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Yours was a bold stroke, but could not possibly have been of service, and the best thing I can do for you is not to mention it, a court-martial's but a poor recompense for a gun-shot wound. Meanwhile, when this blows over, I'll appoint you on my personal staff. There, not a word, I beg; and now, good-by."
"Yes, mother, and friends, the court-martial's finding was wholly favorable to me." "Humph!" demanded Belle scornfully. "Why shouldn't it be? Wouldn't you expect thirteen old West Point graduates to know as much as four women from the country?" Belle's hearty nonsense put an end to all tension. Mrs. Prescott met and embraced her son. The others crowded about, offering congratulations.
Princess Shúlka-Mirski, the intimate friend of the Countess Dravikine, had received a letter, written in the first heat of the news of the court-martial's verdict.
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