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The Devil’s Own

CHAPTER I
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Both were unusually well dressed, the latter exceedingly natty and fashionable in attire, rather overly so I thought, while the former wore a long coat, and high white stock.

Involuntarily I had placed them in my mind as river gamblers, but was still observing their movements with some curiosity, when Captain Thockmorton crossed the gangplank and began ascending the steep bluff.

The path to be followed led directly past where I was sitting, and, recognizing me, he stopped to exchange greetings.
"What! have you finished your day's work already, Lieutenant ?" he exclaimed pleasantly.

"Mine has only just begun." "So I observe.

It was garrison talk last night that the _Warrior_ was to depart at daylight." "That was the plan.


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