CAPT。G。（Slowly，fingeringcharger'sheadstall。）Yourcurb'stooloose。
　　CAPT。M。Soitis。Putitstraight，willyou？（Aside。）Ishallbelateforparade。PoorGaddy。
　　CAPT。G。linksandunlinkscurb-chainaimlessly，andfinallystandsstaringtowardtheveranda。Thedaybrightens。
　　DOCTOR。（Knockedoutofprofessionalgravity，trampingacrossflower-bedsandshakingG'shands。）It'-it's-it's！-Gadsby，tbere'safairchance-adashedfairchance。Theflicker，y'know。Thesweat，y'knowIsawhowitwouldbe。Thepunkab，y'know。DeucedcleverwomanthatAyahofyours。Stoppedthepunkabjustattherighttime。Adashedgoodchance！No-youdon'tgoin。We'llpullherthroughyetIpromiseonmyreputation-underProvidence。
　　SendamanwiththisnotetoBingle。Twoheadsbetterthanone。
　　'SpeciallytheAyah！We'llpullherround。（Retreatshastilytohouse。）
　　CAPT。G。（HisheadonneckofM。'scharger。）Jack！Ibub-bu-
　　believe，I'mgoingtomakeabu-bub-bloodyexhibitiodofbyself。
　　CAPT。M。（Sniffingopenlyandfeelmginhisleftcuff。）I
　　b-b-believe，I'bdoingitalready。Oldbad，whatcadIsay？I'baspleasedas-Coddabyou，Gaddy！You'reonebigidiotandI'badother。（Pullinghimselftogether。）Sittight！HerecomestheDevil-dodger。
　　JUNIORCHAPLAIN。（WhoisnotintheDoctor'sconfidence。）
　　We-weareonlymeninthesethings，Gadsby。IknowthatIcansaynothingnowtohelpCAPT。M。（fealously。）Thendon'tsayitLeavehimalone。It'snotbadenoughtocroakover。Here，Gaddy，takethechittoBingleandridehell-for-leather。It'lldoyougood。Ican'tgo。
　　JUNIORCHAPLAIN。Dohimgood！（Smiling。）GivemethechitandI'lldrive。Lethimliedown。Yourhorseisblockingmycart-please！
　　CAPT。M。（Slowlywithoutreiningback。）Ibegyourpardon-I'llapologize。Onpaperifyoulike。
　　JUNIORCHAPLAIN。（FlickingM。'scharger。）That'lldo，thanks。
　　Turnin，Gadsby，andI'llbringBingleback-ahem-"hell-for-
　　leather。"
　　CAPT。M。（Solus。）Itwouldhaveservedmerightifhe'dcutmeacrosstheface。Hecandrivetoo。Ishouldn'tcaretogothatpaceinabamboocart。WhatafaithhemusthaveinhisMaker-ofharness！
　　Comehup，youbrute！（Gallopsofftoparade，blowinghisnose，asthesunrises。）
　　（INTERVALOF'FIVEWEEKS。）
　　MRS。G。（Verywhiteandpinched，inmorningwrapperatbreakfasttable。）Howbigandstrangetheroomlooks，andhowgladIamtoseeitagain！Whatdust，though！Imusttalktotheservants。
　　Sugar，Pip？I'vealmostforgotten。（Seriously。）Wasn'tIveryill？
　　CAPT。G。IllerthanIliked。（Tenderly。）Oh，youbadlittlePussy，whatastartyougaveme'
　　MRS。G。I'llneverdoitagain。
　　CAPT。G。You'dbetternot。Andnowgetthosepoorpalecheekspinkagain，orIshallbeangry。Don'ttrytolifttheurn。You'llupsetit。Wait。（Comesroundtoheadoftableandliftsurn。）
　　Mas。G。（Quickly。）Khitmatgar，howarchikhanaseekettlylao。
　　Butler，getakettlefromthecook-house。（DrawingdownG。'sfacetoherown。）Pipdear，Iremember。
　　CAPT。G。What？
　　Mas。G。Thatlastterriblenight。
　　CAPT'。G。Thenjustyouforgetallaboutit。
　　Mas。G。（Softly，hereyesfilling。）Never。Ithasbroughtusveryclosetogether，myhusband。There！（Interlude。）I'mgoingtogiveJundaasaree。
　　CAPT。G。Igaveherfiftydibs。
　　Mas。G。Soshetoldme。Itwasa'normousreward。WasIworthit？（Severalinterludes。）Don't！Here'sthekhitmatgar-TwolumpsoroneSir？
　　THESWELLINGOFJORDAN
