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"Oh, I sweated the beef off 'em, and then I sweated some muscle on to 'em. It was rather a lark." "If that's your way of lookin' at it, we can give you all the larks you want. Young Davies isn't feelin' quite fit, and he's next for detachment duty. Care to go for him?" OH I SWEATED THE BEEF OFF HIM AND THAT I SWEATED SOME MUSCLE ON TO EM WAS RATHER A LARK IF THAT'S YOUR WAY OF LOOKING AT IT WE CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE LARKS YOU WANT YOUNG DAVIS ISN'T FEELING QUITE FIT AND HE'S NEXT FOR DETACHMENT DUTY CARE TO GO FOR HIM
re was a bet on.” Cottar dared not laugh, but he invited his men to other sports, such as racing across country in shirt and trousers after a trail of torn paper, and to single-stick in the evenings, till the native population, who had a lust for sport in every form, wished to know whether the white men understood wrestling. They sent in an ambassador, who took the soldiers by the neck and threw them about the dust; and the entire command were all for this new game. They spent money on learning new falls and holds, which was better than buying other doubtful commodities; and the peasantry grinned five deep round the tournaments. That detachment, who had gone up in bullock-carts, returned to headquarters at an average rate of thirty miles a day, fair heel-and-toe; no sick, no prisoners, and no court martials pending. They scattered themselves among their friends, singing the praises of their lieutenant and looking for causes of offense. “How did you do it, young un?” the adjutant asked. US A WORLD O GOOD TWASN'T FIGHTIN SIR THERE WAS A BET ON DARED NOT LAUGH BUT HE INVITED HIS MEN TO OTHER SPORTS SUCH AS RACING ACROSS COUNTRY IN SHIRT AND TROUSERS AFTER TRAIL OF TORN PAPER AND TO SINGLE STICK IN THE EVENINGS TILL THE NATIVE POPULATION WHO HAD A LUST FOR SPORT IN EVERY FORM WISHED TO KNOW WHETHER THE WHITE MEN UNDERSTOOD WRESTLING THEY SENT IN AN AMBASSADOR WHO TOOK THE SOLDIERS BY THE NECK AND THREW THEM ABOUT THE DUST AND THE ENTIRE COMMAND WERE ALL FOR THE NEW GAME THEY SPENT MONEY ON LEARNING NEW FALLS AND HOLES WHICH WAS BETTER THAN BUYING OTHER DOUBTFUL COMMODITIES AND THE PEASANTRY GRINNED FIVE DEEP ROUND THE TOURNAMENTS THAT DETACHMENT WHO HAD GONE UP IN BULLOCK CARTS RETURNED TO HEADQUARTERS AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF THIRTY MILES A DAY FAIR HEEL AND TOE NO SICK NO PRISONERS AND NO COURT MARTIALS PENDING THEY SCATTERED THEMSELVES AMONG THEIR FRIENDS SINGING THE PRAIS OF THEIR LIEUTENANT AND LOOKING FOR CAUSES OF OFFENCE HOW DID YOU DO IT YOUNG UN THE ADJUTANT ASKED
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