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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. 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
 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.” By virtue of the same training he kept his pores open and his mouth shut. The regular working of the Empire shifted his world to India, where he tasted utter loneliness in subaltern’s quarters,—one room and one bullock-trunk,—and, with his mess, learned the new life from the beginning. But there were horses in the land-ponies at reasonable price; there was polo for such as could afford it; there were the disreputable remnants of a pack of hounds; and Cottar worried his way along without too much despair. ER 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 BY VIRTUE OF THE SAME TRAINING HE KEPT HIS PAWS OPEN AND HIS MOUTH SHUT THE REGULAR WORKING OF THE EMPIRE SHIFTED HIS WORLD TO INDIA WHERE HE TASTED UTTER LONELINESS IN A SUBALTERN'S QUARTERS ONE ROOM AND ONE BULLET TRUNK AND WITH HIS MESS LEARNED THE NEW LIFE FROM THE BEGINNING BUT THERE WERE HORSES IN THE LAND PONIES AT REASONABLE PRICE THERE WAS POLO FOR SUCH AS COULD AFFORD IT THERE WERE THE DISREPUTABLE REMNANTS OF A PACK OF HOUNDS AND COTER WORRIED HIS WAY ALONG WITHOUT TOO MUCH DESPAIR
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