Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-12
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Turkish tobacco and glass of what smelt
70 be GIN. were also present. and from the
flushed cheek and heavy breathing of the
sleeper. appeared to have been among his
latest occupations.
1t is not necessary should record our
conversation. In his half-waking and not
all-sobcr state he had mistaken me for a
British soldier who had been left behind
somewhere, and was importuning to be
sent on to England, but whose case evil
IDENTITY had inspired scant sympathy.
IN not do it, grumbled out The con-
sui, with his eyes more than half closed
II on were drunk, or deserter-I don I
care which. My instructions are positive
and you may go to the D. for me.
There now, that's your answer. and You d
not get any other if you stayed there till
dusk
81 suspect yon mistake me. SIR" said J..
mildly. II am traveller and an English
gentleman"
Il hate gentlemen, and / don't love
travellers" said he, in the same drow-y
voice a. before.
sorry for that. but must ask You all
the same if my passport permits me to 60
into Italy,
''Of course it does. What sort Of a
traveller are You that does not know that
much, and if you wanted visa, it's the
Italian should give it, and there's no ltal
ian or Frenchman here. There's no one
here but Prussian, Strantopsky-d---
his eyes-good morning." and he again
turned his face to the wall
i cannot say what curiosity prompted
me to continue our little promising con-
kt,t
strange in the mans manner at moments
something that seemed to indicate Il very
different condition from the present-that
/ determined at all hazards to lingcr on.
II don't suppose the sight of a corn-
these regions. y said I. land | might al
most hope it was no. an unpleasant one -
WHO told you that. my good fellow ?''
said he. with more animation than before.
WHO said that it gave me any particular
pleasure to see one of those people that
remind me of other times and very dif-
ferent habits ~
AT all events ], as an individual, can
not open these uDgracious recollections,
for never saw you beiore-I do not even
now know your name"
1.-The +. o. list has one whole biography
Thomas Gerdner Lydyard. educated at
All Souls. Oxford, where he took the first
class in classics and law was appointed
cornet in the Second Lite Guards. 9Th.
IS; sent with Lord Raycroft's mission
to Denmark to invest his Christian Majes-
ty with the insignia OF the Most Noble
Order of the Garter. Contested March
cston--. ls-; and was returned on a
petition I'll finish what's not in the
book-backed Queen Nab ut seven to
two-got regular croppcr-had to bolt
and live three years in Sweden-took to
corn brandy and strong cavendsh, and
ended as YOU see-V. &. at Prevesa. Is
not that a brilliant ending for youth OF
promise Do you remember in your ex-
perience rs a man of travel that you can
match it o''
BY this time he had risen to sitting pos
ture. and, with his hair rudely pushed
back by his hands, and his face grown
red with passion. looked "a fierce and
passionate as high excitement could make
aman.
i've heard your name very often
said calmly; Close and ST. John used to
talk of YOU constantly. and remember
Moresby saying you were the best rider
OF flat-race among the gentlemen OF
En- land
81 was better. ten times better. across
country. ! could get more out Of my
horse than any Of the so-called steeple-
chase riders: and. "a wa. seldom pun
ished. the betting men never knew when
my horse was distressed Close could
have told Won that. Did he ever tell Won
that ] was the best cricketer nj LoI3's
What's that p cried he suddenly, rs a
small door at the end of the room opened
and closed again almost instantly.
'Oh. its dinner suppose if had
any shame. should say luncheon. tor its
only two O'clock. not to say that the meal
itself will have small pretentions to he
called dinner. Will you come and look
at it ?"
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