Byl to krásný, dobře vyzbrojený prapor, a zvláště důstojníci se svými kníry, bradkami a snědými tvářemi, z nichž vyzařovala vážnost a nadšení, vypadali jako praví myslící lidojedi.
It was a splendid, well-armed battalion and the officers especially, with their turned-up moustaches and their tanned faces full of seriousness and enthusiasm, really did look like man-eaters endowed with reason. Fortunately, they were not so dangerous, as we were to become more and more aware.