It will take a good deal of trouble off your hands." "I am much obliged to you, Colonel." "Now that we have finished business," the officer said, "we can talk of other things.

You will, of course, put up here.

I have two or three spare rooms, and the accommodation at the inns is wretched.

I am always very glad when an officer rides through, because we hear little enough about what is passing, and as there is no sort of sociability among the Spaniards, life is very dull here, and one is very glad of the change." "Thank you, Colonel.

I will gladly accept your invitation." The colonel rang a bell, and ordered a servitor, who answered, to show Major Kennedy's servant where to put up his master's horses and his own, to bring up the officer's valises, and to make the soldier comfortable below.
"We shall sup in half an hour," he said to Desmond, when the man had left.