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Back on the rope ladder, Uncle Joseph eyed Bob Holland critically. All the tan had gone from the young man's cheeks, his face was puffy and pale, and he showed an unhealthy fatness. A dull sullenness was upon him.
"You are not the pert young soldier you were," said Flatman with a grin.