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

regiment fought its way through the Peninsular war�察�up to the investment 

of Badajos in eighteen hundred and twelve。 Again and again it had been 

cheered   through   the   British   ranks   until   the   tears   had   sprung   into   men's 

eyes at the mere hearing of the mighty British voice�察�so exultant in their 

valour�察   �and   there   was    not  a  drummer´boy       but   knew    the   legend�察  �that 

wherever the two friends�察�Major Taunton�察�with the dark�察�bright eyes�察�and 

Ensign   Richard   Doubledick�察  �who   was   devoted   to   him�察  �were   seen   to   go�察�

there the boldest spirits in the English army became wild to follow。 

     One day�察�at Badajos��not in the great storming�察�but in repelling a hot 

sally of the besieged upon our men at work in the trenches�察�who had given 

way��the   two   officers   found   themselves   hurrying   forward�察  �face   to   face�察�



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against a party of French infantry�察�who made a stand。 There was an officer 

at   their  head�察  �encouraging      his  men��a    courageous�察    �handsome�察    �gallant 

officer    of   five´and´thirty�察    �whom     Doubledick       saw    hurriedly�察   �almost 

momentarily�察  �but   saw   well。     He   particularly   noticed   this   officer   waving 

his sword�察�and rallying his men with an eager and excited cry�察�when they 

fired in obedience to his gesture�察�and Major Taunton dropped。 

     It was over in ten minutes more�察�and Doubledick returned to the spot 

where he had laid the best friend man ever had on a coat spread upon the 

wet clay。     Major Taunton's uniform was opened at the breast�察�and on his 

shirt were three little spots of blood。 

     ;Dear Doubledick�察─�said he�察 �I am dying。; 

     ;For   the   love   of   Heaven�察  �no� ─  �exclaimed   the   other�察  �kneeling   down 

beside him�察�and passing his arm round his neck to raise his head。 ;Taunton� �

My preserver�察�my guardian angel�察�my witness�                �Dearest�察�truest�察�kindest of 

human beings�        �Taunton�      �For God's sake� ─�

     The bright�察�dark eyesso very�察�very dark now�察�in the pale face smiled 

upon him�察�and the hand he had kissed thirteen years ago laid itself fondly 

on his breast。 

     ;Write to my mother。          You will see Home again。           Tell her how we 

became friends。       It will comfort her�察�as it comforts me。; 

     He spoke no more�察�but faintly signed for a moment towards his hair as 

it fluttered in the wind。       The Ensign understood him。            He smiled again 

when he saw that�察�and�察�gently turning his face over on the supporting arm 

as if for rest�察�died�察�with his hand upon the breast in which he had revived a 

soul。 

     No dry eye looked on Ensign Richard Doubledick that melancholy day。 

He   buried   his   friend   on   the   field�察  �and   became   a   lone�察  �bereaved  man。 

Beyond his duty he appeared to have but two remaining cares in life��one�察�

to preserve the little packet of hair he was to give to Taunton's mother�察�the 

other�察  �to   encounter   that   French   officer   who   had   rallied   the   men   under 

whose fire Taunton fell。        A new legend now began to circulate among our 

troops�察�and it was�察�that when he and the French officer came face to face 

once more�察�there would be weeping in France。 

     The war went onand through it went the exact picture of the French 



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officer   on   the   one   side�察  �and   the   bodily  reality  upon   the   other   until   the 

Battle of Toulouse was fought。           In the returns sent home appeared these 

words�此      �Severely     wounded�察     �but  not   dangerously�察    �Lieutenant    Richard 

Doubledick。; 

     At   Midsummer´time�察        �in  the   year   eighteen    hundred     and   fourteen�察�

Lieutenant Richard Doubledick�察�now a browned soldier�察�seven´and´ thirty 

years of age�察�came home to England invalided。                He brought the hair with 

him�察�near his heart。       Many a French officer had he seen since that day�察�

many      a  dreadful    night�察 �in   searching    with   men    and   lanterns    for  his 

wounded�察�had he   relieved   French officers lying   disabled�察�but   the   mental 

picture and the reality had never come together。 

     Though he was weak and suffered pain�察�he lost not an hour in getting 

down to Frome in Somersetshire�察�where Taunton's mother lived。                       In the 

sweet�察�compassionate words that naturally present themselves to the mind 

to´night�察 �he was the only son of his mother�察�and she was a widow。; 

