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They were a sickly crew, for a junior subaltern is by custom saddled with the worst men. Cottar endured their rioting as long as he could, and then sent down country for a dozen pairs of boxing gloves. THEY WERE SICKLY CREW FOR A JUNIOR SUBTERN IS BY CUSTOM SADDLED WITH THE WORST MEN COTER ENDURED THEIR RIOTING AS LONG AS HE COULD AND THEN SENT DOWN COUNTRY FOR A DOZEN PAIRS OF BOXING GLOVES
e disreputable remnants of a pack of hounds; and Cottar worried his way along without too much despair. It dawned on him that a regiment in India was nearer the chance of active service than he had conceived, and that a man might as well study his profession. A major of the new school backed this idea with enthusiasm, and he and Cottar accumulated a library of military works, and read and argued and disputed far into the nights. But the adjutant said the old thing: “Get to know your men, young un, and they’ll follow you anywhere. That’s all you want—know your men.” Cottar thought he knew them fairly well at cricket and the regimental sports, but he never realised the true inwardness of them till he was sent off with a detachment of twenty to sit down in a mud fort near a rushing river which was spanned by a bridge of boats. When the floods came they went forth and hunted strayed pontoons along the banks. Otherwise there was nothing to do, and the men got drunk, gambled, and quarrelled. ORD IT THERE WERE THE DISREPUTABLE REMNANTS OF A PACK OF HOUNDS AND COTER WORRIED HIS WAY ALONG WITHOUT TOO MUCH DESPAIR IT DAWNED ON HIM THAT A REGIMENT IN INDIA WAS NEARER THE CHANCE OF ACTIVE SERVICE THAN HE HAD CONCEIVED AND THAT A MAN MIGHT AS WELL STUDY HIS PROFESSION A MAJOR OF THE NEW SCHOOL BACKED THIS IDEA WITH ENTHUSIASM AND HE AND COTER ACCUMULATED A LIBRARY OF MILITARY WORKS AND READ AND ARGUED AND DISPUTED FAR INTO THE NIGHTS BUT THE ADJUTANT SAID THE OLD THING GET TO KNOW YOUR MEN YOUNG UN AND THEY'LL FOLLOW YOU ANYWHERE THAT'S ALL YOU WANT KNOW YOUR MEN CARTER THOUGHT HE KNEW THEM FAIRLY WELL AT CRICKET AND THE REGIMENTAL SPORTS BUT HE NEVER REALIZED THE TRUE INWARDNESS OF THEM UNTIL HE WAS SENT OFF WITH A DETACHMENT OF TWENTY TO SIT DOWN IN A MUD FORT NEAR A RUSHING RIVER WHICH WAS SPANNED BY A BRIDGE OF BOATS WHEN THE FLOODS CAME THEY WENT FORTH AND HUNTED STRAYED PONTOONS ALONG THE BANKS OTHERWISE THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO AND THE MEN GOT DRUNK GAMBOLLED AND QUARRELLED
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