　　Ifthouhastrunwiththefootmenandtheyhaveweariedthee，thenhowcanstthoucontendwithhorses？Andifinthelandofpeacewhereinthoutrustedsttheyweariedthee，thenhowwiltthoudointheswellingofJordan？
　　SCENE-TheGADSBYS'bungalowinthePlains，onaJanuarymorning。Mas。G。arguingwithbearerinbackveranda。
　　CAPT。M。ridesup。
　　CAPT。M。'Mornin'，Mrs。Gadsby。How'stheInfantPhenomenonandtheProudProprietor？
　　Mas。G。You'llfindtheminthefrontveranda；gothroughthehouse。I'mMarthajustnow。
　　CAPT。M，'CumberedaboutwithcaresofKhitmatgars？Ifly。
　　Passesintofrontveranda，whereGADSBViswatchingGADSBY
　　JUNIOR，agedtenmonths，crawlingaboutthematting。
　　CAPT。M。What'sthetrouble，Gaddy-spoilinganhonestman'sEuropemorningthisway？（SeeingG。JUNIOR。）ByJove，thatyearling'scomm'onamaxingly！Anyamountofbonebelowthekneethere。
　　CAPT。G。Yes，he'sahealthylittlescoundrel。Don'tyouthinkhishair'sgrowing？
　　CAPT。M。Let'shavealook。Hi！HstComehere，GeneralLuck，andwe'llreportonyou。
　　MRS。G。（Within。）Whatabsurdnamewillyougivehimnext？
　　Whydoyoucallhimthat？
　　CAPT。M。Isn'theourInspector-GeneralofCavalry？Doesn'thecomedowninhisseventeen-twoperambulatoreverymorningthePinkHussarsparade？Don'twriggle，Brigadier。Giveusyourprivateopiniononthewaythethirdsquadronwentpast。'Trifleragged，werentthey？
　　CAPT。G。AbiggersetoftailorsthanthenewdraftIdon'twishtosee。They'vegivenmemorethanmyfairshare-knockingthesquadronoutofshape。It'ssickening！
　　CAPT。M。Whenyou'reincommand，you'lldobetter，young'un。
　　Can'tyouwalkyet？Gripmyfingerandtry。（ToG。）'Twon'thurthishocks，willit？
　　CAPT。G。Oh，no。Don'tlethimflop，though，orhe'lllickalltheblackingoffyourboots。
　　MRS。G。（Within。）Who'sdestroymgmyson'scharacter？
　　CAPT。M。AndmyGodson's。I'mashamedofyou，Gaddy。Punchyourfatherintheeye，Jack！Don'tyoustandit！HithimagainI
　　CAPT。G。（Sottovoce。）PutTheButchadownandcometotheendoftheveranda。I'drathertheWifedidn'thear-justnow。
　　CAPT。M。Youlookawf'lyserious。Anythingwrong？
　　CAPT。G。'Dependsonyourviewentirely。Isay，Jack，youwon'tthinkmorehardlyofmethanyoucanhelp，willyou？Comefurtherthisway-Thefactofthematteris，thatI'vemadeupmymind-atleastI'mthinkingseriouslyof-cuttingtheService。
　　CAPT。M。Hwhatt？
　　CAPT。G。Don'tshout。I'mgoingtosendinmypapers。
　　CAPT。M。You！Areyoumad？
　　CAPT。G。No-onlymarried。
　　CAPT。M。Lookhere！What'sthemeaningofitall？Youneverintendtoleaveus。Youcan't。Isn'tthebestsquadronofthebestregimentofthebestcavalryinalltheworldgoodenoughforyou？
　　CAPT。G。（Jerkinghisheadoverhisshoulder。）Shedoesn'tseemtothriveinthisGod-forsakencountry，andthere'sTheButchatobeconsideredandallthat，youknow。
　　CAPT。M。Doesshesaythatshedoesn'tlikeIndia？
　　CAPT。G。That'stheworstofit。Shewon'tforfearofleavingme。
　　CAPT。M。WhataretheHillsmadefor？
　　CAPT。G。Notformywife，atanyrate。
　　CAPT。M。Youknowtoomuch，Gaddy，and-Idon'tlikeyouanythebetterforit！
　　CAPT。G。Nevermindthat。ShewantsEngland，andTheButchawouldbeallthebetterforit。I'mgoingtochuck。Youdon'tunderstand。
　　CAPT。M。（Hotly。）IunderstandthisOnehundredandthirty-sevennewhorsetobelickedintoshapesomehowbeforeLuckcomesroundagain；ahairy-heeleddraftwho'llgivemoretroublethanthehorses；acampnextcoldweatherforacertainty；
