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at which he looked�察�also to find the legs of the Captain's breakfast´table 

turning crooked�察�as if he saw them through water。 

     ;I   am   only   a   common   soldier�察  �sir�察─  �said   he。 ;It   signifies   very   little 

what such a poor brute comes to。; 

     ;You   are   a   man�察─  �returned   the   Captain�察  �with   grave   indignation�察   �of 

education and superior advantages�察�and if you say that�察�meaning what you 

say�察�you have sunk lower than I had believed。               How low that must be�察�I 

leave you to consider�察�knowing what I know of your disgrace�察�and seeing 

what I see。; 

     ;I hope to get shot soon�察�sir�察─�said Private Richard Doubledick�察 �and 

then the regiment and the world together will be rid of me。; 

     The    legs  of   the  table  were   becoming      very   crooked。    Doubledick�察�

looking     up   to  steady   his  vision�察  �met   the  eyes   that  had   so  strong   an 

influence over him。        He put his hand before his own eyes�察�and the breast 

of his disgrace´jacket swelled as if it would fly asunder。 

     ;I would rather�察─�said the young Captain�察 �see this in you�察�Doubledick�察�

than I would see five thousand guineas counted out upon this table for a 

gift to my good mother。         Have you a mother�拭─�

     ;I am thankful to say she is dead�察�sir。; 

     ;If your praises�察─�returned the Captain�察 �were sounded from mouth to 

mouth through the whole regiment�察�through the whole army�察�through the 

whole country�察�you would wish she had lived to say�察�with pride and joy�察�



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'He is my son��'; 

     ;Spare me�察�sir�察─�said Doubledick。             ;She would never have heard any 

good   of   me。    She   would   never   have   had   any   pride   and   joy   in   owning 

herself my mother。         Love and compassion she might have had�察�and would 

have always had�察�I know but notSpare me�察�sir�                  �I am a broken wretch�察�

quite at your mercy� ─         �And he turned his face to the wall�察�and stretched 

out his imploring hand。 

     ;My friend; began the Captain。 

     ;God bless you�察�sir� ─�sobbed Private Richard Doubledick。 

     ;You   are   at   the   crisis   of   your   fate。 Hold   your   course   unchanged   a 

little longer�察�and you know what must happen。                  I know even better than 

you can imagine�察�that�察�after that has happened�察�you are lost。 No man who 

could shed those tears could bear those marks。; 

     ;I fully believe it�察�sir�察─�in a low�察�shivering voice said Private Richard 

Doubledick。 

     ;But   a  man   in   any  station   can   do his   duty�察─  �said   the  young   Captain�察�

;and�察�in doing it�察�can earn his own respect�察�even if his case should be so 

very   unfortunate   and   so   very   rare   that   he   can   earn   no   other   man's。  A 

common   soldier�察  �poor   brute   though   you   called   him   just   now�察  �has   this 

advantage   in   the   stormy   times   we   live   in�察  �that   he   always   does   his   duty 

before a host of sympathising witnesses。              Do you doubt that he may so do 

it   as   to   be   extolled   through   a   whole   regiment�察  �through   a   whole   army�察�

through a whole country�拭           �Turn while you may yet retrieve the past�察�and 

try。; 

     ;I will�    �I ask for only one witness�察�sir�察─�cried Richard�察�with a bursting 

heart。 

     ;I understand you。        I will be a watchful and a faithful one。; 

     I   have   heard   from   Private   Richard   Doubledick's   own   lips�察  �that   he 

dropped down upon his knee�察�kissed that officer's hand�察�arose�察�and went 

out of the light of the dark�察�bright eyes�察�an altered man。 

     In that year�察�one thousand seven hundred and ninety´nine�察�the French 

were in Egypt�察�in Italy�察�in Germany�察�where not�拭               �Napoleon Bonaparte had 

likewise   begun   to   stir   against   us   in   India�察  �and   most   men   could   read   the 

signs of   the great   troubles that   were coming on。            In the  very next   year�察�



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when we formed an alliance with Austria against him�察�Captain Taunton's 

regiment      was   on   service   in  India。    And     there   was   not   a  finer  non´ 

commissioned        officer   in  it��no�察 �nor   in  the  whole    linethan    Corporal 

Richard Doubledick。 

     In   eighteen   hundred   and   one�察  �the   Indian   army   were   on   the   coast   of 

Egypt。     Next   year   was   the   year   of   the   proclamation   of   the   short   peace�察�

and they were recalled。         It had then become well known to thousands of 

men�察�that wherever Captain Taunton�察�with the dark�察�bright eyes�察�led�察�there�察�

close to him�察�ever at his side�察�firm as a rock�察�true as the sun�察�and brave as 

