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As for O'Grady, it has served as an excuse for an extra tumbler ever since." "Bad excuses are better than none," Terence laughed, "and if it hadn't been that, it would have been something else." "Shut up, you young scamp," O'Grady said. "How is it that you have not answered my question? Why are you wearing staff-officer's uniform instead of your own?"
His early promise in the regular service was brilliant; as a young staff-officer, and by a staff-officer's qualities of sagacity, activity, and decision, he did distinguished service at Maida; and had he followed the movement which made Spain the great battle-ground for English soldiers, he had every prospect of earning a high place among those who fought under Wellington.
For one moment the old major stood there looking into the staff-officer's eyes, amaze, consternation, distress, all mingled in his florid, weather-beaten face. Then without a word he turned and stumbled away down the steps and hurried from the gate.
But if we wait a while I have no doubt we shall know all about the situation, though I do not expect to be supplied with a copy of the staff-officer's orders." "Of course not." "Orderly!" called the officer mentioned.
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