Bathurst was greeted heartily by the Major and Wilson as soon as he was recognized.
"I am awfully glad to see you back," Wilson said, shaking him warmly by the hand.

"I wish I could have gone with you.

Two together does not seem so bad, but I should not like to start out by myself as you did." There was a hearty cordiality in the young fellow's voice that was very pleasant to Bathurst.
"We have all our gifts, as Hawkeye used to say, as I have no doubt you remember, Wilson.

Such gifts as I have lay in the way of solitary work, I fancy." "Now, light a cheroot, Bathurst," the Major said, "and drink off this tumbler of brandy and soda, and then let us hear your story." "The story is simple enough, Major.

I got through without difficulty.
The sentries are some distance apart round the garden wall.