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But there came a time when unneedfully he declared once more that he would never desert Marmaduke, and declaring it, hiccoughed so horribly and stared so glassily, that Doggie feared he might be ill. He had just lurched into Doggie's own peacock-blue and ivory sitting-room when he was mournfully playing the piano. "You're unwell, Phineas. Let me get you something."
It fell on the slooping roof, and before it could recover itself, being too young to have the full command of four legs, rolled off. "Eh! the doggie's i' the watter!" cried Mistress Mac Pholp in dismay. Angus threw down everything with an ugly oath, for he had given strict orders not one of the children should handle the whelp, jumped up, and got out on the roof.
Still it is well to be acquainted with a report that is current among the men of the backwoods. If it be true, we are of opinion that the doggie's family is the most miscellaneous and remarkable on the face of or, as Henri said, in the bo'-els of the earth.
Doggie looked again at the old man's letter his handwriting was growing shaky and forgot for a while the familiar things around him, and lived with Peggy in her sorrow. Then, as far as Doggie's sorely tried division was affected, came the end of the great autumn fighting. He found himself well behind the lines in reserve, and so continued during the cold dreary winter months.
But now the rhythmical beat of the heavy boots kept her from sleeping and would have irritated her nerves intolerably had not her sound common sense told her that the stout fellow who wore them was protecting her from the Hun, together with a million or so of his fellow-countrymen. She found herself counting the days to Doggie's return. "At last, it is to-morrow!" she said to Toinette.
"I'm afraid," she said suddenly, "I was dreadfully unkind to him when he came home the last time. I didn't understand. Did he tell you?" Phineas stretched out a hand and with the tips of his fingers touched her sleeve. "Mrs. Manningtree," he said softly, "don't you know that Doggie's a very wonderful gentleman?" Again her eyes grew moist. "Yes. I know.
He continued the story of Jeanne: how she had learned through him of Doggie's wealth and position and early upbringing; of the memorable dinner-party with poor Mo; of Doggie's sensitive interpretation of her French bourgeoise attitude; and finally the loss of the letter containing her address in Paris. After he had finished, Peggy sat for a long while thinking.
I've been through the ranks myself and know what it is the bad and the good. Many a man has found his soul that way " "Good God!" cried Doggie, starting to his feet. "Do you say that too?" "Who else said it?" The quick question caused the blood to rush to Doggie's face. Oliver's keen, half-mocking gaze held him. He cursed himself for an impulsive idiot.
Suddenly the great scheme for Doggie's regeneration had entered his head, and generously he had rushed to begin to put it into execution. The pair were his blood relations after all. He saw his way to doing them a good turn. Peggy, with all her go exemplified by the manner in which she had gone for him was worth the trouble he proposed to take with Doggie. It really was a handsome offer.
He put his hand in a fatherly way on Doggie's shoulder and bade him not take it too much to heart. He had done his best; but he was not cut out for an officer. These were merciless times. In matters of life and death we could not afford weak links in the chain. Soldiers in high command, with great reputations, had already been scrapped. In Doggie's case there was no personal discredit.
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