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This was delightful news to Frank. European travel in those days was rare, and to have the opportunity of visiting Constantinople, as well as being present at the tremendous encounter about to take place, was an unexpected pleasure indeed. "There is one thing I want to speak to you about, Sir Robert," he said presently. "It is about Strelinski.
Frank expressed his thanks, and then retired. Strelinski was then called in, and in a few minutes returned radiant. "What do I not owe to you," he said, "to you and General Wilson? I have been appointed interpreter on a salary of two hundred a year. Think of it! my fortune is made." "I congratulate you indeed," Frank replied warmly.
The campaign is likely to be a most important, and we have great grounds for hoping a final one." Before leaving the building Frank found out where Strelinski was at work. He was engaged in translating a mass of Russian documents. He rose from his seat with an exclamation of delight when he saw Frank, who, after a short chat, asked him to come that evening to his hotel.
"It is more than sufficient," the Pole said in a broken voice. "For half of that I could keep myself." "Yes, but there will be your lodgings to pay, and other matters; and if you are willing to accept two pounds, which appears to us a fair rate of remuneration, we will consider that as settled. It is a cold night, Mr. Strelinski.
You must, of course, take your turn as officer of the day, and if there are any special parades ordered, or any field days with the Lancers, you will attend, but otherwise you will be free of all duty. The two next troops to go have their full complement of officers, so that really you are not wanted." As soon as Frank received Sir Robert Wilson's letter he went to Strelinski.
"How do you know that, Strelinski?" "I guessed it. You have told me how you were practising, and how well you were getting on. I guessed you had some special purpose for taking so much pains, and you did not come in yesterday evening as usual.
Wyatt, how much do I owe to you and the good general?" "I owe fully as much to you as you owe to me, Strelinski," Frank said. "Putting aside the interest there has been in witnessing such mighty events, it has been a splendid thing for me in my profession.
"Well, I congratulate you, Frank, very heartily," Julian said, when Strelinski had finished. "Why on earth did you not tell me about this before?" "Really, Julian, there was nothing to tell about.
"That is right, Mrs. Richards. I was expecting him." The Pole was brought up. He was a pale young man, dressed in a thin suit of clothes that accorded but ill with the sharp frost outside. He bowed respectfully, and said in very fair English, "I am told, sir, that you wish to speak to me." "Take a seat, sir. By the way, I do not know your name." "Strelinski," the man said.
"This will be even better, for you have been able to give a good deal more time to it, since you have not had so many drills. Besides, progress is not so manifest at first, until one is able to converse a little; after that it goes on rapidly." Strelinski at once sat down and wrote the report.
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