human
De lieutenant always uses dis, suh, said he, lifting first one paper, then another, searching under each.
gpt
Don't seem to be yer now, suh. You've seen it, dough, captain,--dat cross-handled dagger wid de straight blade.
human
Yes, I know. Where is it? asked Cram.
gpt
That'll do.
human
Well, then, Mr. Waring probably took a knife, after all.
gpt
No, suh, I don't t'ink so. I never knowed him to use it befo' away from de room.
human
Anybody else been here?
gpt
Oh, dey was all in yer, suh, dis arternoon, but Mr. Doyle he was sent for, suh, and had to go.
human
Hello, Waring! he began.
gpt
Oh, it's you, is it, captain? Isn't Waring back? I saw the light, and came up to chin with him a moment. Beastly night, isn't it?
human
Waring isn't back yet. I look for him by the eleven-thirty car,
gpt
Why, that's in. No Waring there, but half a dozen poor devils, half drowned and half drunk, more'n half drunk, one of your men among 'em. We had to put him into the guard-house to keep him from murdering Dawson, the head-quarters clerk. There's been some kind of a row.
human
Sorry to hear that. Who is the man?
gpt
Kane. He said Dawson was lying about his officer and he wouldn't stand it.
human
Kane! exclaimed Cram, rising.
gpt
Why, he's one of our best. I never heard of his being riotous before.
human
He's riotous enough to-night. He wanted to lick all six of our fellows, and if I hadn't got there when I did they would probably have kicked him into a pulp. All were drunk; Kane, too, I should say; and as for Dawson, he was just limp.
gpt
Would you mind going down and letting me talk with Kane a moment? I never knew him to be troublesome before, though he sometimes drank a little. He was on pass this evening.
human
Well, it's raining cats and dogs, captain, but come along. If you can stand it I can.