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respectively  employed   on   three´legged   stools此  the   younger   some 

five or six years old察in learning her letters out of a penny primer此

the elder eight or nine perhaps察in teaching her察and sewing with 

great assiduity。 Both hail Mr George with acclamations as an old 

friend察   and    after  some     kissing   and    romping     plant    their  stools 

beside him。 

    ^And how¨s young Woolwich拭院says Mr George。 

    ^Ah   There   now 院  cries   Mrs   Bagnet察  turning   about   from   her 

saucepans   for  she   is cooking  dinner察  with  a   bright  flush  on   her 



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face。   Would   you   believe   it拭  Got   an   engagement   at   the   Theayter察

with his father察to play the fife in a military piece。 ̄ 

    ^Well done察my godson 院cries Mr George察slapping his thigh。 

    ^I   believe   you 院  says   Mrs   Bagnet。   ^He¨s   a   Briton。   That¨s   what 

Woolwich is。 A Briton。 ̄ 

    ^And   Mat   blows   away   at   his   bassoon察  and   you¨re   respectable 

civilians   one   and   all察院  says   Mr   George。   Family   people。   Children 

growing   up。   Mat¨s   old   mother   in   Scotland察  and   your   old   father 

somewhere else察corresponded with察and helped a little察and!well察

well    To   be   sure察  I  don¨t   know    why    I  shouldn¨t     be   wished    a 

hundred mile away察for I have not much to do with all this 院

    Mr George is becoming thoughtful察sitting before the fire in the 

whitewashed room察which has a sanded floor察and a barrack smell察

and  contains   nothing  superfluous察  and   has not   a   visible   speck   of 

dirt or dust in it察from the faces of Quebec and Malta to the bright 

tin   pots   and   pannikins   upon   the   dresser´shelves察Mr   George   is 

becoming thoughtful察sitting here while Mrs Bagnet is busy察when 

Mr    Bagnet     and    young    Woolwich       opportunely      come     home。    Mr 

Bagnet      is  an   ex´artillery    man察   tall  and    upright察   with    shaggy 

eyebrows察  and   whiskers   like   the   fibres   of   a   cocoa´nut察  not   a   hair 

upon his head察and a torrid complexion。 His voice察short察deep察and 

resonant察is not at all unlike the tones of the instrument to which 

he is devoted。 Indeed there may be generally observed in him an 

unbending察unyielding察brass´bound air察as if he were himself the 

bassoon of the human orchestra。 Young Woolwich is the type and 

model of a young drummer。 

    Both   father   and   son   salute   the   trooper   heartily。   He   saying察  in 

due season察that he has come to advise with Mr Bagnet察Mr Bagnet 

hospitably   declares   that   he   will   hear   of    no   business    until   after 



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dinner察and that his friend shall not partake of his counsel察without 

first partaking of boiled pork and greens。 The trooper yielding to 

this invitation察he and Mr Bagnet察not to embarrass the domestic 

preparations察go forth to take a turn up and down the little street察

which they promenade with measured tread and folded arms察as if 

it were a rampart。 

    ^George察院says Mr Bagnet。 ^You know me。 It¨s my old girl that 

advises。    She    has  the   head。   But   I  never   own    to  it  before  her。 

Discipline must be maintained。 Wait till the greens is off her mind。 

Then察we¨ll consult。 Whatever the old girl says察do!do it 院

    ^I intend to察Mat察院replies   the   other。   ^I   would   sooner  take   her 

opinion than that of a college。 ̄ 

    ^College察院returns Mr Bagnet察in short sentences察bassoon´like。 

^What college could you leave!in another quarter of the world! 

with nothing but a grey cloak and   an   umbrella!to make   its   way 

home to Europe拭The old girl would do it tomorrow。 Did it once 院

    ^You are right察院says Mr George。 

    ^What college察院pursues Bagnet察 could you set up in life!with 

two    penn¨orth     of  white    lime!a     penn¨orth     of  fuller¨s   earth! 

ha¨porth   of   sand!and   the   rest   of   the   change   out   of   sixpence   in 

money拭      That¨s   what    the   old  girl  started    on。  In   the   present 

business。 ̄ 

    ^I am rejoiced to hear it¨s thriving察Mat。 ̄ 

    ^The    old   girl察院 says  Mr   Bagnet察   acquiescing察     saves。   Has   a 

stocking somewhere。 With money in it。 I never saw it。 But I know 

she¨s got it。 Wait till the greens is off her mind。 Then she¨ll set you 

up。 ̄ 

    ^She is a treasure 院exclaims Mr George。 

    ^She¨s more。 But I never own to it before her。 Discipline must 



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be   maintained。   It   was   the   old   girl   that   brought   out   my   musical 

abilities。   I   should   have   been   in   the   artillery   now察  but   for   the   old 

girl。 Six years I hammered at the fiddle。 Ten at the flute。 The old 

girl said it wouldn¨t do察intention good察but want of flexibility察try 

the     bassoon。      The    old    girl   borrowed       a   bassoon      from     the 

bandmaster of the Rifle Regiment。 I practised in the trenches。 Got 

on察got another察got a living by it 院

    George remarks that she looks as fresh as a rose察and as sound 

as an apple。 

    ^The   old   girl察院  says   Mr   Bagnet   in   reply察   is   a   thoroughly   fine 

woman。 Consequently察she is like a thoroughly fine day。 Gets finer 

as she gets on。 I never saw the old girl¨s equal。 But I never own to 

it before her。 Discipline must be maintained 院

    Proceeding   to   converse   on   indifferent   matters察  they   walk   up 

and down the little street察keeping step and time察until summoned 

by   Quebec   and   Malta   to   do   justice   to   the   pork   and   greens察  over 

which Mrs Bagnet察like a military chaplain察says a short grace。 In 

the distribution of these comestibles察as in every other household 

duty察Mrs Bagnet develops an exact system察sitting with every dish 

before her察allotting to every portion of pork its own portion of pot´ 

liquor察   greens察   potatoes察   and    even   mustard察     and   serving    it  out 

complete。   Having   likewise   served   out   the   beer   from   a   can察  and 

thus    supplied     the   mess    with   all  things    necessary察    Mrs    Bagnet 

proceeds   to   satisfy   her   own   hunger察  which   is   in   a   healthy   state。 

The kit of the mess察if the table furniture may be so denominated察

is chiefly composed of utensils of horn and tin察that have done duty 

in    several    parts    of   the   world。     Young      Woolwich¨s       knife察  in 

particular察which is of the oyster kind察with the additional feature 

of   a  strong    shutting´up      movement       which     frequently     balks    the 



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appetite   of  that  young  musician察  is   mentioned   as   having   gone   in 

various hands the complete round of foreign service。 

    The dinner done察Mrs Bagnet察assisted by the younger branches 

who polish their own cups and platters察knives and forks察makes 

all the dinner garniture shine as brightly as before察and puts it all 

away察first sweeping the hearth to the end that Mr Bagnet and the 

visitor  may  not be   retarded in   the   smoking  of   their   pipes。   These 

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