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He will take it hard, poor chap!" Sitting in Charteris's tent, in their shirt-sleeves, the two inconvenient young men whose inconsiderate action was casting British India into turmoil talked over their prospects.
There are two ways of translating Virgil, the conscientious and the other. He prefers the other. On this particular night, therefore, work was 'off'. Merevale was over at the Great Hall, taking preparation, and the Sixth-Form Merevalians had assembled in Charteris's study to talk about things in general.
Funny thing what a difference a woman can make in a man's life." Gerrard assented with almost a groan. "She plays the very mischief sometimes. Bob, I can't help thinking that perhaps you were right when you suggested we had better agree to give up all thoughts of her, both of us." The light-brown eyes, which gave a peculiar character to Charteris's red-tanned face, flamed suddenly.
Apparently there was not a very large 'field'. Two weedy-looking youths of about Charteris's age, dressed in blushing pink, put in an appearance, and a very tall, thin man came up almost immediately afterwards.
The bold Dick, who had caught the infection, stoutly refused to yield either. His life was dear to him, but a soda scone considerably dearer. He had rather be dead than hungry. "Then die, traitor!" said Andra, throwing down his bag, all forgetful of Winsome Charteris's precious parcel and his promises thereanent. So these two brave champions had at one another with most surprising valour.
Nisbet told him he might kill them, as they were only two to thousands, but that he might be sure thousands of English would come and destroy Sher Singh and his city." "And they killed them?" "Hacked 'em to pieces, and took their heads to Sher Singh." Charteris's face twitched, and he turned away angrily. "There's no possibility that the servant's tale is false, I suppose?"
"Hal, old boy, I'm uncommon sorry. You do believe it, don't you?" "I do. And you know you are the only man " Charteris's hand was on his shoulder a moment as the words failed him, and then his ringing footsteps went down into the courtyard, and Gerrard heard him shouting for his horse. The man who had all went out into the sunshine, the man who had nothing was left.
It was preferable, as good taste went, for a widow to be too overcome to attend her husband's funeral at all. And Mrs. Charteris had not wept once during the church ceremony, and had not even had hysterics during the interment at Cedarwood; and she had capped a scandalous morning's work by remaining with the undertaker and the bricklayers to supervise the closing of John Charteris's grave.
You weren't thinking of proposing again every time you see her? In that case, it would soon be darwaza band when you called, I'm afraid. Let us agree not to make any move, either of us, for a year or six months, if you insist upon it," as he read protest in Charteris's eye, "and then draw lots which shall speak first.
Unkindest cut of all, old Sir Henry Lennox grasped joyfully at the chance of avenging a few of the wrongs he and his Khemistan administration had suffered at the hands of Granthistan, and with the readiness to submit official matters to public arbitrament which so curiously distinguished the men of his day addressed to the press a series of communications reflecting with equal severity on Charteris's moral character and his military capacity.
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