　　ourselvesthefirstontheroster；theRussianshindyreadytocometoaheadatfiveminutes'notice，andyou，thebestofusall，backingoutofitall！Thinkalittle，Gaddy。Youwon'tdoit。
　　CAPT。G。Hangit，amanhassomedutiestowardhisfamily，I
　　suppose。
　　CAPT。M。Irememberaman，though，whotoldme，thenightafterAmdheran，whenwewerepicketedunderJagai，andhe'dlefthissword-bytheway，didyoueverpayRankenforthatsword？-inanUtmanzai'shead-thatmantoldmethathe'dstickbymeandthePinksaslongashelived。Idon'tblamehimfornotstickingbyme-I'mnotmuchofaman-butIdoblamehimfornotstickingbythePinkHussars。
　　CAPT。G。（Uneasily。）Wewerelittlemorethanboysthen。Can'tyousee，Jack，howthingsstand？'Tisn'tasifwewereservingforourbread。We'veallofus，moreorless，gotthefilthylucre。I'mluckierthansome，perhaps。There'snocallformetoserveon。
　　CAPT。M。Noneintheworldforyouorforus，excepttheRegimental。Ifyoudon'tchoosetoanswertothat，ofcourse-
　　CAPT。G。Don'tbetoohardonaman。YouknowthatalotofusonlytakeupthethingforafewyearsandthengobacktoTownandcatchonwiththerest。
　　CAPT。M。Notlots，andtheyaren'tsomeofUs。
　　CAPT。G。Andthenthereareone'saffairsatHometobeconsidered-myplaceandtherents，andallthat。Idon'tsupposemyfathercanlastmuchlonger，andthatmeansthetitle，andsoon。
　　CAPT。M。'Fraidyouwon'tbeenteredintheStudBookcorrectlyunlessyougoHome？Takesixmonths，then，andcomeoutinOctober。IfIcouldslayoffabrotherortwo，Is'poseIshouldbeaMarquisofsorts。Anyfoolcanbethat；butitneedsmen，Gaddy-
　　menlikeyou-toleadflankingsquadronsproperly。Don'tyoudeludeyourselfintothebeliefthatyou'regoingHometotakeyourplaceandpranceaboutamongpink-nosedKabulidowagers。Youaren'tbuiltthatway。Iknowbetter。
　　CAPT。G。Amanhasarighttolivehislifeashappilyashecan。
　　Youaren'tmarried。
　　CAPT。M。No-praisebetoProvidenceandtheoneortwowomenwhohavehadthegoodsensetojawabme。
　　CAPT。G。Thenyoudon'tknowwhatitistogointoyourownroomandseeyourwife'sheadonthepillow，andwheneverythingelseissafeandthehouseshutupforthenight，towonderwhethertheroof-beamswon'tgiveandkillher。
　　CAPT。M。（Aside。）Revelationsfirstandsecond！（Aloud。）So-o！
　　IknewamanwhogotsquiffyatourMessonceandconfidedtomethatheneverhelpedhiswifeontoherhorsewithoutpraymgthatshe'dbreakherneckbeforeshecameback。Allhusbandsaren'talike，yousee。
　　CAPT。G。Whatonearthhasthattodowithmycase？Themanmustha'beenmad，orhiswifeasbadastheymake'em。
　　CAPT。M。（Aside。）'Nofaultofyoursifeitherweren'tallyousay。
　　You'veforgottenthetimewhenyouwereinsaneabouttheHerriottwoman。Youalwayswereagoodhandatforgetting。（Aloud。）Notmoremadthanmenwhogototheotherextreme。Bereasonable，Gaddy。Yourroof-beamsaresoundenough。
　　CAPT。G。Thatwasonlyawayofspeaking。I'vebeenuneasyandworriedabouttheWifeeversincethatawfulbusinessthreeyearsago-when-Inearlylosther。Canyouwonder？
　　CAPT。M。Oh，ashellneverfallstwiceinthesameplace。You'vepaidyourtolltomisfortune-whyshouldyourWifebepickedoutmorethananybodyelse's？
　　CAPT。G。Icantalkjustasreasonablyasyoucan，butyoudon'tunderstand-youdon'tunderstand。Andthenthere'sTheButcha。
