With the outburst of the flames, besides, a draught was established, which immediately delivered us from the plague of smoke; and by the time Fenn returned, carrying a bottle under his arm and a single tumbler in his hand, there was already an air of gaiety in the room that did the heart good.
I poured out some of the brandy.
'Colonel,' said I, 'I am a young man and a private soldier.

I have not been long in this room, and already I have shown the petulance that belongs to the one character and the ill manners that you may look for in the other.

Have the humanity to pass these slips over, and honour me so far as to accept this glass.' 'My lad,' says he, waking up and blinking at me with an air of suspicion, 'are you sure you can afford it ?' I assured him I could.
'I thank you, then: I am very cold.' He took the glass out, and a little colour came in his face.

'I thank you again,' said he.

'It goes to the heart.' The Major, when I motioned him to help himself, did so with a good deal of liberality; continued to do so for the rest of the morning, now with some sort of apology, now with none at all; and the bottle began to look foolish before dinner was served.