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Sir Gervas chuckled quietly. 'You are as fresh to me, Micah, as this sweet country air, said he. 'Know, thou dear babe, that it was not to see the play that we frequented the playhouse. 'Then why, in Heaven's name? I asked. 'To see each other, he answered.
It shall be the first line in battle, a position which I know you will not be averse to. 'Gad, they'll have to powder their heads, said Sir Gervas, with decision. 'You shall have the entire ordering of them, Saxon answered. 'Let the first company take six paces to the front so! Now let the pikemen stand out. Eighty-seven, a serviceable company!
'Why, wherever did you get these? I asked in astonishment, for he was attired in a delicate plum-coloured suit with gold buttons and trimmings, set off by silken hosen and Spanish leather shoes with roses on the instep. 'It smacks more of the court than of the camp, quoth Sir Gervas, rubbing his hands and glancing down at himself with some satisfaction.
It will be noticed that Daniel Palmer, whose daughter Mary had married Joseph Garrison a little before this time, was the first witness to the marriage covenant of Gervas Say and Anna Russell. See Dr. Hannay's sketch of the Township of Maugerville; N. B. Hist. Society Collections, vol. I., p. 72.
'Let us divide them, he said, 'into three companies of eighty men. Or stay how many musketeers have we in all? Five-and-fifty. Let them stand forward, and form the first line or company. Sir Gervas Jerome, you have officered the militia of your county, and have doubtless some knowledge of the manual exercise. If I am commandant of this force I hand over the captaincy of this company to you.
'And now, who may you be to whom I owe this interference which shortened the affair, though mayhap the result would have been the same had you left us to settle it amongst ourselves? 'We are from Monmouth's army, I answered. 'He lies at Bridgewater, and we are scouting and seeking supplies. 'And who are you? asked Sir Gervas. 'And how came you into this ruffle?
'Why, Gervas, what's all that wilderness? Surely those used to be strawberry beds. 'Yes, ma'am, the earliest hautboys; don't ye mind? My young Lord came and begged it of me, and, bless the lad, I can't refuse him nothing. 'He seems to be no gardener!
'I thank you, my worthy friend, said Sir Gervas, whose attire had moved this champion's wrath. 'If I were nearer I should give you some return for the notice which you have taken of me. 'What proof have we that ye are not in the pay of the usurper, and on your way to oppress the faithful? asked the Puritan divine.
Our commander arranged that one troop should ride before these and one behind, while a small advance party, under the charge of Sir Gervas, kept some hundreds of paces in front.
'Hullo, sir! shouted Sir Gervas, reining up his steed upon the very brink of the ditch, and raising his cap in salute to a mounted officer upon the other side. 'Can you tell me if we have the honour to be opposed to the foot guards? 'We are Dumbarton's regiment, sir, cried the other. 'We shall give ye good cause to remember having met us.
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