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Show 122 THE STREET. THEY MEET NICE YOUNG WOMEN EVERYWHERE. WHY JUST NOW, ONE OF OUR SERGEANTS - " "I wondsr," said Sid, "if the Colonel would like a drink." "FINE GIRL," said Bain, ignoring, "JAPANESE NATIONAL. WHO WOULD HE MEET IN KYOTO?" "I believe," Yosh Asano added, "I've got some bourbon." "NOW ALL THEY NEED'S APPROVAL. CAN'T IMAGINE IT WON'T COME THROUGH. THE ARMY CAN BE STUPID, BUT SURELY " "Or Scotch," said Hal Parker. "The Major keeps a bottle." "Thank you," said the Colonel. "I never drink before five. Now, Captain Bryce - " and ha tipped his head toward the door. The imminent dispersal of his audience began to sink in, and Bain looked about. "DON'T, AH, SEE THE ENGINEERS OFTEN, DO WE?" he asksd Sid. "SIX THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME, BUT WE NEVER GET TOGETHER." The Colonel nodded curtly, and Bain's speech petered out. "MUST RE A REASON." The reason, an observer might decide, had some connection with the Colonel's thin sardonic smile, growing bleakar as tha window was darkened by a particularly ominous cloud. |