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I said, an elder soldier, not a better: Did I say “better”?
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker claims only greater age and seniority as a soldier, not greater merit, then turns to ask whether they ever used the word 'better'. The question sounds like a pointed retreat that still keeps the sting of the earlier comparison, wrapping a point about rank in feigned innocence.
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