Besides, how do we know ?--he may have had some very good reason for going." "His age makes that probable, doesn't it ?" "I dare say it was after some girl, sir." "Call that a good reason ?" "I call it a strong one.

Haven't you never found it ?" (the Colonel was betrayed into winking).

"From sixteen to sixty a woman will draw a man where a horse can't." "Since that is _so_," said the Colonel, dryly, "you can tell him to come to breakfast." "Am I to say that from you ?" "No; you can take that much upon yourself.

I have known you presume a good deal more than that, John." "Well, sir," said John, hanging his head for a moment, "old servants are like old friends--they do presume a bit; but then" (raising his head proudly) "they care for their masters, young and old.

New servants, sir--why, this lot that we've got now, they would not shed a tear for you if you was to be hanged." "Why should they ?" said the Colonel.