human
I'm owin' Ninety-four so much, Mr. Davis, that it'll be terrible if I don't get an appointment after all, an' it wouldn't----
gpt
You can stop right where you are. This here uniform that Jerry is fetching ain't charged up against you, nor it never will be. We reckon on having the right to give a present the day you graduate, and if it'll make you feel half as good to wear it as it will us to see you in it, we'll be a mighty jolly crowd to-morrow.
human
Why there's a helmet, an' you've had brass buttons put on the coat, Mr. Davis!
gpt
Sure; the helmet belongs to the clothes, and on every button you'll see the letters 'N. Y. F. D.'
human
But only one who was really in the Department could wear them.
gpt
I reckon you can tackle that kind of a job to-morrow, and if it so be that you get thrown out because of not being up in the drill, it won't take long to cut them off.
human
Oh, if I should fail!
gpt
You will for a fact, if you get nervous over it. A clear head, forgetfulness of everything but the drill, and Ninety-four's kid will have an appointment, or the promise of one, before this time to-morrow night.