Theboystoodawhilebrooding。”Well，Itakemyriskofit”hecried。”Ibelieveit”streasontomysovereign-Ibelievethereisaninfamouspunishmentforsuchacrime-andyetI”mhangedifIcangiveyouup”
Iwasasmuchmovedashe。”Icouldalmostbegyoutodootherwise”Isaid。”Iwasabrutetocometoyou，abruteandacoward。Youareanobleenemy；youwillmakeanoblesoldier。”
Andwithratherahappyideaofacomplimentforthiswarlikeyouth，Istoodupstraightandgavehimthesalute。
Hewasforamomentconfused；hisfaceflushed。”Well，well，I
mustbegettingyousomethingtoeat，butitwillnotbeforsix”