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General Dreedle

           MajordeCoverleywasasgreatamysterytohimashewastoMajorMajorandtoeveryoneelsewhoevertooknoticeofhim.ColonelCathcarthadnoideawhethertolookuporlookdowninhisattitudetowardMajordeCoverley.MajordeCoverleywasonlyamajor,eventhoughhewasagesolderthanColonelCathcart;atthesametime,somanyotherpeopletreatedMajordeCoverleywithsuchprofoundandfearfulvenerationthatColonelCathcarthadahunchtheymightknowsomething.Major–deCoverleywasanominous,incomprehensiblepresencewhokepthimconstantlyonedgeandofwhomevenColonelKorntendedtobewary.Everyonewasafraidofhim,andnooneknewwhy.NooneevenknewMajordeCoverley’sfirstname,becausenoonehadeverhadthetemeritytoaskhim.ColonelCathcartknewthatMajordeCoverleywasawayandherejoicedinhisabsenceuntilitoccurredtohimthatMajordeCoverleymightbeawaysomewhereconspiringagainsthim,andthenhewishedthatMajordeCoverleywerebackinhissquadronwherehebelongedsothathecouldbewatched.

           InalittlewhileColonelCathcart’sarchesbegantoachefrompacingbackandforthsomuch.Hesatdownbehindhisdeskagainandresolvedtoembarkuponamatureandsystematicevaluationoftheentiremilitarysituation.Withthebusinesslikeairofamanwhoknowshowtogetthingsdone,hefoundalargewhitepad,drewastraightlinedownthemiddleandcrosseditnearthetop,dividingthepageintotwoblankcolumnsofequalwidth.

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