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Joe stopped a moment as if he had been shot. Then he went on unwinding his puttees, and did not answer or look up. 'You can hear, can't you? said Albert, nettled. 'Yes, I can hear, said Joe, stooping over his puttees till his face was purple. 'Then why don't you answer? Joe sat up. He gave a long, sideways look at the corporal. Then he lifted his eyes and stared at a crack in the ceiling.
They had made good headway the first night, had slept in the hills during the day and had come this far without molestation. "If everything goes to the end as it has this far," remarked Corporal Brooks to Billie as they neared the little town, "it will be nothing but a pleasant outing, sure enough."
"My lady's house," said Steadfast under his breath. "Wherefore not? Is it not written 'Goodly houses that ye builded not. Thou must hear worthy Corporal Hold-the-Faith expound the matter, my brother." They crossed the ferry and reached the outposts at last, and Stead was much startled when the barrel of a musquet gleamed in the moonlight, and a gruff voice said "Stand."
"There they are," whispered the corporal, drawing himself entirely out of sight, behind the chicken-coop. "Look out, they'll shoot in a moment." Frank kept a close watch on the bushes, and presently discovered a white object moving about among them. "I see something, boys," he said; "but it don't look to me like a man." "Yes, it is a man," exclaimed the corporal, excitedly. "Shoot him."
Corporal, lend me the cleaver." "Bravo, Smallbones, we won't peach not one of us." "I'm not sure of that," replied Moggy; "some won't, I know: but there are others who may, and then Smallbones will be keel-hauled as sure as fate, and Vanslyperken will have right on his side. No, no, Smallbones you must not do it.
He will at once report to the commander of the guard any violation of regulations or any unusual occurrence which is reported to him by a sentinel, or which comes to his notice in any other way. Should a sentinel call "The Guard," the corporal will promptly notify the commander of the guard.
"Then, don't you you see, you tie the hands of courtesy and force me to to this invasion of your home. Corporal! Make a search of the house for hidden arms or stragglers and report to me. If any rebels are found bring them out. Wait," he ordered, as the Corporal promptly started forward, "nothing else, whatever, must be taken or molested." "One moment," commanded Mrs.
"Your honour's mighty obleeging," said the Corporal, putting his hand to his hat; "I wonders," renewed he, after a short pause, "I wonders how poor neighbour Dealtry is. He was a sufferer last year; I should like to know how Peter be getting on 'tis a good creature."
This unusual disregard to naval instructions arose from the simple fact, that on that day was to be celebrated the marriage of widow Vandersloosh and Corporal Van Spitter.
But he was crafty, and considered that no punishment Hector was likely to receive would satisfy him. Corporal punishment for taking the part of an ill-used boy, Hector was probably too spirited to submit to, and, under these circumstances, it would hardly have been inflicted.
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