There is no special duty you can give me at present ?" "Yes, there is.

You are in some respects the most disengaged man in the station, and can come and go without attracting any attention.

I propose, therefore, that you shall take charge of the arrangement of matters in the courthouse.

I think that it will be an advantage if you move from your tent in there at once.

There is plenty of room for us all: No one can say at what time there may be trouble with the Sepoys, and it would be a great advantage to have someone in the courthouse who could take the lead if the women, with the servants and so on, come flocking in while we were still absent on the parade ground.