I might say that I am a relation of his, and am very anxious to take his place." "You could take his place in the ranks under his name." "That would certainly be a good plan, if it could be carried out.

I should only be asked a few questions by the sepoys of my company.
It would seem to them natural that I should take my cousin's place; and that, as the regiment was moving, and there was no time to teach me drill, I should be expected to pick up what I could on the way.

But indeed, I have watched the regiment so often that I think I know all the commands and movements, and could go through them without hesitation.

Besides, there won't be much drilling on the march.

There will probably be a good deal of skirmishing, and perhaps some rough fighting." "But if you were to be killed, sahib, what then ?" "I don't mean to be killed if I can help it," Lisle said; "but if I am, I shall be buried as one of the sepoys.