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in them which affected Private Richard Doubledick in a very remarkable 

way。     They were bright�察�handsome�察�dark eyes��what are called laughing 

eyes   generally�察  �and�察  �when   serious�察  �rather   steady   than   severe��but   they 

were   the   only  eyes   now   left   in   his   narrowed   world   that   Private   Richard 

Doubledick could not stand。            Unabashed by evil report and punishment�察�

defiant   of   everything   else   and   everybody   else�察  �he   had   but   to   know   that 

those eyes looked at him for a moment�察�and he felt ashamed。                       He could 

not so much as salute Captain Taunton in the street like any other officer。 

He was reproached and confused��troubled by the mere possibility of the 

captain's   looking   at   him。    In   his   worst   moments�察  �he   would   rather   turn 

back�察   �and   go   any   distance    out   of  his  way�察   �than   encounter     those   two 

handsome�察�dark�察�bright eyes。 

     One day�察�when Private Richard Doubledick came out of the Black hole�察�

where   he   had   been   passing   the   last   eight´and´forty   hours�察  �and   in   which 

retreat he spent a good deal of his time�察�he was ordered to betake himself 

to Captain Taunton's quarters。           In the stale and squalid state of a man just 

out of the Black hole�察�he had less fancy than ever for being seen by the 

captain�察�but he was not so mad yet as to disobey orders�察�and consequently 

went up to the terrace overlooking the parade´ground�察�where the officers' 

quarters were�察�twisting and breaking in his hands�察�as he went along�察�a bit 

of the straw that had formed the decorative furniture of the Black hole。 

     ;Come in� ─�cried the Captain�察�when he had knocked with his knuckles 

at the door。      Private Richard Doubledick pulled off his cap�察�took a stride 

forward�察  �and   felt   very   conscious   that   he   stood   in   the   light   of   the   dark�察�

bright eyes。 

     There   was   a   silent   pause。   Private   Richard   Doubledick   had   put   the 

straw in his mouth�察�and was gradually doubling it up into his windpipe and 



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choking himself。 

     ;Doubledick�察─  �said   the   Captain�察   �do   you   know   where   you   are   going 

to�拭─�

     ;To the Devil�察�sir�拭─�faltered Doubledick。 

     ;Yes�察─�returned the Captain。        ;And very fast。; 

     Private Richard Doubledick turned the straw of the Black hole in his 

month�察�and made a miserable salute of acquiescence。 

     ;Doubledick�察─�said the Captain�察 �since I entered his Majesty's service�察�

a boy of seventeen�察�I have been pained to see many men of promise going 

that road�察�but I have never been so pained to see a man make the shameful 

journey as I have been�察�ever since you joined the regiment�察�to see you。; 

     Private Richard Doubledick began to find a film stealing over the floor 

at which he looked�察�also to find the legs of the Captain's breakfast´table 

turning crooked�察�as if he saw them through water。 

     ;I   am   only   a   common   soldier�察  �sir�察─  �said   he。 ;It   signifies   very   little 

what such a poor brute comes to。; 

     ;You   are   a   man�察─  �returned   the   Captain�察  �with   grave   indignation�察   �of 

education and superior advantages�察�and if you say that�察�meaning what you 

say�察�you have sunk lower than I had believed。               How low that must be�察�I 

leave you to consider�察�knowing what I know of your disgrace�察�and seeing 

what I see。; 

     ;I hope to get shot soon�察�sir�察─�said Private Richard Doubledick�察 �and 

then the regiment and the world together will be rid of me。; 

     The    legs  of   the  table  were   becoming      very   crooked。    Doubledick�察�

looking     up   to  steady   his  vision�察  �met   the  eyes   that  had   so  strong   an 

influence over him。        He put his hand before his own eyes�察�and the breast 

of his disgrace´jacket swelled as if it would fly asunder。 

     ;I would rather�察─�said the young Captain�察 �see this in you�察�Doubledick�察�

than I would see five thousand guineas counted out upon this table for a 

gift to my good mother。         Have you a mother�拭─�

     ;I am thankful to say she is dead�察�sir。; 

     ;If your praises�察─�returned the Captain�察 �were sounded from mouth to 

mouth through the whole regiment�察�through the whole army�察�through the 

whole country�察�you would wish she had lived to say�察�with pride and joy�察�



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'He is my son��'; 

