"Hear! hear!" Captain Fenton ejaculated.
"Would they have you back at Sandhurst, Bob?" asked his uncle.
"No need for that," exclaimed the Major. "The Chief will give him a commission in the Indian army straight away when I've had a talk with him."
"Will that suit you, Bob?"
"I couldn't wish for anything more splendid," said Bob, flushing with pleasure.
"That's settled then. And you, Lawrence?"
"The same for him, of course," said the Major.
"It's uncommonly good of you," said Lawrence, "but--well, I'm not cut out for a soldier."
"Rubbish, sir. I wish all my subalterns were like you."
"What's your notion then?" asked Mr. Appleton.