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done。 'An Emperor am I��' says Daniel�察�'and next year I shall be a Knight of
the Queen。'
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; 'All right�察�Dan��' says I�察�'but come along now while there's time。'
; 'It's your fault��' says he�察�'for not looking after your Army better。 There
was mutiny in the midst�察 �and you didn't knowyou damned engine´
driving�察 �plate´laying�察 �missionary's´pass´hunting hound��' He sat upon a
rock and called me every foul name he could lay tongue to。 I was too
heart´sick to care�察�though it was all his foolishness that brought the smash。
; 'I'm sorry�察 �Dan��' says I�察 �'but there's no accounting for natives。 This
business is our Fifty´seven。 Maybe we'll make something out of it yet�察�
when we've got to Bashkai。'
; 'Let's get to Bashkai�察 �then��' says Dan�察 �'and�察 �by God�察 �when I come
back here again I'll sweep the valley so there isn't a bug in a blanket left��'
;We walked all that day�察�and all that night Dan was stumping up and
down on the snow�察�chewing his beard and muttering to himself。
; 'There's no hope o' getting clear��' said Billy Fish。 'The priests have
sent runners to the villages to say that you are only men。 Why didn't you
stick on as Gods till things was more settled�拭�I'm a dead man��' says Billy
Fish�察�and he throws himself down on the snow and begins to pray to his
Gods。
;Next morning we was in a cruel bad countryall up and down�察 �no
level ground at all�察 �and no food�察 �either。 The six Bashkai men looked at
Billy Fish hungry´way as if they wanted to ask something�察�but they never
said a word。 At noon we came to the top of a flat mountain all covered
with snow�察�and when we climbed up into it�察�behold�察�there was an Army in
position waiting in the middle� �
; 'The runners have been very quick��' says Billy Fish�察�with a little bit
of a laugh。 'They are waiting for us。'
;Three or four men began to fire from the enemy's side�察�and a chance
shot took Daniel in the calf of the leg。 That brought him to his senses。 He
looks across the snow at the Army�察�and sees the rifles that we had brought
into the country。
; 'We're done for��' says he。 'They are Englishmen�察�these people��and
it's my blasted nonsense that has brought you to this。 Get back�察�Billy Fish�察�
and take your men away�察�you've done what you could�察�and now cut for it。
Carnehan��' says he�察�'shake hands with me and go along with Billy�察�Maybe
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they won't kill you。 I'll go and meet 'em alone。 It's me that did it� �Me�察�the
King��'
; 'Go��' says I。 'Go to Hell�察 �Dan� �I'm with you here。 Billy Fish�察 �you
clear out�察�and we two will meet those folk。'
; 'I'm a Chief��' says Billy Fish�察�quite quiet。 'I stay with you。 My men
can go。'
;The Bashkai fellows didn't wait for a second word�察�but ran off�察�and
Dan and Me and Billy Fish walked across to where the drums were
drumming and the horns were horning。 It was coldawful cold。 I've got
that cold in the back of my head now。 There's a lump of it there。;
The punka´coolies had gone to sleep。 Two kerosene lamps were
blazing in the office�察 �and the perspiration poured down my face and
splashed on the blotter as I leaned forward。 Carnehan was shivering�察�and I
feared that his mind might go。 I wiped my face�察�took a fresh grip of the
piteously mangled hands�察�and said�察 �What happened after that�拭─�
The momentary shift of my eyes had broken the clear current。
;What was you pleased to say�拭─�whined Carnehan。 ;They took them
without any sound。 Not a little whisper all along the snow�察�not though the
King knocked down the first man that set hand on himnot though old
Peachey fired his last cartridge into the brown of 'em。 Not a single solitary
sound did those swines make。 They just closed up tight�察�and I tell you their
furs stunk。 There was a man called Billy Fish�察�a good friend of us all�察�and
they cut his throat�察�Sir�察�then and there�察�like a pig�察�and the King kicks up the
bloody snow and says�察�'We've had a dashed fine run for our money。 What's