　　DeuceknowswheretheAyahtakeshimtositintheevening！Hehasabitofacough。Haven'tyounoticedit？
　　CAPT。M。Bosh！TheBrigadier'sjumpingoutofhisskinwithpurecondition。He'sgotamuzzlelikearose-leafandthechestofatwo-year-old。What'sdemoralizedyou？
　　CAPT。G。Funk。That'sthelongandtheshortofit。Funk！
　　CAPT。M。Butwhatistheretofunk？
　　CAPT。G。Everything。It'sghastly。
　　CAPT。M。Ah！Isee。
　　Youdon'twanttofight，AndbyJingowhenwedo，You'vegotthekid，you'vegottheWife，You'vegotthemoney，too。
　　That'saboutthecase，eh？
　　CAPT。G。Isupposethat'sit。Butit'snotbrmyself。It'sbecauseofthem。AtleastIthinkitis。
　　CAPT。M。Areyousure？Lookingatthematterinacold-bloodedlight，theWifeisprovidedforevenifyouwerewipedouttonight。
　　Shehasanancestralhometogoto，moneyandtheBrigadiertocarryontheillustriousname。
　　CAPT。G。Thenitisformyselforbecausetheyarepartofme。Youdon'tseeit。Mylife'ssogood，sopleasant，asitis，thatIwanttomakeitquitesafe。Can'tyouunderstand？
　　CAPT。M。Perfectly。"Shelter-pitfortheOff'cer'scharger，"astheysayintheLine。
　　CAPT。G。AndIhaveeverythingtomyhandtomakeitso。I'msickofthestrainandtheworryfortheirsakesouthere；andthereisn'tasinglerealdifficultytopreventmydroppingitaltogether。
　　It'llonlycostme-Jack，Ihopeyou'llneverknowtheshamethatI'vebeengoingthroughforthepastsixmonths。
　　CAPT。M。Holdonthere！Idon'twishtohetold。Everymanhashismoodsandtensessometimes。
　　CAPT。G。（Laughingbrtterly。）Hashe？Whatdoyoucallcraningovertoseewhereyournear-forelands？
　　CAPT。M。InmycaseitmeansthatIhavebeenontheConsiderableBend，andhavecometoparadewithaHeadandaHand。Itpassesinthreestrides。
　　CAPT。G。（Loweringvoice。）Itneverpassesw'thme，Jack。I'malwaysthinkingaboutit。PhilGadsbyfunkingafallonparade！
　　Sweetpicture，isn'tit！Drawitforme。
　　CAPT。M。（Gravely。）Heavenforbid！Amanlikeyoucan'tbeasbadasthat。Afallisnonicething，butonenevergivesitathought。
　　CAPT。G。Doesn'tone？Waittillyou'vegotawifeandayoungsterofyourown，andthenyou'llknowhowtheroarofthesquadronbehindyouturnsyoucoldalluptheback。
　　CAPT。M。（Aside。）AndthismanledatAmdheranafterBagalDeasinwentunder，andwewereallmixeduptogether，andhecameoutofthesnowdrippinglikeabutcher。（Aloud。）Skittles！
　　Themencanalwaysopenout，andyoucanalwayspickyourwaymoreorless。Wehaven'tthedusttobotherus，asthemenhave，andwhoeverheardofahorsesteppingonaman？
　　CAPT。G。Never-aslongashecansee。ButdidtheyopenoutforpoorErrington？
　　CAPT。M。Oh，thisischildish！
　　CAPT。G。Iknowitis，worsethanthat。Idon'tcare。You'veriddenVanLoo。Ishethesortofbrutetopickhisway-'speciallywhenwe'recomingupincolumnoftroopwithanypaceon？
　　CAPT。M。OnceinaBlueMoondowegallopincolumnoftroop，andthenonlytosavetime。Aren'tthreelengthsenoughforyou？
　　CAPT。G。Yes-quiteenough。Theyjustallowforthefulldevelopmentofthesmash。I'mtalkinglikeacur，Iknow:butItellyouthat，forthepastthreemonths，I'vefelteveryhoofofthesquadroninthesmallofmybackeverytimethatI'veled。
　　CAPT。M。But，Gaddy，thisisawful！
　　CAPT。G。Isn'titlovely？Isn'titroyal？ACaptainofthePinkHussarswateringuphischargerbeforeparadeliketheblastedboozingColonelofaBlackRegiment！
　　CAPT。M。Youneverdid！
