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ty
gentlen,indeed,togoforasoldierheshalled
attrulyitisanoldproverbandatrueone,allisnot
goldthatglistersialadhouseis”
allthatdaytheserjeantandtheyoungsoldierrchedtogether;
andtheforr,any
entertainingstoriesofhiscaaigns,thoughinrealityhehad
neverdeany;forheeintotheservice,and
had,byhisoselfhhis
offiselftoahalberd;chieflyindeedby
hisritinrecruiting,inostexcellentlywell
skilled
chrthandfestivitypassedangthesoldiersduringtheir
rchinanyoccurrencesthathadpassedattheirlast
quarterseered,andeveryone,,de
jokeshepleasedonhisofficers,soofhearser
kind,andverynearborderingonscandalthisbroughttoour
heroesndthecustongthegreeksand
rons,ofindulging,onnoccasions,the
libertytoslaves,ofusinganunntrouledfreedofspeech
toasters
ourlittlear,paniesoffoot,were
notheplaceheyohaltthateveningthe
serjeantthenacquaintedhislieutenant,nding
officer,thattheyhadpickeduptarch,
oneofanaseverhesaeaningthe
tippler,forthathe,ioned,and
stronglylied;andtheotheraningjoneswoulddowellenough
fortherearrank
theneheofficer,whohaving
exanedthesixfeetn,hebeingfirstproduced,canextto
surveyjones:atthefirstsightof,thelieutenantuldnot
helpshoesurprize;forbesidesthathewasverywelldressed,
andarkableairofdignityinhis
look,ongthevulgar,andisindeednot
inseparablyannexedtothefeaturesoftheirsuperiors
”sir,”saidthelieutenant,”serjeantinfordthatyouare
desirousofenlistinginthepanyihaveatpresentunder
nd;ifso,sir,anwho
prosestodosinit”
jonesansentionedanythingofenlisting
hielf;thatheostzealouslyattachedtothegloriouscausefor
heyofight,andwasverydesirousofservingas
avolunteer;”ncludingeplintstothelieutenant,
andexpressingthegreatsatisfactionheshouldhaveinbeingunder
hisnd
thelieutenantretuedhiscivility,ndedhisresolution,
shookhiythehand,andinvitedhiodineselfandthe
restoftheofficers
chapter12
theadventureofapanyofofficers
thelieutenant,entionedintheprecedingchapter,and
ndedthisparty,yyearsofagehehad
enteredveryyoungintothear,andhadservedinthecapacityofan
ensignatthebattleoftannieres;herehehadreceivedtwowounds,
andhadsoself,thathehedukeof
rlboroughadvandiatelyafterthat
battle
inthisssionhehadntinuedeversince,viz,nearforty
years;duringehehadseenvastnuerspreferredoverhis
head,andhadnoortifiandedbyboys,whose
fathersnurseenteredintotheservice
norhisillsuccessinhisprofessionsolelyoohis
havingnofriendsangtheninpoisfortuo
incurthedispleasureofhislonel,anyyearsntinued
inthendofthisregintnordidheoplacable
illanborehioanyneglectordeficiencyasan
offiself;butsolelytothe
indiscretionofhisan,andwho,
thoughshearkablyfondofherhusband,purchase
hisprefetattheexpenseofcertainfavourshelonel
requiredofher
thepoorlieutenantorepeculiarlyunhappyinthis,that
ityofhislonel,heneither
kneany;forheuldnot
suspectanillnsciousofgivingany
cause;andhisherhusbandsniceregardtohis
honourghthaveoccasioned,ntentedherselfhpreservingher
virtuephsofhequest
thisunfortunateoffiaybecalledhad
nygoodqualitiesbesideshisritinhisprofession;forhewas
areligious,honest,goodnaturedn;andhadbehavedsowellin
hisnd,thatheedandbelovednotonlybythe
soldiersofhisopany,butbytheent
theotherofficersarchedenant,
offrancetoforgethiso
notlongenoughinenglandtoleaours,sothathereallyspokeno
languageatall,anduldbarelykehielfunderstoodonthe
stordinaryoccasionstherehvery
youngfellohadbeenbredunderanattoey,andthe
otheransbutler
assoonasdinneredthepanyofthe
rrintongthesoldiersupontheirrch;”and
yet,”sayshe,”nothstandingalltheirvociferation,idareswear
theyorelikegreciansthantrojansetothe
ene””greciansandtrojans”saysoneoftheensigns,”he
devilaretheyihaveheardofallthetroopsineurope,butneverof
anysuchasthese”
”dontpretendtoreignoranortherton,”
saidthehylieutenant”isupposeyouhaveheardofthegreeks
andtrojans,thoughperhapsyouneverreadpopeshor;who,i
reer,noanntionsit,parestherchofthe
trojanstotheendsthesilence
ofthegreyhonourthereisgreatjusticeinthe
cadetsobservation”
”begar,reerdeere
avereadthetsadaaciere,desgreek,des
trojan,deyfightforvonanouy,ouy,avereadalldat”
”dnhoyheart,”saysnortherton;”ihavetherks
ofhin
