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They call 'emselves veterans and do fancy-shooting at Bisley, but, between you and me, they're mostly Fresh Air Benefit Clubs. They contribute to the Volunteer journals and tell the Guard that it's no good. But I like 'em. I shall be one of 'em some day a copper-nosed was-bird! ... So you see we're mixed to a degree on the Volunteer side." "It sounds that way," I ventured.
Kordé had had visions of copper-nosed owls and other horrors. "As if a man could believe everything that Mr. Kordé said!" General Vértessy had for many years been the commandant of a military station in Hungary. After such a long time as that, men get to be acquainted with one another, and the soldier comes to be regarded as quite a member of the family.
Beeton. Mr. Beeton addressed Dick soothingly, but it was some time before the latter, threshing up and down his bedroom, could realise the intention of the promises to 'find everything to-morrow, sir. 'Oh, you copper-nosed old fool you impotent Academician! he shouted at last. 'Do you suppose I want to shoot myself? Take the pistol in your silly shaking hand then.
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