　　CAPT。G。OnceOnly。Hesquelchedlikeamussuck，andtheTroop-Sergeant-Majorcockedhiseyeatme。YouknowoldHaffy'seye。Iwasafraidtodoitagain。
　　CAPT。M。Ishouldthinkso。ThatwasthebestwaytoruptureoldVanLoo'stummy，andmakehimcrumpleyouup。Youknewthat。
　　CAPT。G。Ididn'tcare。Ittooktheedgeoffhim。
　　CAPT。M。"Tooktheedgeoffhim"？Gaddy，you-you-youmustn't，youknow！Thinkofthemen。
　　CAPT。G。That'sanotherthingIamafraidof。D'yous'posetheyknow？
　　CAPT。M。Let'shopenot；butthey'redeadlyquicktospotskirm-littlethingsofthatkind。Seehere，oldman，sendtheWifeHomeforthehotweatherandcometoKashmirwithme。We'llstartaboatontheDalorcrosstheRhotang-shootibexorloaf-
　　whichyouplease。Onlycome！You'reabitoffyouroatsandyou'retalkingnonsense。LookattheColonel-swag-belliedrascalthatheis。Hehasawifeandnoendofabow-windowofhisown。Cananyoneofusrideroundhim-chalkstonesandall？Ican't，andIthinkI
　　canshoveacrockalongabit。
　　CAPT。G。Somemenaredifferent。Ihaven'tanynerve。Lordhelpme，Ihaven'tthenerve！I'vetakenupaholeandahalftogetmykneeswellunderthewallets。Ican'thelpit。I'msoafraidofanythinghappeningtome。Onmysoul，Ioughttobebrokeinfrontofthesquadron，forcowardice。
　　CAPT。M。Uglyword，that。Ishouldneverhavethecouragetoownup。
　　CAPT。G。ImeanttolieaboutmyreasonswhenIbegan，but-I'vegotoutofthehabitoflyingtoyou，oldman。Jack，youwon't？-ButIknowyouwon't。
　　CAPT。M。Ofcoursenot。（Halfaloud。）ThePinksarepayingdearlyfortheirPride。
　　CAPT。G。Eb！What-at？
　　CAPT。M。Don'tyouknow？ThemenhavecalledMrs。GadsbythePrideofthePinkHussarseversinceshecametous。
　　CAPT。G。'Tisn'therfault。Don'tthinkthat。It'sallmine。
　　CAPT。M。Whatdoesshesay？
　　CAPT。G。Ihaven'texactlyputitbeforeher。She'sthebestlittlewomanintheworld，Jack，andallthat-butshewouldn'tcounselamantosticktohiscallingifitcamebetweenhimandher。Atleast，Ithink-
　　CAPT。M。Nevermind。Don'ttellherwhatyoutoldme。GoonthePeerageandLanded-Gentrytack。
　　CAPT。G。She'dseethroughit。She'sfivetimesclevererthanIam。
　　CAPT。M。（Aside。）Thenshe'llacceptthesacrificeandthinkalittlebitworseofhimfortherestofherdays。
　　CAPT。G。（Absentl'y。）Isay，doyoudespiseme？
　　CAPT。M。'Queerwayofputtingit。Haveyoueverbeenaskedthatquestion？Thinkaminute。Whatanswerusedyoutogive？
　　CAPT。G。Sobadasthat？I'mnotentitledtoexpectanythingmore，butit'sabithardwhenone'sbestfriendturnsroundand-
　　CAPT。M。So！havefoundButyouwillhaveconsolations-BailiffsandDrainsandLiquidManureandthePrimroseLeague，and，perhaps，ifyou'relucky，theColonelcyofaYeomanryCav-al-ryRegiment-alluniformandnoriding，Ibelieve。Howoldareyou？
　　CAPT。G。Thirty-three。Iknowit's-
　　CAPT。M。Atfortyyou'llbeafoolofaJ。P。landlord。Atfiftyyou'llownabath-chair，andTheBrigadier，ifhetakesafteryou，willbeflutteringthedovecotesof-what'stheparticulardunghillyou'regoingto？Also，Mrs。Gadsbywillbefat。
　　CAPT。G。（Limply。）Thisisrathermorethanajoke。
　　CAPT。M。D'youthinkso？Isn'tcuttingtheServiceajoke？Itgenerallytakesamanfiftyyearstoarriveatit。You'requiteright，though。Itismorethanajoke。You'vemanageditinthirty-three。
　　CAPT。G。Don'tmakemefeelworsethanIdo。WillitsatisfyyouifIownthatIamashirker，askrim-shanker，andacoward？