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ty
gentlen,indeed,togoforasoldierheshalled
attrulyitisanoldproverbandatrueone,allisnot
goldthatglistersialadhouseis”
allthatdaytheserjeantandtheyoungsoldierrchedtogether;
andtheforr,any
entertainingstoriesofhiscaaigns,thoughinrealityhehad
neverdeany;forheeintotheservice,and
had,byhisoselfhhis
offiselftoahalberd;chieflyindeedby
hisritinrecruiting,inostexcellentlywell
skilled
chrthandfestivitypassedangthesoldiersduringtheir
rchinanyoccurrencesthathadpassedattheirlast
quarterseered,andeveryone,,de
jokeshepleasedonhisofficers,soofhearser
kind,andverynearborderingonscandalthisbroughttoour
heroesndthecustongthegreeksand
rons,ofindulging,onnoccasions,the
libertytoslaves,ofusinganunntrouledfreedofspeech
toasters
ourlittlear,paniesoffoot,were
notheplaceheyohaltthateveningthe
serjeantthenacquaintedhislieutenant,nding
officer,thattheyhadpickeduptarch,
oneofanaseverhesaeaningthe
tippler,forthathe,ioned,and
stronglylied;andtheotheraningjoneswoulddowellenough
fortherearrank
theneheofficer,whohaving
exanedthesixfeetn,hebeingfirstproduced,canextto
surveyjones:atthefirstsightof,thelieutenantuldnot
helpshoesurprize;forbesidesthathewasverywelldressed,
andarkableairofdignityinhis
look,ongthevulgar,andisindeednot
inseparablyannexedtothefeaturesoftheirsuperiors
”sir,”saidthelieutenant,”serjeantinfordthatyouare
desirousofenlistinginthepanyihaveatpresentunder
nd;ifso,sir,anwho
prosestodosinit”
jonesansentionedanythingofenlisting
hielf;thatheostzealouslyattachedtothegloriouscausefor
heyofight,andwasverydesirousofservingas
avolunteer;”ncludingeplintstothelieutenant,
andexpressingthegreatsatisfactionheshouldhaveinbeingunder
hisnd
thelieutenantretuedhiscivility,ndedhisresolution,
shookhiythehand,andinvitedhiodineselfandthe
restoftheofficers
chapter12
theadventureofapanyofofficers
thelieutenant,entionedintheprecedingchapter,and
ndedthisparty,yyearsofagehehad
enteredveryyoungintothear,andhadservedinthecapacityofan
ensignatthebattleoftannieres;herehehadreceivedtwowounds,
andhadsoself,thathehedukeof
rlboroughadvandiatelyafterthat
battle
inthisssionhehadntinuedeversince,viz,nearforty
years;duringehehadseenvastnuerspreferredoverhis
head,andhadnoortifiandedbyboys,whose
fathersnurseenteredintotheservice
norhisillsuccessinhisprofessionsolelyoohis
havingnofriendsangtheninpoisfortuo
incurthedispleasureofhislonel,anyyearsntinued
inthendofthisregintnordidheoplacable
illanborehioanyneglectordeficiencyasan
offiself;butsolelytothe
indiscretionofhisan,andwho,
thoughshearkablyfondofherhusband,purchase
hisprefetattheexpenseofcertainfavourshelonel
requiredofher
thepoorlieutenantorepeculiarlyunhappyinthis,that
ityofhislonel,heneither
kneany;forheuldnot
suspectanillnsciousofgivingany
cause;andhisherhusbandsniceregardtohis
honourghthaveoccasioned,ntentedherselfhpreservingher
virtuephsofhequest
thisunfortunateoffiaybecalledhad
nygoodqualitiesbesideshisritinhisprofession;forhewas
areligious,honest,goodnaturedn;andhadbehavedsowellin
hisnd,thatheedandbelovednotonlybythe
soldiersofhisopany,butbytheent
theotherofficersarchedenant,
offrancetoforgethiso
notlongenoughinenglandtoleaours,sothathereallyspokeno
languageatall,anduldbarelykehielfunderstoodonthe
stordinaryoccasionstherehvery
youngfellohadbeenbredunderanattoey,andthe
otheransbutler
assoonasdinneredthepanyofthe
rrintongthesoldiersupontheirrch;”and
yet,”sayshe,”nothstandingalltheirvociferation,idareswear
theyorelikegreciansthantrojansetothe
ene””greciansandtrojans”saysoneoftheensigns,”he
devilaretheyihaveheardofallthetroopsineurope,butneverof
anysuchasthese”
”dontpretendtoreignoranortherton,”
saidthehylieutenant”isupposeyouhaveheardofthegreeks
andtrojans,thoughperhapsyouneverreadpopeshor;who,i
reer,noanntionsit,parestherchofthe
trojanstotheendsthesilence
ofthegreyhonourthereisgreatjusticeinthe
cadetsobservation”
”begar,reerdeere
avereadthetsadaaciere,desgreek,des
trojan,deyfightforvonanouy,ouy,avereadalldat”
”dnhoyheart,”saysnortherton;”ihavetherks
ofhin
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