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In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close

           HelookedaspaleasthemidnightdragoonwhocametodisturbLeonora.Paulinewouldhavescreamed,butthathercrywouldhavecalledhermasters,anddiscoveredherfriend.Shestifledherscream,then,andleadingherherointothekitchen,gavehimbeer,andthechoicebitsfromthedinner,whichJoshadnothadthehearttotaste.Thehussarshowedhewasnoghostbytheprodigiousquantityoffleshandbeerwhichhedevouredandduringthemouthfulshetoldhistaleofdisaster.

           Hisregimenthadperformedprodigiesofcourage,andhadwithstoodforawhiletheonsetofthewholeFrencharmy.Buttheywereoverwhelmedatlast,aswasthewholeBritisharmybythistime.Neydestroyedeachregimentasitcameup.TheBelgiansinvaininterposedtopreventthebutcheryoftheEnglish.TheBrunswickerswereroutedandhadfledtheirDukewaskilled.Itwasageneraldebacle.Hesoughttodrownhissorrowforthedefeatinfloodsofbeer.

           Isidor,whohadcomeintothekitchen,heardtheconversationandrushedouttoinformhismaster."Itisallover,"heshriekedtoJos."MilorDukeisaprisoner;theDukeofBrunswickiskilled;theBritisharmyisinfullflight;thereisonlyonemanescaped,andheisinthekitchennowcomeandhearhim."SoJostotteredintothatapartmentwhereRegulusstillsateonthekitchentable,andclungfasttohisflagonofbeer.InthebestFrenchwhichhecouldmuster,andwhichwasinsoothofaveryungrammaticalsort,Josbesoughtthehussartotellhistale.

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