Mars�察  �would   be   certain   to   be   found�察  �while   life   beat   in   their   hearts�察  �that 

famous soldier�察�Sergeant Richard Doubledick。 

     Eighteen hundred and five�察�besides being the great year of Trafalgar�察�

was a year of hard fighting in India。            That year saw such wonders done 

by a Sergeant´Major�察�who cut his way single´handed through a solid mass 

of men�察�recovered the colours of his regiment�察�which had been seized from 

the hand of a poor boy shot through the heart�察�and rescued his wounded 

Captain�察�who was down�察�and in a very jungle of horses' hoofs and sabres�察�

saw such wonders done�察�I say�察�by this brave Sergeant´Major�察�that he was 

specially made the bearer of the colours he had won�察�and Ensign Richard 

Doubledick had risen from the ranks。 

     Sorely cut up in every battle�察�but always reinforced by the bravest of 

men��for the fame of following the old colours�察�shot through and through�察�

which   Ensign   Richard   Doubledick   had   saved�察  �inspired   all   breasts��this 

regiment fought its way through the Peninsular war�察�up to the investment 

of Badajos in eighteen hundred and twelve。 Again and again it had been 

cheered   through   the   British   ranks   until   the   tears   had   sprung   into   men's 

eyes at the mere hearing of the mighty British voice�察�so exultant in their 

valour�察   �and   there   was    not  a  drummer´boy       but   knew    the   legend�察  �that 

wherever the two friends�察�Major Taunton�察�with the dark�察�bright eyes�察�and 

Ensign   Richard   Doubledick�察  �who   was   devoted   to   him�察  �were   seen   to   go�察�

there the boldest spirits in the English army became wild to follow。 

     One day�察�at Badajos��not in the great storming�察�but in repelling a hot 

sally of the besieged upon our men at work in the trenches�察�who had given 

way��the   two   officers   found   themselves   hurrying   forward�察  �face   to   face�察�



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against a party of French infantry�察�who made a stand。 There was an officer 

at   their  head�察  �encouraging      his  men��a    courageous�察    �handsome�察    �gallant 

officer    of   five´and´thirty�察    �whom     Doubledick       saw    hurriedly�察   �almost 

momentarily�察  �but   saw   well。     He   particularly   noticed   this   officer   waving 

his sword�察�and rallying his men with an eager and excited cry�察�when they 

fired in obedience to his gesture�察�and Major Taunton dropped。 

     It was over in ten minutes more�察�and Doubledick returned to the spot 

where he had laid the best friend man ever had on a coat spread upon the 

wet clay。     Major Taunton's uniform was opened at the breast�察�and on his 

shirt were three little spots of blood。 

     ;Dear Doubledick�察─�said he�察 �I am dying。; 

     ;For   the   love   of   Heaven�察  �no� ─  �exclaimed   the   other�察  �kneeling   down 

beside him�察�and passing his arm round his neck to raise his head。 ;Taunton� �

My preserver�察�my guardian angel�察�my witness�                �Dearest�察�truest�察�kindest of 

human beings�        �Taunton�      �For God's sake� ─�

     The bright�察�dark eyesso very�察�very dark now�察�in the pale face smiled 

upon him�察�and the hand he had kissed thirteen years ago laid itself fondly 

on his breast。 

     ;Write to my mother。          You will see Home again。           Tell her how we 

became friends。       It will comfort her�察�as it comforts me。; 

     He spoke no more�察�but faintly signed for a moment towards his hair as 

it fluttered in the wind。       The Ensign understood him。            He smiled again 

when he saw that�察�and�察�gently turning his face over on the supporting arm 

as if for rest�察�died�察�with his hand upon the breast in which he had revived a 

soul。 

     No dry eye looked on Ensign Richard Doubledick that melancholy day。 

He   buried   his   friend   on   the   field�察  �and   became   a   lone�察  �bereaved  man。 

Beyond his duty he appeared to have but two remaining cares in life��one�察�

to preserve the little packet of hair he was to give to Taunton's mother�察�the 

other�察  �to   encounter   that   French   officer   who   had   rallied   the   men   under 

whose fire Taunton fell。        A new legend now began to circulate among our 

troops�察�and it was�察�that when he and the French officer came face to face 

once more�察�there would be weeping in France。 

     The war went onand through it went the exact picture of the French 



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officer   on   the   one   side�察  �and   the   bodily  reality  upon   the   other   until   the 

Battle of Toulouse was fought。           In the returns sent home appeared these 

words�此      �Severely     wounded�察     �but  not   dangerously�察    �Lieutenant    Richard 

Doubledick。; 

     At   Midsummer´time�察        �in  the   year   eighteen    hundred     and   fourteen�察�

Lieutenant Richard Dou
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