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By virtue of the same training he kept his pores open and his mouth shut. BY VIRTUE OF THE SAME TRAINING HE KEPT HIS PAWS OPEN AND HIS MOUTH SHUT
. Cottar, _major_, went the way of hundreds before him. The Head gave him six months’ final polish, taught him what kind of answers best please a certain kind of examiners, and handed him over to the properly constituted authorities, who passed him into Sandhurst. Here he had sense enough to see that he was in the Lower Third once more, and behaved with respect toward his seniors, till they in turn respected him, and he was promoted to the rank of corporal, and sat in authority over mixed peoples with all the vices of men and boys combined. His reward was another string of athletic cups, a good-conduct sword, and, at last, Her Majesty’s commission as a subaltern in a first-class line regiment. He did not know that he bore with him from school and college a character worth much fine gold, but was pleased to find his mess so kindly. He had plenty of money of his own; his training had set the public school mask upon his face, and had taught him how many were the “things no fellow can do.” OF YOUNG BLOOD LEARNS TOO MUCH CARTER MAJOR WENT THE WAY OF HUNDREDS BEFORE HIM THE HEAD GAVE HIM SIX MONTHS FINAL POLISH TAUGHT HIM WHAT KIND OF ANSWERS BEST PLEASE A CERTAIN KIND OF EXAMINERS AND HANDED HIM OVER TO THE PROPERLY CONSTITUTED AUTHORITIES WHO PASSED HIM INTO SANDHURST HERE HE HAD THE SENSE TO SEE THAT HE WAS IN THE LOWER THIRD ONCE MORE AND BEHAVED WITH RESPECT TOWARD HIS SENIORS UNTIL THEY IN TURN RESPECTED HIM AND HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CORPORAL AND SAT IN AUTHORITY OVER MIXED PEOPLES WITH ALL THE VICES OF MEN AND BOYS COMBINED HIS REWARD WAS ANOTHER STRING OF ATHLETIC CUPS A GOOD CONDUCT SWORD AND AT LAST HER MAJESTY'S COMMISSION AS A SUBALTERN IN A FIRST CLASS LINE REGIMENT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE BORE WITH HIM FROM SCHOOL AND COLLEGE A CHARACTER WORTH MUCH FINE GOLD BUT WAS PLEASED TO FIND HIS MESS SO KINDLY HE HAD PLENTY OF MONEY OF HIS OWN HIS TRAINING HAD SET THE PUBLIC SCHOOL MASK UPON HIS FACE AND HAD TAUGHT HIM HOW MANY WERE THE THINGS NO FELLOW CAN DO
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