I am soon going back again to the miserable monotony of drill--and perhaps our regiment will be ordered out soon.

And yet you take away the one little ewe-lamb of pleasure that I have in this dull life of mine.

Well, perhaps generosity is not a woman's most marked characteristic." "When are you going from here ?" she asked, with some interest.
"In a month." "But how can it give you pleasure to speak to me ?" "Can you ask Miss Everdene--knowing as you do--what my offence is based on ?" "If you do care so much for a silly trifle of that kind, then, I don't mind doing it," she uncertainly and doubtingly answered.

"But you can't really care for a word from me?
you only say so--I think you only say so." "That's unjust--but I won't repeat the remark.

I am too gratified to get such a mark of your friendship at any price to cavil at the tone.
I DO, Miss Everdene, care for it.