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ear I said�察�'I have long wished to tell you how my life is bound up with 

you�察�dear�察�and I never�察�never can be happy without you'when just then 

there was a mighty big shove down my bench from the fellows beyond me�察�

who were trying to get out。          But I held on like grim death�察�and struggled 

back again into position�察�and went on�此�'You'll forgive my taking a chance 

like this�察�but I felt I could no longer conceal my love for you��' when I'm 

blest   if   there   wasn't   another   shove�察  �and   though   I'd   got   hold   of   her   little 

hand and had a kind of squeeze in return�察�I was drifted away again and had 

to fight my way back。         But I managed to finish�察�and said�察�'If the devotion 

of a lifetime will atone for this hurried avowal of my love for you�察�let me 



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hope for a response��' and just then the infernal lights were turned on�察�and 

there I was holding the widow's hand and she nestling on my shoulder�察�and 

the two girls in hysterics on the other side。            You see�察�I never knew that 

they were shoved down on their bench every time�察�just as I was�察�and of 

course when I got back to where I was I'd just skipped one of them each 

time�     �Yes�察�sir�    �I had made that proposal in THREE sectionsa part to 

each girl�察�winding up with the mother�            �No explanation was possible�察�and 

I left Simla next day。        Naturally�察�it wasn't a thing they could talk about�察�

either� ─�

     ;Then you think Mrs。 Awksby had nothing to do with it�拭─�I said。 

     ;Nothingabsolutely nothing。           By the way�察�if you see that lady�察�you 

might   tell   her   that   I   have   possession   of   that   brocade   easy´   chair   which 

used to stand in the corner of her boudoir。          You remember it��faded white 

and yellow�察�with one of the casters off and a little frayed at the back�察�but 

rather    soft´spoken    and   amiable�拭    �But    of  course    you   don't  understand 

THAT。      I bought it after she moved into her new bungalow。; 

     ;But why should I tell her that�拭─�I asked in wonder。 

     ;Nothingexcept that I find it very amusing with its reminiscences of 

the company she used to entertain�察�and her confidences generally。                  Good´ 

bytake care of the lion in the hall。         He always couches on the left for a 

spring。    Ta´ta� ─�

     I hurried away。      When I returned to Simla I told Mrs。 Awksby of my 

discoveries�察�and spoke of the armchair。 

     I fancied she colored slightly�察�but quickly recovered。 

     ;Dear old Sparkley�察─�she said sweetly�察 �he WAS a champion liar� ─�

       II。 

     A PRIVATE'S HONOR 

       I had not   seen   Mulledwiney  for   several days。        Knowing   the   man 

this looked bad。       So I dropped in on the Colonel。            I found him in deep 

thought。     This looked bad�察�too�察�for old Cockey Waxas he was known to 

everybody   in   the   Hill   districts   but   himselfwasn't   given   to   thinking。  I 

guessed the cause and told him so。 

     ;Yes�察─�he said wearily�察 �you are right�          �It's the old story。 Mulledwiney�察�

Bleareyed�察�and Otherwise are at it again��drink followed by Clink。                  Even 



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now two corporals and a private are sitting on Mulledwiney's head to keep 

him quiet�察�and Bleareyed is chained to an elephant。; 

     ;Perhaps�察─�I suggested�察 �you are unnecessarily severe。; 

     ;Do you really think so�拭         �Thank you so much�          �I am always glad to 

have a civilian's opinion on military mattersand vice versait broadens 

one so�      �And yetam I severe�拭         �I am willing�察�for instance�察�to overlook 

their raid upon a native village�察�and the ransom they demanded for a native 

inspector�     �I have overlooked their taking the horses out of my carriage 

for   their   own   use。  I   am   content   also   to   believe   that   my   fowls   meekly 

succumb to jungle fever and cholera。             But there are some things I cannot 

ignore。     The carrying off of the great god Vishnu from the Sacred Shrine 

at Ducidbad by The Three for the sake of the priceless opals in its eyes; 

     ;But I never heard of THAT�察─�I interrupted eagerly。              ;Tell me。; 

     ;Ah� ─    �said   the  Colonel     playfully�察   �thatas    you   so   often   and   so 

amusingly sayis 'Another Story'�           �Yet I would have overlooked the theft 

of   the   opals   if   they   had   not   substituted   two   of   the   Queen's   regimental 

buttons     for  the  eyes   of  the   god。   This�察   �while    it  did  not  deceive    the 

ignorant   priests�察  �had   a   deep   political   and   racial   significance。   You   are 

aware�察  �of   course�察  �that   the   great   mutiny   was   occasioned   by   the   issue   of 

cartridges to   the native troops greased   with hog's   fatforbidden   by  their 

religion。; 

