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    gentlen,iogoforasoldierheshalled

    attruly.itisanoldproverbandatrueone,allisnoldthatglisters.ialadhouseis.”

    allthatdaytheserjeantandtheyoungsoldierrchedtogether;

    andtheforr,any

    eainingstoriesofhiscaaigns,thoughiyhehad

    neverdeany;forheeintotheservid

    had,byhisoselfhhis

    offiselftoahalberd;chieflyindeedby

    hisritinrecruiting,inostexcellentlywell

    skilled.

    chrthaivitypassedangthesoldiersduringtheir

    ranyoccurrehathadpassedattheirlast

    quarterseered,andeveryone,,de

    jokeshepleasedonhisofficers,soofhearser

    kind,andverynearbonsdal.thisbroughttoour

    heroesongthegreeksand

    rons,ofindulging,onnoccasions,the

    libertytoslaves,ofusinganunntrouledfreedofspeech

    toasters.

    ourlittlear,paniesoffoot,were

    notheplaceheyohaltthatevening.the

    serjeantthenacquaintedhislieutenant,nding

    officer,thattheyhadpickeduptarch,

    oneofanaseverhesaeaningthe

    tippler,forthathe,ioned,and

    stronglylied;aheraningjoneswoulddowellenough

    fortherearrank.

    theneheofficer,whohaving

    exahesixfeetn,hebeingfirstproduced,extto

    surveyjothefirstsightof,thelieutenantuldnot

    helpshoesurprize;forbesidesthathewasverywelldressed,

    andarkableairofdignityinhis

    look,ongthevulgar,andisi

    inseparablyahefeaturesoftheirsuperiors.

    ”sir,”saidthelieutenant,”serjeantinfordthatyouare

    desirousofenlistinginthepanyihaveatpresentunder

    nd;ifso,sir,anwho

    prosestodosinit.”

    jonesaionedanythingofenlisting

    hielf;thatheostzealouslyattachedtothegloriouscausefor

    heyofight,andwasverydesirousas

    avolunteer;”ncludingeplintstothelieutenant,

    andexpressingthegreatsatisfaheshouldhaveinbeingunder

    hisnd.

    thelieutenauedhiscivility,ndedhisresolution,

    shookhiythehand,andinvitedhiodineselfandthe

    restoftheofficers.

    chapter12

    theadventureofapanyofofficers

    thelieutenaiohepregchapter,and

    hisparty,yyearsofage.hehad

    enteredveryyoungintothear,andhadservedinthecapacityofan

    ensignatthebattleoftannieres;herehehadreceivedtwowounds,

    andhadsoself,thathehedukeof

    rlbhadvandiatelyafterthat

    battle.

    inthisssionhehadntinuedeversince,viz.,nearforty

    years;duringehehadseenvastnuerspreferredoverhis

    head,andhadnoortifiandedbyboys,whose

    fatherseredintotheservice.

    norhisillsuccessinhisprofessionsolelyoohis

    havingnofriendsangtheninpoisfortuo

    incurthedispleasureofhislonel,anyyearsntinued

    inthendofthisregint.nordidheoplacable

    illanborehioanyordeficyasan

    offiself;butsolelytothe

    indiscretionofhisan,andwho,

    thoughshearkablyfondofherhusband,purchase

    hispreferntattheexpenseofcertainfavourshelonel

    requiredofher.

    thepoorlieutenantorepeculiarlyunhappyinthis,that

    ityofhislonel,heher

    kneany;forheuldnot

    suspeillnsciousofgivingany

    cause;andhisherhusbandsniceregardtohis

    hhthaveoccasioentedherselfhpreservingher

    virtuephsofher.

    thisunfortunateoffiaybecalledhad

    nygoodqualitiesbesideshisritinhisprofession;forhewas

    areligious,ho,goodnaturedn;andhadbehavedsowellin

    hisnd,thatheedandbelovednotonlybythe

    soldiersofhisopany,butbytheent.

    theotherofficersarchedenant,

    offraethiso

    notlongenoughinenglandtoleaours,sothathereallyspokeno

    languageatall,anduldbarelykehielfuoodonthe

    stordinaryoccasions.therehvery

    youngfellohadbeenbredunderanattoey,andthe

    otheransbutler.

    assoonasdihepanyofthe

    rrintongthesoldiersupontheirrch;”and

    yet,”sayshe,”nothstandingalltheirvociferation,idareswear

    theyorelikegresthantrojahe

    ene.””gresandtrojans”saysoheensigns,”he

    devilaretheyihaveheardofallthetroopsineurope,butneverof

    anysuchasthese.”

    ”doendtnoranr.northerton,”

    saidthehylieutenant.”isupposeyouhaveheardofthegreeks

    andtrojans,thoughperhapsyouneverreadpopeshor;who,i

    reer,noanntionsit,parestherchofthe

    trojanstotheendsthesilence

    ofthegreyhonourthereisgreatjustithe

    cadetsobservation.”

    ”begar,reerdeere

    avereadthetsadaaciere,desgreek,des

    trojan,deyfightforvonanouy,ouy,avereadalldat.”

    ”dnhoyheart,”saysnortherton;”ihavetherks

    ofhin

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