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Chapter 45

           Insteadofshowingsombre,hebecameeminentlyhilarious—somuchsoastocausesurprisetomorethanoneoftheparty.Thebehaviourseemedoddforaman,whosecousinwassupposedtohavebeenmurderedthatverymorning.

           Thoughcommencinginthecharacterofaninvitedguest,hesoonexhibitedhimselfasthehostoftheoccasion.Aftertheothershademptiedtheirrespectiveflasks,heprovedhimselfpossessedofasupplythatseemedinexhaustible.Canteenaftercanteencameforth,fromhiscapacioussaddle-bags—thelegacyleftbymanydepartedfriends,whohadgonebackwiththemajor.

           Partakingoftheseattheinvitationoftheirleader—encouragedbyhisexample—theyoungplanter"bloods"whoencircledthecampfire,talked,sang,danced,roared,andevenrolledaroundit,untilthealcoholcouldnolongerkeepthemawake.Then,yieldingtoexhaustednature,theysankbackuponthesward,someperhapstoexperiencethedreadslumberofafirstintoxication.

           Theex-officerofvolunteerswasthelastofthenumberwholaidhimselfalongthegrass.

           Ifthelasttoliedown,hewasthefirsttogetup.Scarcehadthecarousalceased—scarcehadthesonorousbreathingofhiscompanionsproclaimedthemasleep—whenheroseintoanerectattitude,andwithcautiousstepsstoleoutfromamongthem.Withlikestealthytreadhekeptontotheconfinesofthecamp—tothespotwherehishorsestood"hitched"toatree.

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