"Let me get my breath; you are suffocating me with your hugs. Where are they?"
"The Austrians?"
"Heavens! Whom do you suppose I'm talking about? I came up here for the express purpose of getting even with them!"
"They are a long distance away, Captain. We must transport our artillery up to Mount X [censor]; there we'll go for them."
"And have you got the filovia [aerial railway] in working order for that purpose?"
"Yes, indeed! They have been working on it for three days."
"And the company?"
"They are intrenched in the hut on Mount X with the battalion."
"It will take four good hours to get there."
"Even more, Captain."