"Yes, sir. Shot by a rebel."
"And Mr. Sarde is a good officer?"
"Hero of Carlton!"
"And at Duck Lake fight you misunderstood Mr. Sarde's order to turn back after wounded men, eh?"
"Yes, sir."
"So long as you're left alone you don't bring any charges, and so long as you behave he brings no charges, eh?"
"Please tell him, sir, that I think he's a disgrace to the force, and I'll get him pitched out if I can. But it won't be by any dirty trick or by giving the outfit away."
"What makes you hate him, lad?"
"Instinct. He's poison."
"Why?"