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his fire in soapsuds。



He put the exercise down�察�leaned his chin upon his hand�察�and looked 

at me with clear�察�severe eyes。



'I think we must have a little talk��' said he。



'I am entirely at your disposition��' I replied�察�but I quaked�察�for I 

knew what subject to expect。



'You have been some time giving me these lessons��' he went on�察�'and 

I am tempted to think rather well of you。  I believe you are a 

gentleman。'



'I have that honour�察�sir��' said I。



'You have seen me for the same period。  I do not know how I strike 

you�察�but perhaps you will be prepared to believe that I also am a 

man of honour��' said he。



'I require no assurances�察�the thing is manifest��' and I bowed。



'Very well�察�then��' said he。  'What about this Goguelat��'



'You heard me yesterday before the court��' I began。  'I was 

awakened only ´ '



'Oh yes�察�I ;heard you yesterday before the court�察─�no doubt��' he 

interrupted�察�'and I remember perfectly that you were ;awakened 

only。;  I could repeat the most of it by rote�察�indeed。  But do you 

suppose that I believed you for a moment��'



'Neither would you believe me if I were to repeat it here��' said I。



'I may be wrong ´ we shall soon see��' says he�察�'but my impression 

is that you will not ;repeat it here。;  My impression is that you 

have come into this room�察�and that you will tell me something 

before you go out。'



I shrugged my shoulders。



'Let me explain��' he continued。  'Your evidence�察�of course�察�is 

nonsense。  I put it by�察�and the court put it by。'



'My compliments and thanks��' said I。



'You MUST know ´ that's the short and the long��' he proceeded。  

'All of you in shed B are bound to know。  And I want to ask you 

where is the common´sense of keeping up this farce�察�and maintaining 

this cock´and´bull story between friends。  Come�察�come�察�my good 

fellow�察�own yourself beaten�察�and laugh at it yourself。'



'Well�察�I hear you�察�go ahead��' said I。  'You put your heart in it。'



He crossed his legs slowly。  'I can very well understand��' he 

began�察�'that precautions have had to be taken。  I dare say an oath 

was administered。  I can comprehend that perfectly。'  ��He was 

watching me all the time with his cold�察�bright eyes。��  'And I can 

comprehend that�察�about an affair of honour�察�you would be very 

particular to keep it。'



'About an affair of honour��' I repeated�察�like a man quite puzzled。



'It was not an affair of honour�察�then��' he asked。



'What was not�拭 �I do not follow��' said I。



He gave no sign of impatience�察�simply sat awhile silent�察�and began 

again in the same placid and good´natured voice�此�'The court and I 

were at one in setting aside your evidence。  It could not deceive a 

child。  But there was a difference between myself and the other 

officers�察�because I KNEW MY MAN and they did not。  They saw in you 

a common soldier�察�and I knew you for a gentleman。  To them your 

evidence was a leash of lies�察�which they yawned to hear you 

telling。  Now�察�I was asking myself�察�how far will a gentleman go�拭 �

Not surely so far as to help hush a murder up�拭 �So that ´ when I 

heard you tell how you knew nothing of the matter�察�and were only 

awakened by the corporal�察�and all the rest of it ´ I translated 

your statements into something else。  Now�察�Champdivers��' he cried�察�

springing up lively and coming towards me with animation�察�'I am 

going to tell you what that was�察�and you are going to help me to 

see justice done�此�how�察�I don't know�察�for of course you are under 

oath ´ but somehow。  Mark what I'm going to say。'



At that moment he laid a heavy�察�hard grip upon my shoulder�察�and 

whether he said anything more or came to a full stop at once�察�I am 

sure I could not tell you to this day。  For�察�as the devil would 

have it�察�the shoulder he laid hold of was the one Goguelat had 

pinked。  The wound was but a scratch�察�it was healing with the first 

intention�察�but in the clutch of Major Chevenix it gave me agony。  

My head swam�察�the sweat poured off my face�察�I must have grown 

deadly pale。



He removed his hand as suddenly as he had laid it there。  'What is 

wrong with you��' said he。



'It is nothing��' said I。  'A qualm。  It has gone by。'



'Are you sure��' said he。  'You are as white as a sheet。'



'Oh no�察�I assure you�  �Nothing whatever。  I am my own man again��' I 

said�察�though I could scarce command my tongue。



'Well�察�shall I go on again��' says he。  'Can you follow me��'



