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The cook sain had to li pace still kept Wladek trotting The soldier came to a brisk halt outside a door that Whidek nearly ran into

’Look where you’re going, ave a short rap - rap on the door

’Come,’ said a voice

The corporal opened the door and saluted ’The Polish boy, sir, as you requestecl, scrubbed and fed!

’Thank you, Corporal Perhaps you would be kind enough to ask Mr Grant to join us!

Edward Prendergast looked up fro and continued to work at so at hienerals and adain, this tilishman he remembered fro us, Harry Do have a seat, old boy

Mr Prendergast turned to Wladek ’Now, , with no exaggerations, only the truth

Do you understand?’

’Yes, sir’

Wladek started his story with his days in Poland It took hilish words It was apparent frolishmen that they were at first incredulous They occasionally stopped hi to each other at his answers After an hour of talking Wladek’s life history had reached the office of His Britannic Majesty’s second consul to Turkey

’I think, Harry,’ said the second consul, ’it is our duty to infor Koskiewicz over to them as I feel in the circureed,’ said the man called Harry ’You know, my boy, you had a narrow escape in the ious lahich provides for cutting off a hand for the theft was officially abandoned in theory year - , ago In fact it is a crime under the Ottoman Penal Code to inflict such a punishment Nevertheless, in practice the barbarians still continue to carry it out’ He shrugged

’Why noton to his wrist

’I told them they could cut off all the Moslelishast interjected