The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1

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for Corfu, the favourite station in the Ionian Isles. We have now only the Captain to dispose of, who, finding the Towers uncommonly dull, set off with Sir Richard to rejoin the 7th at Brighton, and travelled at express speed in a post chaise and four, arriving at the barracks on the very evening L'Estrange was grieving over his misfortunes. The Captain's return was hailed with joy by the whole of his fellow officers, who were a very fast set at best, and too much delighted by the Captain's entertainments not to welcome him back with glee. Even the Colonel, Sir Harry Maynard, a hale, jolly-looking fellow, with wh

Forster, "and how went jolly

lling a bumper, and placing a black, little pipe, silver-mounted, on the board-"so, so; the Towers were not as full a

pped with us that night;

at the deuce has become of L'Est

r him; he is quite changed of late-no more the jolly fellow he was-he sits

, a lieutenant, "some girl he was soft on has given him

aptain, "and a devilish fine girl she is too

broke in sev

don't catch me blabbing

ajor Forster proposed a song. "Come, Pringle, let us have the song you sung

aid the Captain, e

ong, old fellow,-o

ing aside his cigar, then commenced the

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Forster. Never mind, Pringle, you did

e Vere sprung up with an exclamation, and said he knew where he was off

ing, De Vere?" sa

u? Ask no questions

use I thought I mi

ur company, old boy! So don't any of you follow."

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