He was trapped inside the sealed treasure chamber where he was soon consumed by a swarm of chittering flesh-eating scarabs as his torch extinguished.There, a cool-headed Spade talks with plainclothes Police Sergeant Tom Polhaus (Ward Bond), who shows him the location of Miles"" body sprawled near some rocks and the murder weapon.His heart was filled with longing as he watched it drift off.Something must""ve told him that we""d never live these days of happiness again, that they were gone forever.He quotes Samuel Johnson""s words: "Patriotism...is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Mireau hreatens that Dax will be relieved of his command if he doesn""t agree to the attack.Although he is tired, Dax concedes to the plan o stay close to his men and to follow military orders: "If any soldiers in the world can take it, we""ll take the Ant Hill.Joe: Now, Cass, take it easy.Cass: You heard it.At twenty-eight years old.You think you can come up here, and pull this kind of crap up here! Well, you""re out of your mind!Ignorant of the ways of street hustling and compassionate o her, he displays all the bills in his wallet.