     It was a Sunday evening�察�and the lady sat at her quiet garden´ window�察�

reading     the  Bible�察  �reading    to  herself�察 �in  a  trembling    voice�察  �that  very 

passage   in   it�察  �as   I   have   heard   him   tell。 He   heard   the   words�此 �Young 

man�察�I say unto thee�察�arise� ─�

     He had to pass the window�察�and the bright�察�dark eyes of his debased 

time seemed to look at him。          Her heart told her who he was�察�she came to 

the door quickly�察�and fell upon his neck。 

     ;He   saved   me   from   ruin�察  �made   me   a   human   creature�察  �won   me   from 

infamy and shame。         O�察�God for ever bless him�         �As He will�察�He Will� ─�

     ;He will� ─�the lady answered。           ;I know he is in heaven� ─         �Then she 

piteously cried�察 �But O�察�my darling boy�察�my darling boy� ─�

     Never   from   the   hour   when   Private   Richard   Doubledick   enlisted   at 

Chatham had the Private�察�Corporal�察�Sergeant�察�Sergeant´Major�察�Ensign�察�or 

Lieutenant breathed his right name�察�or   the name of   Mary Marshall�察�or   a 

word   of   the   story   of   his   life�察  �into   any   ear   except   his   reclaimer's。 That 

previous scene in his existence was closed。             He had firmly resolved that 

his expiation should be to live unknown�察�to disturb no more the peace that 

had long grown over his old offences�察�to let it be revealed�察�when he was 

dead�察�that he had striven and suffered�察�and had never forgotten�察�and then�察�



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if they could forgive him and believe himwell�察�it would be time enough 

time enough� �

     But that night�察�remembering the words he had cherished for two years�察�

;Tell her how we became friends。              It will comfort her�察�as it comforts me�察─�

he related everything。         It gradually seemed to him as if in his maturity he 

had     recovered     a   mother�察    �it  gradually    seemed      to  her   as   if  in   her 

bereavement she had found a son。               During his stay in England�察�the quiet 

garden into which he had slowly and painfully crept�察�a stranger�察�became 

the boundary of his home�察�when he was able to rejoin his regiment in the 

spring�察�he left the garden�察�thinking was this indeed the first time he had 

ever turned his face towards the old colours with a woman's blessing� �

     He   followed   themso   ragged�察  �so   scarred   and   pierced   now�察  �that   they 

would scarcely hold togetherto Quatre Bras and Ligny。                   He stood beside 

them�察�in an awful stillness of many  men�察�shadowy through the mist and 

drizzle of a wet June forenoon�察�on the field of Waterloo。 And down to that 

hour     the  picture    in  his   mind    of  the   French     officer   had   never    been 

compared with the reality。 

     The famous regiment was in action early in the battle�察�and received its 

first check in many an eventful year�察�when he was seen to fall。 But it swept 

on   to   avenge   him�察  �and   left   behind   it   no   such   creature   in   the   world   of 

consciousness as Lieutenant Richard Doubledick。 

     Through pits of mire�察�and pools of rain�察�along deep ditches�察�once roads�察�

that   were   pounded   and   ploughed   to   pieces   by   artillery�察  �heavy   waggons�察�

tramp   of   men   and   horses�察  �and   the   struggle   of   every   wheeled   thing   that 

could   carry   wounded   soldiers�察  �jolted   among   the   dying   and   the   dead�察  �so 

disfigured by blood and mud as to be hardly recognisable for humanity�察�

undisturbed   by  the   moaning   of   men   and   the   shrieking   of   horses�察  �which�察�

newly taken from the peaceful pursuits of life�察�could not endure the sight 

of   the   stragglers   lying   by   the   wayside�察  �never   to   resume   their   toilsome 

journey�察�dead�察�as to any sentient life that was in it�察�and yet alive��the form 

that had been Lieutenant Richard Doubledick�察�with whose praises England 

rang�察  �was   conveyed   to   Brussels。        There   it   was   tenderly   laid   down   in 

hospital�察�and there it lay�察�week after wee
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