtothesstenttoiies,”hesays,“and,gae,”hesays,sobbineavily,“ivespentthisholyeveningtellingtheirlohey”urofhisoariletoday,”heshouts,“andheiransaoldgasayoungbeggars.”

    theboyinthekniforonedrink.“lethiodry,”saysourfriendinshirttails.“hesareporter.herunintoonhisfilthybiforheprebesinastateotiny,illdoselfthehonourofinfyoupersonally.youpartian,”hesays,“youreerthanadhobisdohereylife.”

    oderateestite,thereeninthefightingline,halfofeurtintheirprofessionalfeelings,aherhalfrubbininthelinint,asyoughtsay.allduetopersionifyouadyouarkyou,notonesiofeveedtohisbelt.theyheelvestonaturalprodupressedhinthefrenen,firsttolast.theoldgentleiontoitasenoticeable.

    lanitionerryajor,sebythen.thejuniorservikeyultitudeiftheydknoightavekilledus.

    thatiddleouthatthathour,souedoffonthegrassthiseranchorsoutatthesteandprayedfortheday.

    butygatthehadtokeandndtyresallourot.doyoudissent

    istretyhand,oved,iagreeentirely.buthappeojules

    tohisouorepassiononthanjules.issufferingssupr.leggatt.hedeservedthatch.ardialbeggar.

    pyecroftlookedattheycarsbatheyard.

    tooearlytodrinktohihesaid.butifeelitjustthesa.

    theuncle,sunkinhischair,snoredalittle;thearyanshashrilllullaby.pyekeduptheduster,threoverthecage,puthisfiohislips,andiptoedoutintotheshop,tbroughtthecarround.

    illlookoutforthenehepapers,isaid,asigotin.

    oh,enttotheeffectthatsoterritorialbattalionshadplayedaboutanoeuvresthetaxpayerdontknooney.farewell

    ovedoffjustintitobeb

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