　　CAPT。M。Itwil！not，becauseI'mtheonlymanintheworldwhocantalktoyoulikethiswithoutbeingknockeddown。Youmustn'ttakeallthatI'vesaidtoheartinthisway。Ionlyspoke-alotofitatleast-outofpureselfishness，because，because-Oh，damnitall，oldman，-Idon'tknowwhatIshalldowithoutyou。Ofcourse，you'vegotthemoneyandtheplaceandallthat-andtherearetwoverygoodreasonswhyyoushouldtakecareofyourself。
　　CAPT。G。'Doesn'tmakeitanysweeter。I'mbackingout-IknowI
　　am。Ialwayshadasoftdropinmesomewhere-andIdaren'triskanydangertothem。
　　CAPT。M。Whyintheworldshouldyou？You'reboundtothinkofyourfamily-boundtothink。Er-hmm。IfIwasn'tayoungersonI'dgotoo-beshotifIwouldn'tI！
　　CAPT。G。Thankyou，Jack。It'sakindlie，butit'stheblackestyou'vetoldforsometime。IknowwhatI'mdoing，andI'mgoingintoitwithmyeyesopen。Oldman，Ican'thelpit。Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace？
　　CAPT。M。（Aside。）'Couldn'tconceiveanywomangettingpermanentlybetweenmeandtheRegiment。（Aloud。）'Can'tsay。
　　'VerylikelyIshoulddonobetter。I'msorryforyou-awf'lysorry-but"ifthem'syoursentiments，"Ibelieve，Ireallydo，thatyouareactingwisely。
　　CAPT。G。Doyou？Ihopeyoudo。（Inawhisper。）Jack，beverysureofyourselfbeforeyoumarry。I'manungratefulruffiantosaythis，butmarriage-evenasgoodamarriageasminehasbeen-
　　hampersaman'swork，itcrippleshissword-arm，andoh，itplaysHellwithhisnotionsofduty。Sometimes-goodandsweetassheis-sometimesIcouldwishthatIhadkeptmyfreedom-No，Idon'tmeanthatexactly。
　　MRS。G。（Comingdownveranda。）Whatareyouwaggingyourheadove；Pip？
　　CAPT。M。（Turningquickly。）Me，asusual。Theoldsermon。Yourhusbandisrecommendingmetogetmarried。'Neversawsuchaone-ideaedman。
　　MRS。G。Well，whydon'tyou？Idaresayyouwouldmakesomewomanveryhappy。
　　CAPT。G。There'stheLawandtheProphets，Jack。NevermindtheRegiment。Makeawomanhappy。（Aside。）OLord！
　　CAPT。M。We'llsee。ImustbeofftomakeaTroopCookdesperatelyunhappy。Iwon'thavethewilyHussarfedonGovernmentBullockTrainshinbones-（Hastily。）Surelyblackantscan'tbegoodforTheBrigadier。He'spickingemoffthemattingandeating'em。Here，SenorComandanteDonGrubbynuse，comeandtalktome。（LiftsG。JUNIORinhisarms。）'Wantmywatch？
　　Youwon'tbeabletoputitintoyourmouth，butyoucantry。（G。
　　JUNIORdropswatch，breakingdialandhands。）
　　MRS。G。Oh，CaptainMafflin，Iamsosorry！Jack，youbad，badlittlevillain。Ahhh！
　　CAPT。M。It'snottheleastconsequence，Iassureyou。He'dtreattheworldinthesamewayifhecouldgetitintohishands。
　　Everything'smadetobeplayed，withandbroken，isn'tit，young'un？
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　　MRS。G。Mafflindidn'tatalllikehiswatchbeingbroken，thoughhewastoopolitetosayso。Itwasentirelyhisfaultforgivingittothechild。Demlittlepudsarewerry，werryfeeble，aren'tdey，byJack-in-de-box？（ToG。）Whatdidhewanttoseeyoufor？
　　CAPT。G。Regimentalshopasusual。
　　MRS。G。TheRegiment！AlwaystheRegiment。Onmyword，I
　　sometimesfeeljealousofMafflin。
　　CAPT。G。（Wearily。）PooroldJack？Idon'tthinkyouneed。Isn'tittimeforTheButchatohavehisnap？Bringachairouthere，dear。
　　I'vegotsomethingtotalkoverwithyou。
　　ANDTHISISTHEENDOFTHESTORYOFTHEGADSBYS