The Lion Killer (The Dark Continent Chronicles)
“Just before sundown, Rigby pulled off the road and crawled under his truck to sleep. He covered himself with Sam's woolen blanket and dozed off. He closed his eyes and remembered the day he met Sam. It was at the Selous Scout Regimental recruiting headquarters in Salisbury. An officer sitting behind a desk addressed Sam. I was next in line.“So, Mr. Mabota, you want to join the Selous Scouts? You do know only one man in ten finishes the course. Yet you still wish to volunteer?”
“Yes, sah, very m...uch so, sah,” Sam answered, clicking his heels together.
The officer circled around Sam, examining him. “Africans never show their age like the rest of us mortals. It says here you think you're about forty. A bit old for this kind of duty, wouldn't you agree?”
“Sah, does it say there I finished number one in my class?”
“Yes, quite right, Mr. Mabota,” he said, twirling a tip of his mustache. “Because of your basic training record, I'm inclined to approve your selection. Your application is accepted.MoreLess
“Yes, sah, very m...uch so, sah,” Sam answered, clicking his heels together.
The officer circled around Sam, examining him. “Africans never show their age like the rest of us mortals. It says here you think you're about forty. A bit old for this kind of duty, wouldn't you agree?”
“Sah, does it say there I finished number one in my class?”
“Yes, quite right, Mr. Mabota,” he said, twirling a tip of his mustache. “Because of your basic training record, I'm inclined to approve your selection. Your application is accepted.MoreLess
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