It would be as fair to say that these duels show how aggressive are your Prussian officers towards my quiet and patient countrymen.
"Now you can retire, cornet." Fergus gave the military salute, and retired to the anteroom.
"Have you passed muster ?" Lindsay asked with a laugh.
"Yes; at least the king found nothing wrong.

He was not at all what I thought he would be." "No; I was astonished myself, the first time I saw him.

He is a capital fellow, in spite of his severity in matters of military etiquette and discipline.

He is very kind hearted, does not stand at all upon his dignity, bears no malice, and very soon remits punishment he has given in the heat of the moment.

I think that he regards us Scots as being a people for whom allowances must be made, on the ground of our inborn savagery and ignorance of civilized customs.