     ;Spare me�察�sir�察─�said Doubledick。             ;She would never have heard any 

good   of   me。    She   would   never   have   had   any   pride   and   joy   in   owning 

herself my mother。         Love and compassion she might have had�察�and would 

have always had�察�I know but notSpare me�察�sir�                  �I am a broken wretch�察�

quite at your mercy� ─         �And he turned his face to the wall�察�and stretched 

out his imploring hand。 

     ;My friend; began the Captain。 

     ;God bless you�察�sir� ─�sobbed Private Richard Doubledick。 

     ;You   are   at   the   crisis   of   your   fate。 Hold   your   course   unchanged   a 

little longer�察�and you know what must happen。                  I know even better than 

you can imagine�察�that�察�after that has happened�察�you are lost。 No man who 

could shed those tears could bear those marks。; 

     ;I fully believe it�察�sir�察─�in a low�察�shivering voice said Private Richard 

Doubledick。 

     ;But   a  man   in   any  station   can   do his   duty�察─  �said   the  young   Captain�察�

;and�察�in doing it�察�can earn his own respect�察�even if his case should be so 

very   unfortunate   and   so   very   rare   that   he   can   earn   no   other   man's。  A 

common   soldier�察  �poor   brute   though   you   called   him   just   now�察  �has   this 

advantage   in   the   stormy   times   we   live   in�察  �that   he   always   does   his   duty 

before a host of sympathising witnesses。              Do you doubt that he may so do 

it   as   to   be   extolled   through   a   whole   regiment�察  �through   a   whole   army�察�

through a whole country�拭           �Turn while you may yet retrieve the past�察�and 

try。; 

     ;I will�    �I ask for only one witness�察�sir�察─�cried Richard�察�with a bursting 

heart。 

     ;I understand you。        I will be a watchful and a faithful one。; 

     I   have   heard   from   Private   Richard   Doubledick's   own   lips�察  �that   he 

dropped down upon his knee�察�kissed that officer's hand�察�arose�察�and went 

out of the light of the dark�察�bright eyes�察�an altered man。 

     In that year�察�one thousand seven hundred and ninety´nine�察�the French 

were in Egypt�察�in Italy�察�in Germany�察�where not�拭               �Napoleon Bonaparte had 

likewise   begun   to   stir   against   us   in   India�察  �and   most   men   could   read   the 

signs of   the great   troubles that   were coming on。            In the  very next   year�察�



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when we formed an alliance with Austria against him�察�Captain Taunton's 

regiment      was   on   service   in  India。    And     there   was   not   a  finer  non´ 

commissioned        officer   in  it��no�察 �nor   in  the  whole    linethan    Corporal 

Richard Doubledick。 

     In   eighteen   hundred   and   one�察  �the   Indian   army   were   on   the   coast   of 

Egypt。     Next   year   was   the   year   of   the   proclamation   of   the   short   peace�察�

and they were recalled。         It had then become well known to thousands of 

men�察�that wherever Captain Taunton�察�with the dark�察�bright eyes�察�led�察�there�察�

close to him�察�ever at his side�察�firm as a rock�察�true as the sun�察�and brave as 

Mars�察  �would   be   certain   to   be   found�察  �while   life   beat   in   their   hearts�察  �that 

famous soldier�察�Sergeant Richard Doubledick。 

     Eighteen hundred and five�察�besides being the great year of Trafalgar�察�

was a year of hard fighting in India。            That year saw such wonders done 

by a Sergeant´Major�察�who cut his way single´handed through a solid mass 

of men�察�recovered the colours of his regiment�察�which had been seized from 

the hand of a poor boy shot through the heart�察�and rescued his wounded 

Captain�察�who was down�察�and in a very jungle of horses' hoofs and sabres�察�

saw such wonders done�察�I say�察�by this brave Sergeant´Major�察�that he was 

specially made the bearer of the colours he had won�察�and Ensign Richard 

Doubledick had risen from the ranks。 

     Sorely cut up in every battle�察�but always reinforced by the bravest of 

men��for the fame of following the old colours�察�shot through and through�察�

which   Ensign   Richard   Doubledick   had   saved�察  �inspired   all   breasts��this 

regiment fought its way through t
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