BehindmeIcouldhearthepursuers，givingtonguelikehoundpuppies，fortheyhadattractedsomeprettydrunkengentlementotheirparty。
Iwasbadlypuzzledwheretoturn，whenInoticedoutsidethestationalonglineofblurredlights，whichcouldonlymeanatrainwiththecarriageblindsdown。Ithadanengineattachedandseemedtobewaitingfortheadditionofacoupleoftruckstostart。Itwasawildchance，buttheonlyoneIsaw。Iscrambledacrossapieceofwasteground，climbedanembankmentandfoundmyselfonthemetals。Iduckedunderthecouplingsandgotonthefarsideofthetrain，awayfromtheenemy。
Thensimultaneouslytwothingshappened。Iheardtheyellsofmypursuersadozenyardsoff，andthetrainjoltedintomotion。I
jumpedonthefootboard，andlookedintoanopenwindow。Thecompartmentwaspackedwithtroops，sixasideandtwomensittingonthefloor，andthedoorwaslocked。Idivedheadforemostthroughthewindowandlandedontheneckofawearywarriorwhohadjustdroppedofftosleep。
WhileIwasfallingImadeupmymindonmyconduct。Imustbeintoxicated，forIknewtheinfinitesympathyoftheBritishsoldiertowardsthosethusovertaken。Theypulledmetomyfeet，andthemanIhaddescendedonrubbedhisskullandblasphemouslydemandedexplanations。