"And then, old fellow, he gives him one in the teeth with the butt end of his gun..." a soldier whose greatcoat was well tucked up said gaily, with a wide swing of his arm.

"Yes, the ham was just delicious..." answered another with a loud laugh.

And they, too, passed on, so that Nesvitski did not learn who had been struck on the teeth, or what the ham had to do with it.