adjutant

I begged of the adjutant to let me go off along the ridge on my own to see if I could find any trace.

"It is here," said the Adjutant, squinting over his beak at his full pouch.

Having parted from this pretty specimen of my new regiment, I inquired for the adjutant's quarters, which were pointed out to me.

"I will see what can be done," said the adjutant, touched by the despair depicted on the pale face of the poor lady.