"Sahib, I was with Lord Lake's army."
"Then, that's the very reason that you ought not to be here."
"But our present Colonel, Sahib, was with Lord Lake."
"And I wish he was with Lord Lake now!"
"I shall report this, Sahib."
"Very well. Do!"
Whereupon the old officer left the tent, and the Lieutenant assured me that the Colonel, who was as imbecile as the Soubahdar, would cause the matter to be investigated, and that he, the Lieutenant, would, to a certainty, receive a severe reprimand.
"For what?" I asked.
"For not having made arrangements for the safe conveyance of the baggage, and for having treated with a want of courtesy a native commissioned officer of the regiment. I need scarcely say, that this reprimand will not in any way interfere with my night's rest."
"But, the complainant will forget it," said I, "before he gets back to the regiment."