\"Thatcrazymangivesmethecreeps，\"hegroaned。\"He’salwayswakingmeup，andlookingatmeasthoughhewasgoingtoeatme。\"
\"Shutyourhead，\"saidthesteward。\"He’sabettermancrazythanyou’lleverbewiththelittlesenseyou’vegot。AndhehastwoMauserholesinhim。Crazy，eh？It’sadamnedgoodthingforyouthattherewasaboutfourthousandofusregularsjustascrazyashim，oryou’dneverseenthetopofthehill。\"
Onemorningtherewasagreatcommotionondeck，andalltheconvalescentsbalancedthemselvesontherail，shiveringintheirpajamas，andpointedoneway。Thetransportwasmovingswiftlyandsmoothlythroughwaterasflatasalake，andmakingagreatnoisewithhersteam-whistle。Thenoisewasechoedbymanymoresteam-whistles;andtheghostsofout-boundshipsandtugsandexcursionsteamersranpastheroutofthemistanddisappeared，salutingjoyously。Alloftheexcursionsteamershadaheavylisttothesidenearestthetransport，andtheghostsonthemcrowdedtothatrailandwavedhandkerchiefsandcheered。Thefogliftedsuddenly，andbetweentheironrailstheLieutenantsawhighgreenhillsoneithersideofagreatharbor。
Housesandtreesandthousandsofmastssweptpastlikeapanorama;andbeyondwasamirageofthreecities，withcurlingsmoke-wreathsandsky-reachingbuildings，andagreatswingingbridge，andagiantstatueofawomanwavingawelcomehome。
TheLieutenantsurveyedthespectaclewithcynicaldisbelief。Hewasfartoowiseandfartoocunningtobebewitchedbyit。Inhishearthepitiedthemenabouthim，wholaughedwildly，andshouted，andclimbedrecklesslytotherailsandratlines。Hehadbeendeceivedtoooftennottoknowthatitwasnotreal。Heknewfromcruelexperiencethatinafewmomentsthetallbuildingswouldcrumbleaway，thethousandsofcolumnsofwhitesmokethatflashedlikesnowinthesun，thebusy，shriekingtug-