You will obey him, in all respects, as if he had hired you in his service, and, should he arrive at any situation of danger or difficulty, I trust that you will not be found wanting." The man had looked closely at Charlie.
"I will do my best, sir, and I doubt not that the gentleman's service will suit me.

He has the look of one who would be kind to his servants." "Wait at the outside door," the count said.

"Captain Carstairs will speak to you as he leaves." The man bowed and went out, and the count then said, with a smile at the look of surprise on Charlie's face: "It was not a slip of the tongue.

Here is a commission, signed by his majesty, appointing you to the rank of captain, as he has long considered that you had well won your promotion, by your suggestion which enabled him to cross the Dwina without loss; but he thought there would be a difficulty in placing you over the heads of so many officers senior to yourself.

This inconvenience no longer exists, now that you have what may be considered a staff appointment, and the rank may, moreover, add to your weight and influence in your interviews with persons at Warsaw.
"You will need money.