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Chapter 19

           Whilehissimplepotationwasbeingservedouttohim,Mauricereceivednodsofrecognitionfromtheofficers,returningthemwithafree,butmodestair.Mostofthemknewhimpersonally,onaccountofhisbusinessrelationswiththeFort.

           Theywereontheeveofinterrogatinghimasthemajorhadsuggestedwhentheentranceofstillanotherindividualcausedthemtosuspendtheirdesign.

           Thenew-comerwasCassiusCalhoun.Inhispresenceitwouldscarcehavebeendelicacytoinvestigatethesubjectanyfurther.

           Advancingwithhiscustomaryswaggertowardsthemixedgroupofmilitarymenandcivilians,Calhounsalutedthemasonewhohadspentthedayintheircompany,andhadbeenabsentonlyforashortinterval.Ifnotabsolutelyintoxicated,itcouldbeseenthattheex-officerofvolunteerswasundertheinfluenceofdrink.Theunsteadysparkleofhiseyes,theunnaturalpalloruponhisforeheadstillfurthercloudedbytwoorthreetossedtressesthatfelloveritwiththesomewhatgrotesquesetofhisforagecaptoldthathehadbeentakingonebeyondthelimitsofwisdom.

           "Come,gentlemen!"criedhe,addressinghimselftothemajor’sparty,atthesametimesteppinguptothecounter;"let’shitthewaggonacrack,oroldDunder-und-blitzenbehindthebarwillsaywe’rewastinghislights.Drinksallround.Whatsayyou?"

           "Agreedagreed!"repliedseveralvoices.

           "You,major?"

           "Withpleasure,CaptainCalhoun."

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