"Cristo! You have had hard work of it."
"You may say so without any risk of telling an untruth; for, on the word of a hunter, I never had such a tough job."
"You are a hunter?"
"At your service."
"A fine profession," the soldier said with a sigh; "I have been one too."
"And you regret it?"
"Daily."
"I can understand that. Once a man has tasted the joys of desert life, he always wishes to return to it."
"Alas, that is true."
"Why did you give it up then, since you liked it so much?"