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Show 164 the guy that almost ruined it. What happened to him?" "Reprimanded." "Wasn't he up for promotion?" "His papers were recalled." The conversation threatened to die, Louisa looked about for Sid; Mike gqzed about distracted. In a moment - - Sid was talking with the Major - - Louise turned back politely. "How are the Engineers?" Mrs Bryce chuckled. "The Smead business stirred 'em up. When they took the pretties out of his house, he got a case of the glums, and the Colonel's nose got sharp. As for Dinah, she's never happy with anything. The officers, the school, the house," "Their house is very pleasant." "It was. But the storm sprung it. All the walls opened; when the fridge comes on in the kitchen you can't hear in the dining-room. Have yo^ seen their toilet?" "Not lately." "Bad enough before, with the, you know, crosswise. You're jammed against the wall, and once Dinah got a splinter in her knee." Mrs Bryce chuckled again. "There's a crack you can see through; when the window blows, your. ... cheeks get rosy." "Surely they can do something. He's a colonel." |