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  • I never suspected him of having a sense of humor until one day, at the end of our stay in Cuba, as he was sitting in the Adjutant's tent working over the returns, there turned up a trooper of the First who had been acting as barber.

    The Rough Riders Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 1992

  • He recognised the Adjutant's voice on the set, demanding, 'Send your location'.

    Operation Sea Lion Cox, Richard 1974

  • Such a demonstration entailed, as might be expected, an enormous amount of work, but the Adjutant's skill in enlisting co-workers and enthusing them with her own desire, succeeded in making them toil till midnight with delight.

    The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter

  • A slim young orderly came out of the Adjutant's office onto the terrace and looked about.

    Shelled by an Unseen Foe James Fiske

  • The details of that long night remained clear in the Adjutant's memory.

    The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter

  • Amongst the sinners in those terrible places, where respectable people and officers of the law are unsafe, the Adjutant's figure and face were most familiar.

    The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter

  • The Colonel is incensed at the Major and me, because of the Adjutant's promotion.

    The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer John Beatty

  • As soon as he could get out of the mess, he hurried down past the Adjutant's office, and hastily framing an errand, went in.

    Shelled by an Unseen Foe James Fiske

  • He agrees with Wilson's horse very well, but seems to think it his duty to exercise a sort of paternal care over him; and so on all occasions when possible he takes the reins of Wilson's bridle between his teeth and holds it tightly, as if determined that the speed of the Adjutant's horse should be regulated by his own.

    The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer John Beatty

  • Dr. Garfield Carse, of Sunderland, became a soldier of the Sunderland corps, and entered upon his medical career there, during the Adjutant's term.

    The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter

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