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During his cadetship at Woolwich he was rebuked for incompetence, and told that he would never make an officer. At once he tore the epaulets from his shoulders and flung them at his superior's feet. A certain impatience of control characterised him throughout life.
"Well?" inquired Belle, as neither boy spoke. "It's just here, then," Prescott went on, in a low tone, after glancing around to make sure that no one else was within hearing. "The Congressman from this district, in a year or so more, will have the filling of a vacancy at West Point. That means a cadetship from this district.
"No, sir, possibly not, though I'm told he isn't such a bad-looking fellow," answered Dad, laughing again at the Admiral's determination to get to the bottom of the matter. "The truth, sir, is I want to get this youngster nominated for a naval cadetship before he oversteps the age limit.
Just because we made up our minds that defeat was impossible." "That's fine," laughed Dave. "But we'll probably have to buck up against more fellows than we do on an athletic field. And probably dozens of them go in with the same determination." "I don't care," declared Prescott. "I want that West Point cadetship. I've wanted it for years, and now the chance has come. I'm going to have it!"
She had gone to the same seminary with Olympia, had danced with Jack, and, in the cadetship affair, had plainly given her opinion that her brother Wesley, having no taste or fitness for military life, Jack, who had, should have the prize.
"I am sure I have no reason to grumble, father," Mark said heartily. "Of course it came upon me at first as a surprise that Millicent was the heiress here, and it flashed through my mind for the moment that the best thing would be to take a commission in the army, or to follow my uncle's example, and get a cadetship in the Company's service.
And no boy who isn't in his right mind could get into the Point even if given a cadetship. What made you think of it?" "Why, it seemed at least I was told it was the only way out of the trouble he is in. He is already in the army, but I'm told it isn't so bad if one is an officer." Cranston kept his face with admirable gravity. "Then I assume that he has enlisted.
The former gave me his promise for a cadetship to Allan Cunningham's son; I have a similar promise from Lord Melville, and thus I am in the situation in which I have been at Gladdies Wiel, where I have caught two trouts, one with the fly, the other with the bobber. I have landed both, and so I will now. Mr. Loch also promised me to get out Shortreed as a free mariner. Tom Grenville was at dinner.
My aunt's husband has really behaved very badly about the appointment of my eldest brother; and as to the cadetship for the second we had such a brief dry letter from our Indian friend so many first on the list, and the necessity for waiting, that I do not know how it will end." "I wish, my dear, you could prevail on your mother, and sister, and all, to come to Repton," said Mr. Adams.
"I may as well spare my breath to cool my porridge! I assure you, Mr Stormcock, I have no wish to bore you." "Do tell us about the cow, sir," I interposed anxiously, afraid he would not continue his story. "I have often heard Dad, I mean my father, speak about Admiral Napier; and, I saw him myself when I was in London last summer. It was he who got me my nomination for a cadetship."
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