The Beast Must Die

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The Beast Must Die
Nicholas Blake
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Genres: Fiction
Engaged me in a long controversy about the heroic couplet. An admirable man. Why is it that all generals are intelligent, kindly, charming and knowledgeable, whereas colonels are invariably bores and majors for the most part unspeakable? A subject ‘Mass Observation’ might investigate.
Told the General I’d be going off for a long holiday fairly soon. Couldn’t stand the way this place reminded me of Martie. He gave me an exceedingly sharp glance out of his guileless old blue eyes and said: ‘Not going to do anything foolish, I hope?’ ‘Foolish?’ I repeated stupidly. For a moment I thought he must have somehow read my secret. It sounded like an accusation, almost.
‘Mm,’ he said. ‘Take to drink. Women. Pleasure cruises. Shooting grizzlies. Silly nonsense, all that. Work’s the only cure, take my word for it.’ I was so relieved this was all he meant that I was seized by a rush of affection for the old man – wanted to confess something to him, to reward him for not having found out my secret a
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