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It really seemed as if even the boys had received special strength for the occasion, for they neither lagged behind nor murmured, but kept well up during the whole forced march. No doubt that youthful enthusiasm to which Captain Trench had referred kept Olly up to the mark, while Osky as his friend called him had been inured to hard labour of every kind from infancy.
"Why then, daddy, if you are happier than we, what you call the enthusiasm of youth can have nothing to do with it, you know!" "You young rascal, the enthusiasm of middle age is much more powerful than that of youth! You let your tongue wag too freely." "D'ye hear that, Osky?" said Oliver to his little companion in an audible whisper. "There's comfort for you an' me.
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