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"That's all right, Fairburn," laughed Blackett, "we haven't entered you yet. It'll be quite time enough to bother about that sort of thing then. Officially we shall have to be master and man; actually we shall be brothers." Thus the ancient rivals became comrades in arms, and members of the same regiment, for George from that time was a cavalry man.
The siege train brought up by the Duke and his generals stretched to a distance of thirteen miles. Berwick and Vendôme were at no great distance away. The siege of Lille lasted a full two months, and few military operations have produced more splendid examples of individual dash and courage. Blackett and his friend found themselves one day taking part in a risky bit of business.
Blackett first spied her at the half-closed door, and asked with such cheerful directness if we were trespassing that, after a few words, she went back to her kitchen and reappeared with a plateful of doughnuts. "Entertainment for man and beast," announced Mrs. Todd with satisfaction. "Why, we've perceived there was new doughnuts all along the road, but you're the first that has treated us."
You lay your ear down to the ground an' you'll hear a little stream runnin'. Every such tree has got its own livin' spring; there's folk made to match 'em." I could not help turning to look at Mrs. Blackett, close beside me. Her hands were clasped placidly in their thin black woolen gloves, and she was looking at the flowery wayside as we went slowly along, with a pleased, expectant smile.
When Blackett arrived on the scene with his regiment he found that a force of Eugene's cavalry had taken the village of Oberglau, near the spot. A minute later, almost before the colonel had drawn up his men, there was a fierce shout, and there came thundering down upon the village, with almost irresistible shock, a body of the enemy. "Irishmen, by Jove!" cried a man by Matthew's side.
"I do love to look over there where she used to live," Mrs. Blackett went on as we began to go down the hill. "It seems as if she must still be there, though she's long been gone. She loved their farm, she didn't see how I got so used to our island; but somehow I was always happy from the first." "Yes, it's very dull to me up among those slow farms," declared Mrs. Todd.
"Duke's day?" interrupted George, in surprise; "isn't every day the Duke's day?" "It's a funny thing," went on Blackett, laughing, "but as a matter of fact at that time the Duke was taking alternate days of command with the Prince of Baden." "A queer go!" the listener interjected. "Well, to cut my tale short, we made two attacks on that hill, and both times were driven back.
Their side got most of the broken heads anyhow, and that's enough for us." It was a youngster's view of the case, but it had its merits. So Fairburn grumbled and rebuilt his few wrecked sheds, his grumblings dying out as the work proceeded. George's own thoughts were bitter enough, however, so far as Matthew Blackett was concerned.
I'm willing to own a relation that has such proper ideas of doughnuts." "I seem to see the family looks," said Mrs. Blackett. "I wish we'd asked her name. She's a stranger, and I want to help make it pleasant for all such." "She resembles Cousin Pa'lina Bowden about the forehead," said Mrs. Todd with decision.
"There, Almiry, the only thing that's troubled me all this day is to think how William would have enjoyed it. I do so wish William had been there." "I sort of wish he had, myself," said Mrs. Todd frankly. "There wa'n't many old folks there, somehow," said Mrs. Blackett, with a touch of sadness in her voice. "There ain't so many to come as there used to be, I'm aware, but I expected to see more."
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