"At present, Mr.
Drummond and I are living together.

I daresay you and he will get on very comfortably." For the next fortnight, Fergus spent the whole day in barracks.

He was not put through the usual preliminary work, but the colonel, understanding what would be most useful to him, had him instructed in the words of command necessary for carrying out simple movements, his place as cornet with a troop when in line or column; and being quick, intelligent, and anxious to learn, Fergus soon began to feel himself at home..