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`Whatwasyoubukkin’tothatniggerabout？’saidthedrummer-boywhenKimreturnedtotheveranda。`Iwaswatchin’you。’
`Iwasonlytalkin’tohim。’
`Youtalkthesameasanigger，don’tyou？’
`No-ah！No-ah！Ionleespeakalittle。Whatshallwedonow？’
`Thebugles’llgofordinnerinarfaminute。MyGawd！IwishI’dgoneuptotheFrontwiththeRegiment。It’sawfuldoin’nothin’butschooldown`ere。Don’tyou`ateit？’
`Oahyess！’
`I’drunawayifIknewwheretogoto，but，asthemensay，inthisbloomin’Injiayou’reonlyaprisoneratlarge。Youcan’tdesertwithoutbein’tookbackatonce。I’mfairsickofit。’
`YouhavebeeninBe-England？’
`W’y，Ionlycomeoutlasttroopin’seasonwithmymother。IshouldthinkI’avebeeninEngland。Whataignorantlittlebeggaryouare！Youwasbroughtupinthegutter，wasn’tyou？’
`Oahyess。TellmesomethingaboutEngland。Myfatherhecamefromthere。’
Thoughhewouldnotsayso，Kimofcoursedisbelievedeverywordthedrummer-boyspokeabouttheLiverpoolsuburbwhichwashisEngland。Itpassedtheheavytimetilldinner-amostunappetizingmealservedtotheboysandafewinvalidsinacornerofabarrack-room。ButthathehadwrittentoMahbubAli，Kimwouldhavebeenalmostdepressed。Theindifferenceofnativecrowdshewasusedto；butthisstronglonelinessamongwhitemenpreyedonhim。Hewasgratefulwhen，inthecourseoftheafternoon，abigsoldiertookhimovertoFatherVictor，wholivedinanotherwingacrossanotherdustyparade-ground。ThepriestwasreadinganEnglishletterwritteninpurpleink。HelookedatKimmorecuriouslythanever。
`An’howdoyoulikeit，myson，asfarasyou’vegone？Notmuch，eh？
Itmustbehard-veryhardonawildanimal。Listennow。I’veanamazin’
epistlefromyourfriend。’
`Whereishe？Ishewell？Oah！Ifheknowstowritemeletters，itisallright。’
`You’refondofhimthen？’
`OfcourseIamfondofhim。Hewasfondofme。’
`Itseemssobythelookofthis。Hecan’twriteEnglish，canhe？’
`Oahno。NotthatIknow，butofcoursehefoundaletter-writerwhocanwriteEnglishverreewell，andsohewrote。Idohopeyouunderstand。’
`Thataccountsforit。D’youknowanythingabouthismoneyaffairs？’
Kim’sfaceshowedthathedidnot。
`HowcanItell？’
`That’swhatI’maskin’。Nowlistenifyoucanmakeheadortailo’
this。We’llskipthefirstpart……It’swrittenfromJagadhirRoad……Sittingonwaysideingravemeditation，trustingtobefavouredwithyourHonour’sapplauseofpresentstep，whichrecommendyourHonourtoexecuteforAlmightyGod’ssake。Educationisgreatestblessingifofbestsorts。Otherwisenoearthlyuse。’Faith，theoldman’shitthebull’s-eyethattime！IfyourHonourcondescendinggivingmyboybesteducationsXavier(Isupposethat’sStXavier’sinPartibus)intermsofourconversationdatedinyourtent15thinstant(abusiness-liketouchthere！)thenAlmightyGodblessingyourHonour’ssucceedingstothirdan’fourthgenerationand-nowlisten！-confideinyourHonour’shumbleservantforadequateremunerationperhoondiperannumth
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