Even without that, the fact that he enlisted to go through the campaign, and took his share with the troops both in their fighting and their hardships, would show that he really deserved a commission; even putting aside the fact of his father's death.

It would be a thousand pities if such a promising young fellow should have to waste the next three years of his life, cramming up classics and mathematics.

It would be like putting a young thoroughbred into a cart." "That is so," the colonel said; "but there is no answering for the War Office, or saying what view they may take of any given subject.
However, if we get first to Chitral, as I feel sure we shall do, I suppose I shall be in high favour; and they won't like to refuse so small a request, backed as it is by the facts of the case." At half-past five the force marched into Mastuj, and found the garrison comfortably settled there, and well fed.

The fort was a square building, with a tower at each corner and at the gateway.
Late in the evening the baggage came in.

The enemy had made no serious attack upon the place; and Moberley, who was in command, had even been able to send a force to Buni, whence they brought off Jones and the survivors of Ross's force.
The next day a fatigue party were sent out to destroy the enemy's sangars and, on the same day, the remaining half of the Pioneers came up.