I regard every soldier in the regiment as my friend, and would shake hands with them now as heartily as I did when I went away near four years back, but I myself felt that it would be somewhat embarrassing were I greeted by them wine cup in hand.

Here are twenty pistoles; say that I left them here for them to drink my health on my promotion, but that I shall be so busy during the day or two that I remain in Paris that I shall not be able to pay another visit here.

Now let us have a quiet talk together, and give me all the news of the regiment." "Perhaps, colonel--" "Oh, you need not call me colonel, MacIntosh, when you and I are together alone.

I am what I was--Hector Campbell, the lad to whom you showed so much kindness for his father's sake.

Yes, I will tell you one or two of my adventures, and you shall come round to me tomorrow morning at seven o'clock at the Hotel Conde, and we will stroll out together, and sit down in the gardens of the Palais Cardinal, and you shall then tell me about the regiment, who have gone, and what changes there are." "That will be best," the sergeant said.