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The former has wakened from his cataleptic trance, as the faithful Trusty watched beside him, and is horrified to learn of Lady Brumpton's lack of grief. But hush; he will conceal himself, for here comes my lady, accompanied by her woman and confidant, Mistress Tattleaid. "Enter WIDOW and TATTLEAID, meeting and running to each other. "WIDOW. Oh, Tattleaid, his and our hour has come!
The long morning's evolutions were gone through, the band went to the front, and the regiment was marched back to barracks; and that same afternoon, as Dick sat alone in the reading-room, copying a band-part for Wilkins, there was a panting noise close behind him, and Brumpton's thick, rich voice exclaimed: "Oh, there you are! I've been looking for you everywhere. How are you, Smithson?"
Then Brumpton's smooth, round face grew dim, and in its place there was the haughty, self-satisfied young officer, proud of his regimentals and scornfully gazing at the young bandsman as he passed. Dick could bear it no longer; he felt that he must get back into the open air, and to some place where he could be in peace while he made up his mind what to do.
But let the lines of the play, or a portion thereof, unfold the situation. The scene is at Lord Brumpton's house; the nobleman has just been pronounced defunct, and Sable, the undertaker, has arrived. The latter, who is being bantered by two of the characters, Mr. Campley and Cabinet, is evidently a bit of a philosopher, albeit an uncanny one, for he says: *
Poor Brumpton's face changed as he turned to go, but before he had gone far the colonel cried: "Stop! There, go on with your duty, sir. Poor fellow," he muttered, "I can't be hard upon him. But he is so disgustingly fat; eh, Lacey?" "Yes, he is fat," said the lieutenant, thoughtfully. "Poor beggar! it would be rough upon him on service if we had to run. I mean retreat, sir!"
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