“There，“hesaid，“thinkthatdo，“andhestudiedhimbythelightofthecandle。“Sameheight，samecolourhair，samedirtyclothes，andasAsikineverseeMajor’sfacebecausehealwayswearmaskinpublic，likeastwopeasonshovel。Ohmy！Jeekiecleverchap，Jeekiedevilishcleverchap。ButwhenAsikapulloffthatmasktogivehimtrueloverkiss，OHMY！wonderthathappenthen？ThinkwholeofBonsa-Townbustup；thinkbigwaterfallrunbackwards；thinkshenotquitepleased；
thinkmygoodLordfindhimselfinfalseposition；thinkJeekiegladtobeoncoast；thinkhenotgobacktoBonsa-Townnomore。Ohmyaunt！no，hestopinEnglandandgochurchtwiceonSunday，“andpressinghisbighandsonthepitofhisstomachherockedandrolledinfierce，silentlaughter。
ThenanowlhootedagainimmediatelybeneaththefenceandJeekie，blowingoutthecandle，openedtheflapofthetentandtappedtheheadporter，whostoodoutside，ontheshoulder。HecreptinandbetweenthemtheyliftedthesenselessAylwardandborehimtotheV-shapedentranceofthebomawhichwasimmediatelyoppositetothetentand，oddlyenough，halfopen。HerethetwootherporterswithwhomJeekiehadperformedsomeceremony，chancedtobeonguard，therestoftheircompanybeingstationedatadistance。Jeekieandtheheadporterwentthroughthegaplikemencarryingacorpsetomidnightburial，andpresentlyinthedarknesswithouttwoowlsbegantohoot。
NowAylwardwaslaiduponalitterthathadbeenprepared，andeightwhite-robedAsikibearersstaredathisgoldmaskinthefaintstarlight。
“Isupposeheisnotdead，brother，“saidOwlNo。2doubtfully。