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           TryandcomeonTuesday";andRawdonwasgoing-offwithtwobrilliantyounggentlemenoffashion,whowere,likehimself,onthestaffofageneralofficer.

           GeorgewasonlyhalfpleasedtobeaskedtodinneronthatparticulardaywhentheGeneralwasnottodine."Iwillgoinandpaymyrespectstoyourwife,"saidhe;atwhichRawdonsaid,"Hm,asyouplease,"lookingveryglum,andatwhichthetwoyoungofficersexchangedknowingglances.GeorgepartedfromthemandstrutteddownthelobbytotheGeneral’sbox,thenumberofwhichhehadcarefullycounted.

           "Entrez,"saidaclearlittlevoice,andourfriendfoundhimselfinRebecca’spresence;whojumpedup,clappedherhandstogether,andheldoutbothofthemtoGeorge,socharmedwasshetoseehim.TheGeneral,withtheordersinhisbutton,staredatthenewcomerwithasulkyscowl,asmuchastosay,whothedevilareyou?

           "MydearCaptainGeorge!"criedlittleRebeccainanecstasy."Howgoodofyoutocome.TheGeneralandIweremopingtogethertete-a-tete.General,thisismyCaptainGeorgeofwhomyouheardmetalk."

           "Indeed,"saidtheGeneral,withaverysmallbow;"ofwhatregimentisCaptainGeorge?"

           Georgementionedtheth:howhewishedhecouldhavesaiditwasacrackcavalrycorps.

           "ComehomelatelyfromtheWestIndies,Ibelieve.Notseenmuchserviceinthelatewar.Quarteredhere,CaptainGeorge?"—theGeneralwentonwithkillinghaughtiness.

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