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Toby is the tallest of the survivors of Dunk Island, another acquaintance of George's, who refers to him as a hard case, for it is said Toby's affections are very fitful and uncertain. "Then that letter tell 'em something more?" The strenuous pause, the desperate plunge into thought again, and George continued "This for Johnny Tritton, before alonga Cooktown; now walk about somewhere down here.
None were more impatient than the colonel, who after a few minutes, seeing by the fire that the English were falling back, and that the French had gained the crest of the hill, waited no longer for orders, but gave the word for the regiment to advance. They were but half way up the hill when General Hill himself galloped down to meet them, and then turning, led the way beside Colonel Tritton.
To fall in with young Tritton was as great a misfortune as could well have befallen a boy, with a dreary home, melancholy, reserved father, and wearisome aunt. Tritton was a youth of seventeen, who had newly finished his education at an inferior commercial school, and lived on his father's farm, giving himself the airs of a sporting character, and fast hurrying into dissipation.
"Because it was only my word against that of Sanders, and it was only after Gordon told me how much he was in debt to the man; and that the latter had, that morning, written to him calling upon him to pay up, that I saw that something must be done. So I asked Tritton, Lindsay, and Holmes to watch him closely this evening, along with me." "Well, I hope Gordon won't have to go," the other said.
"It is a serious business, Tritton. That fellow Sanders owns chits of Gordon's to the amount of fifteen hundred pounds." An exclamation of dismay broke from his hearers. "Good heavens!" Tritton exclaimed, "how could he possibly have lost so much as that? I know that the play has been high; but still, even with the worst luck, a man could hardly lose so much as that."
After half an hour's practice they were pleased at seeing Captain Manley stroll up and call their instructor aside, and they felt sure that he was speaking to him of them. This was so, for the officer was carrying out the instructions he had received from Colonel Tritton. "Corporal," he said, "I want to say a word to you about those boys who have just joined.
They are good-natured fellows that Tritton and the like and after all that has come and gone, one would be a brute to cut them entirely, and Maurice is always after me, and has been more about with them than his mother knows.
You are certainly young for buglers for service work; however, I will go across with you to the orderly-room, and hear what the colonel says." Crossing the barrack-yard, they found the colonel was in and disengaged. "Colonel Tritton," Captain Manley said, "these lads want to enlist as buglers." The colonel looked up and smiled. "They look regular young pickles," he said.
Neither now nor when you are older resort to such things or such people. Next time you meet Tritton and Shaw tell them I desired to be remembered to them; after that have nothing to do with them; touch your hat and pass on. They meant it in good nature, and thought no harm, but they were my worst enemies; they led me astray, and taught me deception as a matter of course. Oh!
You said that very naturally, Tritton. It really does you credit as an actor." Colonel Tritton looked at the general with an expression of blank astonishment. "What," said the general, "were you really taken in too" "Taken in?" repeated Colonel Tritton vaguely. "Don't you see, Tritton, those poor little chaps you are pitying so are those two young scamps we were talking about."
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