Tenth : look at p 332 of the Penguin 20th century classics (notes) of The
Day's Work, as edited by Constantine Phipps : the
Tenth was a regiment of Hussards who for some reason did not dance ; having
told so their lady guest, she answered "Then the Tenth don't take supper
either".
MXR
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De : Jeffery D. Lewins <[log in to unmask]>
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Envoyé : lundi 13 décembre 1999 20:44
Objet : The Brushwood Boy
> Correspondence here and in the latest Kipling Journal (Dec 99) about the
> Brishwood Boy leads to a comment and a question or two.
>
> The mawkishness of the Mother questioning her son about his 'virginity'.
> Yes it is mawkish and many find it a weakness of the story. But can we not
> allow that Kipling knew what he was doing? I suggest that the follow up
> "and said something to her husband later, at which he laughed profane and
> incredulous laughs." points up Kipling's ready awareness of the effect he
> achieved and sugests to me that it was deliberate.
>
> And the questions I am too idle to look up in a military history. Who were
> the Tenth (of foot presumably?) that they did not dance? And is a Tent
Club
> associated with tent peg sticking?
>
> Jeffery Lewins
>
> from Jeffery Lewins
> Magdalene College &
> Engineering Department
> Cambridge CB3 0AG UK
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