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Show 135 Insubordination, by God!" And in this woeful condition - rsd with clay, black with loam and wrath -- hs appsared at the meeting. Fury poured forth. It was contagiously righteous: his anger ran from officer to officer, and within a moment svsn ths Colonsl was kindled. Which is why the Major, arriving at two, was met by a posse of Engineers, fronted by the Colonel and backed by dour lieutenants. It was dripping, though not pouring, as Sid and Michio drove to the station. Sid sat with his back to the road, letting the drops burst against his trenchcoat, holding one foot askew to avoid a puddle in the bottom of the jeep. Rounding the corner they saw two Engineer vehicles at the curb. "Ooh," said Michio. "Staff car. Staff car very comfortable. Very dry." "I know," said Sid, shifting again to avoid the puddle. "Staff car has power," said Michio, whose short experience with the army had reorganized his values. "Much power. Big car, big officer." "Up to a point, Lord Copper." "Sir?" And receiving no answer, Michio wsnt on. "Officsr with jssp tslls, you do. Officsr with staff-car tells, you do fast. That's what Oji people think" "That's what America people think too," Sid murmured. "The |