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           "I’llgointoharnessagain,"hesaid,"anddomydutyinthatstateoflifeinwhichithaspleasedHeaventoplaceme.Iwillseethatthebuttonsoftherecruitsareproperlybrightandthatthesergeantsmakenomistakesintheiraccounts.IwilldineatmessandlistentotheScotchsurgeontellinghisstories.WhenIamoldandbroken,Iwillgoonhalf-pay,andmyoldsistersshallscoldme.Ihavegeliebtundgelebet,asthegirlin‘Wallenstein’says.Iamdone.Paythebillsandgetmeacigar:findoutwhatthereisattheplayto-night,Francis;to-morrowwecrossbytheBatavier."Hemadetheabovespeech,whereofFrancisonlyheardthelasttwolines,pacingupanddowntheBoompjesatRotterdam.TheBatavierwaslyinginthebasin.Hecouldseetheplaceonthequarter-deckwhereheandEmmyhadsatonthehappyvoyageout.WhathadthatlittleMrs.Crawleytosaytohim?Psha;to-morrowwewillputtosea,andreturntoEngland,home,andduty!

           AfterJuneallthelittleCourtSocietyofPumpernickelusedtoseparate,accordingtotheGermanplan,andmakeforahundredwatering-places,wheretheydrankatthewells,rodeupondonkeys,gambledattheredoutesiftheyhadmoneyandamind,rushedwithhundredsoftheirkindtogourmandiseatthetablesd’hote,andidledawaythesummer.TheEnglishdiplomatistswentofftoTeoplitzandKissingen,theirFrenchrivalsshutuptheirchancellerieandwhiskedawaytotheirdarlingBoulevarddeGand.

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