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wonder you have acquired your wonderful collection 

 of trophies at all." 



" You're jealous," I said calmly. 



We played "You're another" until we managed 

 to catch the little cub, a most beautiful little thing, 

 very young and furry. As soon as the Leader saw 

 that I did indeed mind very much having helped to 

 make an orphan of the cub, he gave over charring, 

 and did all he knew to comfort me. It was the truest 

 fellowship. In countless tender ways he made the 

 deed of blood seem less gory and revengeful. 



Tendernesses are so dainty, so delicate, they are 

 the work of Nature's genius. So long as a man can 

 bring himself to give a woman tenderness and I use 

 the word in its highest sense then she may know 

 she has his love safe. 



" I wonder who the little beggar takes after," Said 

 the Leader meditatively, as he held the little animal, 

 struggling fiercely, in his arms; " its father or its 

 mother?" 



" Neither. It is just like Lord Kitchener." 



And so it was. An amazing likeness. I often 

 notice the extraordinary resemblance of expression 

 which some animals have to some people. This cub 

 was an excellent photograph of K. of K. We 

 christened him Kitchener in consequence. And the 

 small animal who had crept so unexpectedly into 

 our lives crept into our hearts as well during the 

 short three weeks he lived aboard the Lily with us. 

 We so hoped to be able, somehow, to get him home, 

 for he was evidently on the way to being a fine speci- 



