[Catherine: A Story by William Makepeace Thackeray]@TWC D-Link bookCatherine: A Story CHAPTER I 15/29
What do you say to a silver trimming, pretty Catherine? Don't you think a scarlet riding-cloak, handsomely laced, would become you wonderfully well ?--and a grey hat with a blue feather--and a pretty nag to ride on--and all the soldiers to present arms as you pass, and say, "There goes the Captain's lady"? What do you think of a side-box at Lincoln's Inn playhouse, or of standing up to a minuet with my Lord Marquis at--? CORPORAL.
The ball, sir, ran right up his elbow, and was found the next day by Surgeon Splinter of ours,--where do you think, sir ?--upon my honour as a gentleman it came out of the nape of his-- CAPTAIN.
Necklace--and a sweet pair of diamond earrings, mayhap--and a little shower of patches, which ornament a lady's face wondrously--and a leetle rouge--though, egad! such peach-cheeks as yours don't want it;--fie! Mrs.Catherine, I should think the birds must come and peck at them as if they were fruit-- CORPORAL.
Over the wall; and three-and-twenty of our fellows jumped after me.
By the Pope of Rome, friend Tummas, that was a day!--Had you seen how the Mounseers looked when four-and-twenty rampaging he-devils, sword and pistol, cut and thrust, pell-mell came tumbling into the redoubt! Why, sir, we left in three minutes as many artillerymen's heads as there were cannon-balls.
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