Soldier of the Queen (2012)
“You look arter them and they’ll look arter you.’ Listening to the sergeant, Colby allowed himself a faint smile.
‘Gentle as doves, they are,’ the sergeant was saying, and the new recruits listened with their jaws open, their eyes wide.
‘Know the drill better’n I do,’ the sergeant continued, slapping at a sleek rump. ‘It’ll be your job to groom ’em, wisp ’em and make their coats shine like a shilling up a sweep’s arse. Ain’t that so, sir?’ Spotting Colby standing by the door, he turned t...o him for confirmation.
Colby nodded vigorously. ‘Oh, indeed, Sergeant. That it is.’ ‘You’ll bed ’em down on nice soft straw,’ the sergeant went on, ‘fill their guts with good oats, linseed, bran mash and ’ay, and lead ’em to water and let ’em piss it off.’ Then one day, when you aren’t looking, Colby thought dryly, one of the bastards’ll lash out with both his hinds and kick your brains out.MoreLess
‘Gentle as doves, they are,’ the sergeant was saying, and the new recruits listened with their jaws open, their eyes wide.
‘Know the drill better’n I do,’ the sergeant continued, slapping at a sleek rump. ‘It’ll be your job to groom ’em, wisp ’em and make their coats shine like a shilling up a sweep’s arse. Ain’t that so, sir?’ Spotting Colby standing by the door, he turned t...o him for confirmation.
Colby nodded vigorously. ‘Oh, indeed, Sergeant. That it is.’ ‘You’ll bed ’em down on nice soft straw,’ the sergeant went on, ‘fill their guts with good oats, linseed, bran mash and ’ay, and lead ’em to water and let ’em piss it off.’ Then one day, when you aren’t looking, Colby thought dryly, one of the bastards’ll lash out with both his hinds and kick your brains out.MoreLess
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