The younger one was an army surgeon, while the one who spoke to Stas, Captain Glenn, had an order from his government to proceed from Cairo, via Suez, to Mombasa and assume the government of the entire region adjoining that port and extending as far as the unknown Samburu country.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
And the surgeon was really delighted.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
"I'll be the surgeon," said the Captain, addressing himself to the task with more of skill than might be expected.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever