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anything to shoot. However, he said nothing about it, but what 

 he did loudly bewail was the surprise of the morning. 



He had just made himself the most delicious cup of chocolate, 

 expending on it rather more milk than strictly he ought to have 

 done, considering he was going to remain there for a time and that 

 this was his first day ; and just as the pot was boiling the two 

 others had dropped on him and had to have their share. And 

 what had he got in return for his pains ? Why, not so much as a 



THE LAST ON THE QUARTER-DECK. 



' Thank you,' for they had merely told him that his Excellency 

 the Governor could very well afford them a cup of chocolate, the 

 more so that it was paid for with ' public money ' ! 



At our northern slaughter-ground there was now not more 

 meat than could be brought down in a very short space of time, 

 so next day I sent off the three others and stayed behind myself 

 to guard the meat-heap. But hanging about round the tent alone 

 with nothing whatever to do, I found anything but to my taste, 

 and by ten o'clock in the morning I was bored almost to death, 



