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smiling and dry察 pipes察 tobacco察 and something to drink察 are
placed upon the table察 and the old girl enjoys the first peace of
mind she ever knows on the day of this delightful entertainment。
When Mr Bagnet takes his usual seat察the hands of the clock are
very near to half´past four察as they mark it accurately察Mr Bagnet
announces察 George Military time。 ̄
It is George察and he has hearty congratulations for the old girl
whom he kisses on the great occasion察and for the children察and
for Mr Bagnet。 ^Happy returns to all 院says Mr George。
^But察 George察 old man拭院 cries Mrs Bagnet察 looking at him
curiously。 ^What¨s come to you拭院
^Come to me拭院
^Ah you are so white察George!for you!and look so shocked。
Now察don¨t he察Lignum拭院
^George察院says Mr Bagnet察 tell the old girl。 What¨s the matter。 ̄
^I didn¨t know I looked white察院 says the trooper察 passing his
hand over his brow察 and I didn¨t know I looked shocked察and I¨m
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sorry I do。 But the truth is察that boy who was taken in at my place
died yesterday afternoon察and it has rather knocked me over。 ̄
^Poor creetur 院 says Mrs Bagnet察 with a mother¨s pity。 ^Is he
gone拭Dear察dear 院
^I didn¨t mean to say anything about it察for it¨s not birthday talk察
but you have got it out of me察you see察before I sit down。 I should
have roused up in a minute察院 says the trooper察 making himself
speak more gaily察 but you¨re so quick察Mrs Bagnet。 ̄
^You¨re right。 The old girl察院 says Mr Bagnet。 ^Is as quick。 As
powder。 ̄
^And what¨s more察she¨s the subject of the day察and we¨ll stick to
her察院 cries Mr George。 ^See here察 I have brought a little brooch
along with me。 It¨s a poor thing察 you know察 but it¨s a keepsake。
That¨s all the good it is察Mrs Bagnet。 ̄
Mr George produces his present察 which is greeted with
admiring leapings and clappings by the young family察and with a
species of reverential admiration by Mr Bagnet。 ^Old girl察院 says
Mr Bagnet。 ^Tell him my opinion of it。 ̄
^Why察 it¨s a wonder察 George 院 Mrs Bagnet exclaims。 ^It¨s the
beautifullest thing that ever was seen 院
^Good 院says Mr Bagnet。 ^My opinion。 ̄
^It¨s so pretty察George察院cries Mrs Bagnet察turning it on all sides察
and holding it out at arm¨s length察 that it seems too choice for
me。 ̄
^Bad 院says Mr Bagnet。 ^Not my opinion。 ̄
^But whatever it is察 a hundred thousand thanks察 old fellow察院
says Mrs Bagnet察her eyes sparkling with pleasure察and her hand
stretched out to him察 and though I have been a cross´grained
soldier¨s wife to you sometimes察George察we are as strong friends察I
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am sure察 in reality察 as ever can be。 Now you shall fasten it on
yourself察for good luck察if you will察George。 ̄
The children close up to see it done察and Mr Bagnet looks over
young Woolwich¨s head to see it done察with an interest so maturely
wooden察 yet so pleasantly childish察 that Mrs Bagnet cannot help
laughing in her airy way察and saying察 O察Lignum察Lignum察what a
precious old chap you are 院 But the trooper fails to fasten the
brooch。 His hand shakes察he is nervous察and it falls off。 ^Would any
one believe this拭院 says he察 catching it as it drops察 and looking
round。 ^I am so out of sorts that I bungle at an easy job like this 院
Mrs Bagnet concludes that for such a case there is no remedy
like a pipe察and fastening the brooch herself in a twinkling察causes
the trooper to be inducted into his usual snug place察and the pipes
to be got into action。 ^If that don¨t bring you round察George察院says
she察 just throw your eye across here at your present now and
then察and the two together must do it。 ̄
^You ought to do it of yourself察院George answers察 I know that
very well察Mrs Bagnet。 I¨ll tell you how察one way and another察the
blues have got to be too many for me。 Here was this poor lad。
¨Twas dull work to see him dying as he did察and not be able to help
him。 ̄
^What do you mean察George拭You did help him。 You took him
under your roof。 ̄
^I helped him so far察but that¨s little。 I mean察Mrs Bagnet察there
he was察dying without ever having been taught much more than to
know his right hand from his left。 And he was too far gone to be
helped out of that。 ̄
^Ah察poor creetur 院says Mrs Bagnet。
^Then察院says the trooper察not yet lighting his pipe察and passing
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his heavy hand over his hair察 that brought up Gridley in a man¨s
mind。 His was a bad case too察in a different way。 Then the two got
mixed up in a man¨s mind with a flinty old rascal who had to do
with both。 And to think of that rusty carbine察 stock and barrel察
standing up on end in his corner察 hard察 indifferent察 taking
everything so evenly!it made flesh and blood tingle察I do assure
you。 ̄
^My advice to you察院returns Mrs Bagnet察 is to light your pipe察
and tingle that way。 It¨s wholesomer and comfortabler察and better
for the health altogether。 ̄
^You¨re right察院says the trooper察 and I¨ll do it 院
So察 he does it此 though still with an indignant gravity that
impresses the young Bagnets察and even causes Mr Bagnet to defer
the ceremony of drinking Mrs Bagnet¨s health察 always given by
himself察 on these occasions察 in a speech of exemplary terseness。
But the young ladies having composed what Mr Bagnet is in the
habit of calling ^the mixtur察院 and George¨s pipe being now in a
glow察Mr Bagnet considers it his duty to proceed to the toast of the
evening。 He addresses the assembled company in the following
terms。
^George。 Woolwich。 Quebec。 Malta。 This is her birthday。 Take a
day¨s march。 And you won¨t find such another。 Here¨s towards
her 院
The toast having been drunk with enthusiasm察 Mrs Bagnet
returns thanks in a neat address of corresponding brevity。 This
model composition is limited to the three words ^And wishing
yours 院 which the old girl follows up with a nod at everybody in
succession察 and a well´regulated swig of the mixture。 This she
again follows up察 on the present occasion察 by the wholly
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unexpected exclamation察 Here¨s a man 院
Here is a man察much to the astonishment of the little company察
looking in at the parlour door。 He is a sharp´eyed man!a quick
keen man!and he takes i