"Will you share the meagre fare of one who is a poet, should be a lawyer, but is about to become a soldier?
Eh, but a corporal! Rise, my friend.

Up! and be in your own small self a whole Corporal's Guard! And if your Corporal doesn't come home from the wars, perhaps you'll remember him kindly?
Think ?" He made a vivacious gesture, the small animal sprang into the air, convoluted with gratitude and new love, while Crailey, laughing softly, led the way to the hotel.

There, while he ate sparsely himself, he provided munificently for his new acquaintance, and recommended him, with an accompaniment of silver, to the good offices of the Rouen House kitchen.

After that, out into the sunshine again he went, with elastic step, and a merry word and a laugh for everyone he met.

At the old English gardener's he bought four or five bouquets, and carried them on a round of visits of farewell to as many old ladies who had been kind to him.