ENGLISH SUBALTERNS 35 



We hayje also the subject of money to look at. In the 

 purchase days, English subalterns frequently joined an 

 infantry regiment with three or four hunters. Now, a bicycle 



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[Af. Befyarskago, 34 Nct'sky. 

 FIG. 9. Guard Cavalry in the Nevsky. 



is more the custom. At present, the majority of infantry 

 subalterns in England have to live frugally, and however 

 steadfastly their hearts may be in the " right place," they 

 have to curb their sporting instincts within narrow limits. 



