杰瑞发布于2025-05-13
What do you want this time?- We want to ask you a favour.- Another favour?Calm down, we've never taken advantage of a fellow in the craft.We don't want money, just a little time a look at a book or two, a study of your maps.We'll take a drink, but if not, we won't mind.Peachy is as sober as I am.It's important you have no doubts.So we'll take one of your cigars apiece, and you shall watch us light up.And now, sir let me introduce you to Brother Peachy Carnehan, which is him and Brother Daniel Dravot, which is I.The less said about our jobs, the better. We've been most things.We've been all over India. We know her cities, jungles, jails and passes.We have decided she isn't big enough for us.The commissioner said that.We're going to another place where a man isn't crowded and can come into his own.We're not little men, so we're going away to be kings.- Kings of Kafiristan.- Oh, Kafiristan.We hear they have two and 30 idols there. So we'll be the 33rd and 34th.It's a place of warring tribes, meaning a land of opportunity for such who can train and lead men in battle.We'll go there and say to any chief we find: "Want to vanquish your foes?"He'll say, "Of course, do it."We'll fight for him, make him king and then subvert him.We'll seize his royal throne and loot the country.How's that for a plan?