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Updated: June 13, 2025
They had lost very many officers and men. The Major's horse had been shot under him as the regiment charged, and they all thought that O'Dowd was gone, and that Dobbin had got his majority, until on their return from the charge to their old ground, the Major was discovered seated on Pyramus's carcase, refreshing him-self from a case-bottle.
Barrett succumbed almost at once, and, after a few encounters in the street and meetings at mutual friends', went to unbosom him-self to Mr. Jernshaw. "What has she got to do with you?" demanded that gentleman. "I I'm rather struck with her," said Mr. Barrett. "Struck with her?" repeated his friend, sharply. "I'm surprised at you. You've no business to think of such things."
In Humbert's mind had been forming, for the past hour or two, a plan nothing less than to go himself before the Council and, with the letter in hand, to point out certain things which would be valuable. In this way he would serve both the party and him-self. Preferment would follow. He could demand, under the corning republic, some high office.
They shook hands, the young man wringing him-self away with the animation of one who goes, the girl standing in the dull anxiety of one who stays. War, so remote that she had heard of it indifferently, rushed suddenly from the tropics over the island. "Are your clothes all mend' and ready, Honoré?" But what thought can a young man give to his clothes when about to wrap himself in glory?
He was proud of his elegant mansion, and fancied that it expressed himself, and the glory that his life had grown to. Frank Sunderline knew that it expressed him-self; for he had put himself his hope, his ambition, his sense of right and fitness into every stroke and line.
For some minutes his sobs were almost hysterical: then by a struggle he recovered him-self, seemed exceedingly annoyed and ashamed, took up his candle, bade them a hurried goodnight, and went to bed.
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