'Oh�察�by all means��' said I�察�and mopped my streaming face upon my 

sleeve�察�for you may be sure in those days I had no handkerchief。



'If you are sure you can follow me。  That was a very sudden and 

sharp seizure��' he said doubtfully。  'But if you are sure�察�all 

right�察�and here goes。  An affair of honour among you fellows would�察�

naturally�察�be a little difficult to carry out�察�perhaps it would be 

impossible to have it wholly regular。  And yet a duel might be very 

irregular in form�察�and�察�under the peculiar circumstances of the 

case�察�loyal enough in effect。  Do you take me�拭 �Now�察�as a gentleman 

and a soldier。'



His hand rose again at the words and hovered over me。  I could bear 

no more�察�and winced away from him。  'No��' I cried�察 �'not that。  Do 

not put your hand upon my shoulder。  I cannot bear it。  It is 

rheumatism��' I made haste to add。  'My shoulder is inflamed and 

very painful。'



He returned to his chair and deliberately lighted a cigar。



'I am sorry about your shoulder��' he said at last。  'Let me send 

for the doctor。'



'Not in the least��' said I。  'It is a trifle。  I am quite used to 

it。  It does not trouble me in the smallest。  At any rate�察�I don't 

believe in doctors。'



'All right��' said he�察�and sat and smoked a good while in a silence 

which I would have given anything to break。  'Well��' he began 

presently�察�'I believe there is nothing left for me to learn。  I 

presume I may say that I know all。'



'About what��' said I boldly。



'About Goguelat��' said he。



'I beg your pardon。  I cannot conceive��' said I。



'Oh��' says the major�察�'the man fell in a duel�察�and by your hand�  �I 

am not an infant。'



'By no means��' said I。  'But you seem to me to be a good deal of a 

theorist。'



'Shall we test it��' he asked。  'The doctor is close by。  If there 

is not an open wound on your shoulder�察�I am wrong。  If there is ´ '  

He waved his hand。  'But I advise you to think twice。  There is a 

deuce of a nasty drawback to the experiment ´ that what might have 

remained private between us two becomes public property。'



'Oh�察�well��' said I�察�with a laugh�察�'anything rather than a doctor�  �

I cannot bear the breed。'



His last words had a good deal relieved me�察�but I was still far 

from comfortable。



Major Chevenix smoked awhile�察�looking now at his cigar ash�察�now at 

me。  'I'm a soldier myself��' he says presently�察�'and I've been out 

in my time and hit my man。  I don't want to run any one into a 

corner for an affair that was at all necessary or correct。  At the 

same time�察�I want to know that much�察�and I'll take your word of 

honour for it。  Otherwise�察�I shall be very sorry�察�but the doctor 

must be called in。'



'I neither admit anything nor deny anything��' I returned。  'But if 

this form of words will suffice you�察�here is what I say�此�I give you 

my parole�察�as a gentleman and a soldier�察�there has nothing taken 

place amongst us prisoners that was not honourable as the day。'



'All right��' says he。  'That was all I wanted。  You can go now�察�

Champdivers。'



And as I was going out he added�察�with a laugh�此�'By the bye�察�I ought 

to apologise�此�I had no idea I was applying the torture��'



The same afternoon the doctor came into the courtyard with a piece 

of paper in his hand。  He seemed hot and angry�察�and had certainly 

no mind to be polite。



'Here��' he cried。  'Which of you fellows knows any English�拭 �Oh��' ´ 

spying me ´ 'there you are�察�what's your name�  �YOU'LL do。  Tell 

these fellows that the other fellow's dying。  He's booked�察�no use 

talking�察�I expect he'll go by evening。  And tell them I don't envy 

the feelings of the fellow who spiked him。  Tell them that first。'



I did so。



'Then you can tell 'em��' he resumed�察�'that the fellow�察�Goggle ´ 

what's his name�拭 � wants to see some of them before he gets his 

marching orders。  If I got it right�察�he wants to kiss or embrace 

you�察�or some sickening stuff。  Got that�拭 �Then here's a list he's 

had written�察�and you'd better read it out to them ´ I can't make 

head or tail of your beastly names ´ and they can answer PRESENT�察�

and fall in against that wall。'



It was with a singular movement of incongruous feelings that I read 

the first name on the list。  I had no wish to look again on my own 

handiwork�察�my flesh recoiled from the idea�察�and how could I be sure 

what reception he designed to give me�拭 �The cure was in my own 

hand�察�I could pass that first name over ´ the doctor wo

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