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You 're here to ask some new indulgence , I suppose . Want to stay in town over night and fritter away your money and the time the government pays for . No , sir ; you ca n't have my consent . You will be back in camp at twelve o'clock , and stop and report your return to the officer-of-the-guard , so that I may know the hour you come in . Who 's officer-of-the-guard to-night , Mr. Gordon ? '' `` Mr. Brooke , sir . '' `` Mr. Brooke !