The good old days of the Empire

[rebbonk]

At one of the better clubs in London, a young man comes up to an older one and says, "Excuse me, sir, but I'm told you were with the India Regiments during the great days of the British Empire. I've always been fascinated by that period. Would you mind chatting with me about it for a bit?"

The older man huffs a bit and replies, "Really damned decent of at least some of you youngsters to take in interest in what we old duffers have to say. What would you like to know?"

"Well, sir, perhaps you could tell me the most exciting thing that ever happened to you."

"The most exciting thing, eh. I suppose that would be the time I got separated from my regiment in the Khyber Pass and had to go on foot in search of them. About the third day, I came around a bend in the trail to come face to face at close range with huge tiger. Just as I saw him, he reared on his hind legs and went 'RROWWWR!!' By Jove, I fouled my britches!"

"I would too, sir, if I were suddenly faced by a tiger like that."

Spoiler:

"No, no. Not then, just now when I went RROWWWR!"