Here are you a captain at twenty-one, a V.C.and D.S.

O.man, with a big career before you and, no doubt, you will get a brevet majority before long." "I have certainly not the least idea of leaving the army.

I was born in it, and hope to remain in it as long as I can do good work." "What are you going to do now ?" "I shall go down there again, in a fortnight or so." "Would you be disposed to take me with you ?" "Certainly I shall, if you will go.

I had not thought of asking you, because everything must go on quietly there, for a time; but really I should prize your company very much." "Well, the fact is," Hallett said, rather shamefacedly, "I am rather smitten with Miss Merton, and I have some hopes that she is a little taken with me.

I heard that she has money but, although that is satisfactory, I would take her, if she would have me, without a penny.