I saw nothing, I heard nothing, I moved mechanically; but happily my will or my instinct kept me in my place in the regiment.
When all was over, and silence followed the din, I fell to the ground insensible.

Happily for me the doctors declared I was in a state of high fever, and I so remained for a fortnight.

As soon as I got better I was sent down the country, and I at once sent in my papers and went home.

No doubt the affair was talked of, and there were whispers as to the real cause of my illness.

My father was terribly angry when I returned home and told him the truth of the matter.