coming next��' But Peachey�察 �Peachey Taliaferro�察 �I tell you�察 �Sir�察 �in
confidence as betwixt two friends�察 �he lost his head�察 �Sir。 No�察 �he didn't�察�
neither。 The King lost his head�察�so he did�察�all along o' one of those cunning
rope bridges。 Kindly let me have the paper´cutter�察 �Sir。 It tilted this way。
They marched him a mile across that snow to a rope bridge over a ravine
with a river at the bottom。 You may have seen such。 They prodded him
behind like an ox。 'Damn your eyes��' says the King。 'D' you suppose I can't
die like a gentleman��' He turns to Peachey Peachey that was crying like
a child。 'I've brought you to this�察 �Peachey��' says he。 'Brought you out of
your happy life to be killed in Kafiristan�察�where you was late Commander´
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in´Chief of the Emperor's forces。 Say you forgive me�察�Peachey。' 'I do��' says
Peachey。 'Fully and freely do I forgive you�察�Dan。' 'Shake hands�察�Peachey��'
says he。 'I'm going now。' Out he goes�察�looking neither right nor left�察�and
when he was plumb in the middle of those dizzy dancing ropes�察�'Cut you
beggars��' he shouts�察 �and they cut�察 �and old Dan fell�察 �turning round and
round and round�察�twenty thousand miles�察�for he took half an hour to fall
till he struck the water�察�and I could see his body caught on a rock with the
gold crown close beside。
;But do you know what they did to Peachey between two pine´trees�拭�
They crucified him�察�Sir�察�as Peachey's hand will show。 They used wooden
pegs for his hands and feet�察�but he didn't die。 He hung there and screamed�察�
and they took him down next day�察�and said it was a miracle that he wasn't
dead。 They took him downpoor old Peachey that hadn't done them any
harmthat hadn't done them any;
He rocked to and fro and wept bitterly�察�wiping his eyes with the back
of his scarred hands and moaning like a child for some ten minutes。
;They was cruel enough to feed him up in the temple�察 �because they
said he was more of a God than old Daniel that was a man。 Then they
turned him out on the snow�察�and told him to go home�察�and Peachey came
home in about a year�察 �begging along the roads quite safe�察 �for Daniel
Dravot he walked before and said�察�'Come along�察�Peachey。 It's a big thing
we're doing。' The mountains they danced at night�察�and the mountains they
tried to fall on Peachey's head�察�but Dan he held up his hand�察�and Peachey
came along bent double。 He never let go of Dan's hand�察�and he never let
go of Dan's head。 They gave it to him as a present in the temple�察�to remind
him not to come again�察�and though the crown was pure gold and Peachey
was starving�察�never would Peachey sell the same。 You know Dravot�察�Sir� �
You knew Right Worshipful Brother Dravot� �Look at him now� ─�
He fumbled in the mass of rags round his bent waist�察 �brought out a
black horsehair bag embroidered with silver thread�察�and shook therefrom
on to my tablethe dried�察�withered head of Daniel Dravot� �The morning
sun�察�that had long been paling the lamps�察�struck the red beard and blind
sunken eyes�察 �struck�察 �too�察 �a heavy circlet of gold studded with raw
turquoises�察�that Carnehan placed tenderly on the battered temples。
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;You be'old now�察─�said Carnehan�察 �the Emperor in his 'abit as he lived
the King of Kafiristan with his crown upon his head。 Poor old Daniel
that was a monarch once� ─�
I shuddered�察 �for�察 �in spite of defacements manifold�察 �I recognised the
head of the man of Marwar Junction。 Carnehan rose to go。 I attempted to
stop him。 He was not fit to walk abroad。 ;Let me take away the whisky�察�
and give me a little money�察─�he gasped。 ;I was a King once。 I'll go to the
Deputy Commissioner and ask to set in the Poorhouse till I get my health。
No�察�thank you�察�I can't wait till you get a carriage for me。 I've urgent private
affairsin the southat Marwar。;
He shambled out of the office and departed in the
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