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The weapons they bore were as obsolete as the excommunication. It was amusing to pass one of these play-soldiers on guard at the door of the Vatican tall, straight, beautiful, superb, with his halberd on his shoulder and then come to a real warrior outside, a little, ugly, red-legged French sentinel, with his Minié on his arm.
Not being old campaigners, their uniforms and accoutrements were in so much the finer order, all bright, and looking span-new, and they themselves were a body of handsome and stalwart young men; and it was pleasant to look at their helmets, and red jackets and carbines, and steel scabbarded swords, and gallant steeds, all so martial in aspect, and to know that they were only play-soldiers, after all, and were never likely to do nor suffer any warlike mischief.
Not being old campaigners, their uniforms and accoutrements were in so much the finer order, all bright, and looking span-new, and they themselves were a body of handsome and stalwart young men; and it was pleasant to look at their helmets, and red jackets and carbines, and steel scabbarded swords, and gallant steeds, all so martial in aspect, and to know that they were only play-soldiers, after all, and were never likely to do nor suffer any warlike mischief.
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