Холодный дом

More Old Soldiers Than One

           Thenshe’llsetyouup.""Sheisatreasure!"exclaimsMr.George."She’smore.ButIneverowntoitbeforeher.Disciplinemustbemaintained.Itwastheoldgirlthatbroughtoutmymusicalabilities.Ishouldhavebeenintheartillerynowbutfortheoldgirl.SixyearsIhammeredatthefiddle.Tenattheflute.Theoldgirlsaiditwouldn’tdo;intentiongood,butwantofflexibility;trythebassoon.TheoldgirlborrowedabassoonfromthebandmasteroftheRifleRegiment.Ipractisedinthetrenches.Goton,gotanother,getalivingbyit!"Georgeremarksthatshelooksasfreshasaroseandassoundasanapple."Theoldgirl,"saysMr.Bagnetinreply,"isathoroughlyfinewoman.Consequentlysheislikeathoroughlyfineday.Getsfinerasshegetson.Ineversawtheoldgirl’sequal.ButIneverowntoitbeforeher.Disciplinemustbemaintained!"Proceedingtoconverseonindifferentmatters,theywalkupanddownthelittlestreet,keepingstepandtime,untilsummonedbyQuebecandMaltatodojusticetotheporkandgreens,overwhichMrs.Bagnet,likeamilitarychaplain,saysashortgrace.Inthedistributionofthesecomestibles,asineveryotherhouseholdduty,Mrs.Bagnetdevelopesanexactsystem,sittingwitheverydishbeforeher,allottingtoeveryportionofporkitsownportionofpot-liquor,greens,potatoes,andevenmustard,andservingitoutcomplete.Havinglikewiseservedoutthebeerfromacanandthussuppliedthemesswithallthingsnecessary,Mrs.Bagnetproceedstosatisfyherownhunger,whichisinahealthystate.

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