As the last barge glided by, the man next me growled in disgust: "Those are lucky dogs off duty to-day." His eye caught mine.

"Why don't you go after them, Fortesque?
There will be plenty of fun afoot yonder where they land." "Where is that ?" "At the old fort; follow the crowd, and you'll not go astray.

Have you a ticket ?" "Captain Andre honored me with one this morning." "Then you are good for the first row.

Don't miss it, man," with enthusiasm.

"'T will be such a sight as has not been witnessed since the Field of the Cloth of Gold." "A passage at arms, you mean ?" "Ay! as gorgeous as those of the old-time knights; a fair conceit as I read the programme.