\"Yes，\"saidtheconsul；\"butaresignationisalwaysinorder。
Youneedn’tgoifyoudon’tlikeit。Yousee，youknowthelanguageandIdon’t，butIknowhowtoshoot，andyoudon’t。\"
\"That’sperfectlysatisfactory，\"saidStedman，handinghisguntooldBradley。\"IonlywantedtoknowwhyIwastobesacrificedinsteadofoneoftheBradleys。It’sbecauseI
knowthelanguage。Bradley，Sr。，youseetheevilresultsofahighereducation。Wishmeluck，please，\"hesaid，\"andforgoodness’sake，\"headdedimpressively，\"don’twastemuchtimeshootinggoats。\"
TheHillmenhadstoppedabouttwohundredyardsoff，andweredrawnupintwolines，shouting，anddancing，andhurlingtauntingremarksattheirfewadversaries。ThestolencattlewerebunchedtogetherbackoftheKing。AsStedmanwalkedsteadilyforwardwithhishandkerchieffluttering，andhowlingoutsomethingintheirowntongue，theystoppedandlistened。