I have been a noncombatant all my life, but if I can shoot a tiger on the spring I fancy I can hit a Sepoy.

By Jove, Bathurst, that juggler's picture you told me of is likely to come true after all!" "I wish to Heaven it was!" Bathurst said gloomily; "I could look without dread at whatever is coming as far as I am concerned, if I could believe it possible that I should be fighting as I saw myself there." "Pooh, nonsense, lad!" the Doctor said.

"Knowing what I know of you, I have no doubt that, though you may feel nervous at first, you will get over it in time." Bathurst shook his head.

"I know myself too well, Doctor, to indulge in any such hopes.

Now you see we are going out tiger hunting.