"Have you heard what de Mylcandonai's up to now?"
"The big to-do over that Major in his former regiment?
Ridiculous, squashing initiative like that."
"Well, now he's all upset about *another* Major in the DG.
Advising a General not to take him as an Aide because he hadn't kissed
enough horse's ass yet."
"Hmmph. An Inspector-General should be worrying about Colonels
and Brigadiers, not Captains and Majors. First time I've seen a Lt.
General aspire to be a Colonel."
"Well, if du Pain gets his head taken off by a cannonball, you
can bet de Mylcandonai will claim that he didn't really feel that way at
all. Where's that blasted waiter, I'm dry."
