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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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