An hour will be enough for me; so I will come back to the company, and you can slip away and stop there till it's over." "Thank you very much," Desmond said gratefully.
"And look here, Desmond.

You had better arrange with your man to leave your undress uniform out; so that when you get back from the ball you can slip into it and have the other packed up.

That's what I am going to do.

I can't afford to have my best uniform spoiled by having to sleep in it in the mud.

A captain's pay doesn't run to such extravagance as that." "What will be done with the baggage if we have to march ?" "Oh, I don't suppose we shall march to-night.