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A Wintry Day and Night

           "TrulyIamnotmuchtoboastof,SirLeicester,andIIshouldstill,SirLeicester,ifyouwasnotsoindisposedwhichIhopeyouwillnotbelongIshouldstillhopeforthefavourofbeingallowedtoremainunknowningeneral.Thatinvolvesexplanationsnotveryhardtobeguessedat,notverywelltimedhere,andnotverycreditabletomyself.Howeveropinionsmaydifferonavarietyofsubjects,Ishouldthinkitwouldbeuniversallyagreed,SirLeicester,thatIamnotmuchtoboastof.""Youhavebeenasoldier,"observesSirLeicester,"andafaithfulone."Georgemakeshismilitarybow."Asfarasthatgoes,SirLeicester,Ihavedonemydutyunderdiscipline,anditwastheleastIcoulddo.""Youfindme,"saysSirLeicester,whoseeyesaremuchattractedtowardshim,"farfromwell,GeorgeRouncewell.""Iamverysorrybothtohearitandtoseeit,SirLeicester.""Iamsureyouare.No.Inadditiontomyoldermalady,Ihavehadasuddenandbadattack.Somethingthatdeadens,"makinganendeavourtopassonehanddownoneside,"andconfuses,"touchinghislips.George,withalookofassentandsympathy,makesanotherbow.Thedifferenttimeswhentheywerebothyoungmen(thetroopermuchtheyoungerofthetwo)andlookedatoneanotherdownatChesneyWoldarisebeforethembothandsoftenboth.SirLeicester,evidentlywithagreatdeterminationtosay,inhisownmanner,somethingthatisonhismindbeforerelapsingintosilence,triestoraisehimselfamonghispillowsalittlemore.George,observantoftheaction,takeshiminhisarmsagainandplaceshimashedesirestobe.

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