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In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape

           TheMajorcursedthetalkofwomen,andthesexingeneral.Everythingannoyedhimthatdaytheparadewasinsufferablyhotandwearisome.Goodheavens!wasamanofintellecttowastehislife,dayafterday,inspectingcross-beltsandputtingfoolsthroughtheirmanoeuvres?Thesenselesschatteroftheyoungmenatmesswasmorethaneverjarring.Whatcaredhe,amanonthehighroadtoforty,toknowhowmanysnipesLieutenantSmithhadshot,orwhatweretheperformancesofEnsignBrown’smare?Thejokesaboutthetablefilledhimwithshame.Hewastoooldtolistentothebanteroftheassistantsurgeonandtheslangoftheyoungsters,atwhicholdO’Dowd,withhisbaldheadandredface,laughedquiteeasily.TheoldmanhadlistenedtothosejokesanytimethesethirtyyearsDobbinhimselfhadbeenfifteenyearshearingthem.Andaftertheboisterousdulnessofthemess-table,thequarrelsandscandaloftheladiesoftheregiment!Itwasunbearable,shameful."OAmelia,Amelia,"hethought,"youtowhomIhavebeensofaithfulyoureproachme!ItisbecauseyoucannotfeelformethatIdragonthiswearisomelife.Andyourewardmeafteryearsofdevotionbygivingmeyourblessinguponmymarriage,forsooth,withthisflauntingIrishgirl!"SickandsorryfeltpoorWilliam;morethaneverwretchedandlonely.Hewouldliketohavedonewithlifeanditsvanityaltogethersobootlessandunsatisfactorythestruggle,socheerlessanddrearytheprospectseemedtohim.Helayallthatnightsleepless,andyearningtogohome.

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