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More Old Soldiers Than One

           "George,IneverseeyoubutIwishyouwasahundredmileaway!"Thetrooper,withoutremarkingonthiswelcome,followsintothemusical-instrumentshop,wheretheladyplaceshertubofgreensuponthecounter,andhavingshakenhandswithhim,restsherarmsuponit."Inever,"shesays,"George,considerMatthewBagnetsafeaminutewhenyou’renearhim.Youarethatrestlessandthatroving""Yes!IknowIam,Mrs.Bagnet.IknowIam.""Youknowyouare!"saysMrs.Bagnet."What’stheuseofthat?WHYareyou?""Thenatureoftheanimal,Isuppose,"returnsthetroopergood-humouredly."Ah!"criesMrs.Bagnet,somethingshrilly."ButwhatsatisfactionwillthenatureoftheanimalbetomewhentheanimalshallhavetemptedmyMatawayfromthemusicalbusinesstoNewZealandorAustraley?"Mrs.Bagnetisnotatallanill-lookingwoman.Ratherlarge-boned,alittlecoarseinthegrain,andfreckledbythesunandwindwhichhavetannedherhairupontheforehead,buthealthy,wholesome,andbright-eyed.Astrong,busy,active,honest-facedwomanoffromforty-fivetofifty.Clean,hardy,andsoeconomicallydressed(thoughsubstantially)thattheonlyarticleofornamentofwhichshestandspossessedappear’stobeherwedding-ring,aroundwhichherfingerhasgrowntobesolargesinceitwasputonthatitwillnevercomeoffagainuntilitshallminglewithMrs.Bagnet’sdust."Mrs.Bagnet,"saysthetrooper,"Iamonmyparolewithyou.Matwillgetnoharmfromme.Youmaytrustmesofar.""Well,IthinkImay.Buttheverylooksofyouareunsettling,"Mrs.Bagnetrejoins.

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