20/22 "But at all events there's no need for respect. Why should one respect those who take and do not give ?" As he asked himself the question, there came a roar from the audience. The soldier was standing, but he was stooping and the fingers of one hand touched the boards. Over against the soldier the man from Singapore stood waiting with steady eyes, and behind the ropes Colonel Joe was counting in a loud voice: "One, two, three, four." Shere Ali's eyes lit up. |