     ;But these three men could themselves alone quell a mutiny�察─�I replied。 

     The Colonel grasped my hand warmly。                ;Thank you。       So they could。 

I never thought of that。;        He looked relieved。         For all that�察�he presently 

passed his hand over his forehead and nervously chewed his cheroot。 

     ;There is something else�察─�I said。 

     ;You are right。       There is。     It is a secret。    Promise me it shall go no 

furtherthan the Press�拭       �Nay�察�swear that you will KEEP it for the Press� ─�

     ;I promise。; 

     ;Thank you SO much。            It is a matter of my own and Mulledwiney's。 

The fact is�察�we have had a PERSONAL difficulty。;                   He paused�察�glanced 

around   him�察  �and   continued   in   a   low�察  �agitated   voice�此   �Yesterday   I   came 

upon him as he was sitting leaning against the barrack wall。                 In a spirit of 

playfulnessmere playfulness�察�I assure you�察�sirI poked him lightly in the 



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shoulder with my stick�察�saying 'Boo��'            He turnedand I shall never forget 

the look he gave me。; 

     ;Good     heavens� ─    �I  gasped�察    �you   touchedabsolutely       TOUCHED 

Mulledwiney�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�he said hurriedly�察 �I knew what you would say�察�it was against 

the    Queen's     Regulationsandthere        was   his   sensitive    nature   which 

shrinks from even a harsh word�察�but I did it�察�and of course he has me in his 

power。; 

     ;And     you    have   touched     him�拭─   �I  repeated�察�touched       his   private 

honor� ─�

     ;Yes�    �But I shall atone for it�      �I have already arranged with him that 

we shall have it out between ourselves alone�察�in the jungle�察�stripped to the 

buff�察�with our fistsQueensberry rules�           �I haven't fought since I stood up 

against   Spinks   Majoryou   remember   old   Spinks�察  �now   of   the   Bombay 

Offensibles��at Eton。;        And the old boy pluckily bared his skinny arm。 

     ;It may be serious�察─�I said。 

     ;I have thought of that。        I have a wife�察�several children�察�and an aged 

parent in England。        If I fall�察�they must never know。          You must invent a 

story   for   them。   I   have   thought   of   cholera�察  �but   that   is   played   out�察  �you 

know     we   have    already   tried  it  on  The    Boy   who    was   Thrown     Away。 

Invent   something   quiet�察  �peaceable   and   respectableas   far   removed   from 

fighting as possible。      What do you say to measles�拭─�

     ;Not half bad�察─�I returned。 

     ;Measles let it be�察�then�       �Say I caught it from Wee Willie Winkie。 You 

do not think it too incredible�拭─�he added timidly。 

     ;Not more than YOUR story�察─�I said。 

     He grasped my hand�察�struggling violently with his emotion。                  Then he 

struggled with meand I left hurriedly。           Poor old boy�       �The funeral was 

well attended�察�however�察�and no one knew the truth�察�not even myself。 

       III 

     JUNGLE FOLK 

       It   was   high   noon   of   a   warm   summer's   day   when   Moo   Kow   came 

down   to   the   watering´place。     Miaow�察  �otherwise   known   as   ;Puskat;the 

warmth´loving        onewas    crouching     on  a  limb   that  overhung     the   pool�察�



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sunning     herself。    Brer    Rabbitbut    that  is  Another    Story   by   Another 

Person。 

     Three   or   four   Gee   Gees�察  �already   at   the   pool�察  �moved   away   on   the 

approach of Moo Kow。 

     ;Why do ye stand aside�拭─�said the Moo Kow。 

     ;Why do you say 'ye'�拭─�said the Gee Gees together。 

     ;Because   it's   more   impressive   than   'you。'   Don't   you   know   that   all 

animals talk that way in English�拭─�said the Moo Kow。 

     ;And they also say 'thou��' and don't you forget it� ─�interrupted Miaow 

from the tree。     ;I learnt that from a Man Cub。; 

     The animals were silent。         They did not like Miaow's slang�察�and were 

jealous of her occasionally sitting on a Man Cub's lap。             Once Dun´ kee�察�a 

poor relation of the Gee Gees�察�had tried it on�察�disastrouslybut that is also 

Another and a more Aged Story。 

     ;We are ridden by The Englishplease to observe the Capital letters�察─�

said Pi Bol�察�the leader of the Gee Gees�察�proudly。            ;They are a mighty race 

who ride anything and everybody。            D'ye mind that I mean�察�look ye well 

to it� ─�

     ;What should they know of England who only England know�拭─�said 

Miaow。 

     ;Is that a conundrum�拭─�asked the Moo Kow。 

     ;No�察�it's poetry�察─�said the Miaow。 

     ;I   know   England�察─  �said   Pi   Bol   prancingly。   ;I   used   to   go   f

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