She turned her head eagerly.

A troop of soldiers were approaching along the _plage_.
Sheer fun flashed into the girl's face.

With a sudden swoop she caught up the lazy Cinders.
"Now you are not to say anything," she cautioned him.

"Only when I tell you, you are to salute.

And mind you do it properly!" Cinders licked the animated face so near his own.