Would n't mind popping at some of those bloodthirsty blackguards myself . Had to dodge and keep quiet after it , I suppose . ' ` Pretty quiet for a long spell . ' ` Got off all right in the end , and headed for your mines and did that jolly brave thing . Now , I call that decidedly interesting and capital . I 'm glad to know it ; but I wo n't blab . ' ` Mind you do n't . Look here . Ted , if you 'd killed a man , would it trouble you -- a bad one , I mean ? ' The lad opened his mouth to say , ` Not a bit , ' but checked that answer as if something in Dan 's face made him change his mind . ` Well , if it was my duty in war or self-defence , I suppose I should n't ; but if I 'd pitched into him in a rage , I guess I should be very sorry . Should n't wonder if he sort of haunted me , and remorse gnawed me as it did Aram and those fellows . You do n't mind , do you ? It was a fair fight , was n't it ? ' ` Yes , I was in the right ; but I wish I 'd been out of it . Women do n't see it that way , and look horrified at such things . Makes it hard ; but it do n't matter . ' ` Do n't tell 'em ; then they ca n't worry , ' said Ted , with the nod of one versed in the management of the sex . ` Do n't intend to . Mind you keep your notions to yourself , for some of 'em are wide of the mark .
Now you may read if you like ' ; and there the talk ended ; but XXXXX took great comfort in it , and looked as wise as an owl afterwards .
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