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English   lady's   stories   of   her   poor   son   and   the   cruel   wars。 The   family 

were as gentle as the child�察�and at length she came to know them so well 

that she accepted their invitation to pass the last month of her residence 

abroad under their roof。         All this intelligence she wrote home�察�piecemeal 

as it came about�察�from time to time�察�and at last enclosed a polite note�察�from 

the   head   of   the   chateau�察  �soliciting�察  �on   the   occasion   of   his   approaching 

mission to that neighbourhood�察�the honour of the company of cet homme 

si justement celebre�察�Monsieur le Capitaine Richard Doubledick。 

     Captain Doubledick�察�now a hardy�察�handsome man in the full vigour of 

life�察�broader across the chest and shoulders than he had ever been before�察�

dispatched a courteous reply�察�and followed it in person。 Travelling through 

all that extent of country after three years of Peace�察�he blessed the better 

days on which the world had fallen。 The corn was golden�察�not drenched in 

unnatural   red�察  �was   bound   in   sheaves   for   food�察  �not   trodden   underfoot   by 

men     in  mortal    fight。  The     smoke    rose   up   from   peaceful    hearths�察   �not 

blazing ruins。      The carts were laden with the fair fruits of the earth�察�not 

with    wounds     and   death。    To    him   who    had   so  often   seen   the   terrible 

reverse�察  �these   things   were   beautiful   indeed�察  �and   they   brought   him   in   a 

softened spirit to the old chateau near Aix upon a deep blue evening。 

     It   was   a   large   chateau   of   the   genuine   old   ghostly   kind�察  �with   round 

towers�察�and extinguishers�察�and a high leaden roof�察�and more windows than 

Aladdin's Palace。        The lattice blinds were all thrown open after the heat 

of the day�察�and there were glimpses of rambling walls and corridors within。 

Then there were immense out´buildings fallen into partial decay�察�masses 



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of dark trees�察�terrace´gardens�察�balustrades�察�tanks of water�察�too weak to play 

and   too   dirty   to   work�察  �statues�察  �weeds�察  �and   thickets   of   iron   railing   that 

seemed   to   have   overgrown   themselves   like   the   shrubberies�察  �and   to   have 

branched   out   in   all   manner   of   wild   shapes。      The   entrance   doors   stood 

open�察�as doors often do in that country when the heat of the day is past�察�

and the Captain saw no bell or knocker�察�and walked in。 

     He walked into a lofty stone hall�察�refreshingly cool and gloomy after 

the  glare  of   a   Southern   day's   travel。    Extending   along   the   four   sides   of 

this hall was a gallery�察�leading to suites of rooms�察�and it was lighted from 

the top。     Still no bell was to be seen。 

     ;Faith�察─�said the Captain halting�察�ashamed of the clanking of his boots�察�

;this is a ghostly beginning� ─�

     He started back�察�and felt his face turn white。                In the gallery�察�looking 

down   at him�察 �stood   the   French   officerthe   officer   whose   picture   he   had 

carried   in   his   mind   so   long   and   so   far。 Compared   with   the   original�察  �at 

lastin every lineament how like it was� �

     He   moved�察  �and   disappeared�察  �and   Captain   Richard   Doubledick   heard 

his steps coming quickly down own into the hall。                   He entered through an 

archway。       There   was   a bright�察  �sudden look upon his   face�察  �much   such   a 

look as it had worn in that fatal moment。 

     Monsieur   le   Capitaine   Richard   Doubledick�拭            �Enchanted   to   receive 

him� �A thousand apologies�             �The servants were all out in the air。            There 

was a little fete among them in the garden。                In effect�察�it was the fete day 

of my daughter�察�the little cherished and protected of Madame Taunton。 

     He was so gracious and so frank that Monsieur le Capitaine Richard 

Doubledick        could   not   withhold   his    hand。    ;It   is  the   hand   of   a  brave 

Englishman�察─�said the French officer�察�retaining it while he spoke。 ;I could 

respect a brave Englishman�察�even as my foe�察�how much more as my friend� �

I also am a soldier。; 

     ;He has not remembered   me�察�as I have remembered him�察�he did not 

take   such   note   of   my   face�察  �that   day�察  �as   I   took   of   his�察─  �thought   Captain 

Richard Doubledick。           ;How shall I tell him�拭─�

     The   French   officer   conducted   his   guest   into   a   garden   and   presented 

him   to   his   wife�察  �an   engaging     and   beautiful   woman�察      �sitting   with   Mrs。 



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Taunton   in   a   whimsical   old´fashioned   pavilion。           His   daughter�察  �her   fair 

young   face   beaming   with   joy�察  �came   running   to   embrace   him�察  �and   there 

was a boy´baby to tumble down among the orange trees on the broad steps�察�

in   making   for   his   father's   legs。    A   multitude   of   children   visitors   were 

dancing   to   sprightly   music�察  �and   all   the   servants   and   peasants   about   the 

chateau   were   dancing   too。        It   was   a   scene   of   innocent   happiness   that 

might have been invented for the climax of the scenes of peace which had 

soothed the Captain's journey。 

     He   looked   on�察  �greatly   troubled   in   his   mind�察  �until   a   resounding   bell 

rang�察�and the French officer begged to show him his rooms。                         They went 

upstairs   into   the   gallery   from   which   the   officer   had   looked   down�察  �and 

Monsieur le Capitaine Richard Doubledick was cordially welcomed to a 

grand outer chamber�察�and a smaller one within�察�all clocks and draperies�察�

and   hearths�察 �and   brazen   dogs�察 �and   tiles�察 �and   cool   devices�察 �and   elegance�察�

and vastness。 

     ;You were at Waterloo�察─�said the French officer。 

     ;I was�察─�said Captain Richard Doubledick。                 ;And at Badajos。; 

     Left   alone   with   the   sound   of   his   own   stern   voice   in   his   ears�察  �he   sat 

down to consider�察�What shall I do�察�and how shall I tell him�拭                   �At that time�察�

unhappily�察  �many  deplorable   duels   had   been   fought   between   English   and 

French officers�察�arising out of the recent war�察�and these duels�察�and how to 

avoid   this   officer's   hospitality�察  �were   the   uppermost   thought   in   Captain 

Richard Doubledick's mind。 

     He was thinking�察�and letting the time run out in which he should have 

dressed   for   dinner�察  �when   Mrs。   Taunton   spoke   to   him   outside   the   door�察�

asking   if   he   could   give   her   the   letter   he   had   brought   from   Mary。   ;His 

mother�察�above all�察─�the Captain thought。               ;How shall I tell her�拭─�

     ;You will form a friendship with your host�察�I hope�察─�said Mrs。 Taunton�察�

whom he hurriedly admitted�察 �that will last for life。                 He is so true´hearted 

and so generous�察�Richard�察�that you can hardly fail to esteem one another。 

If He had been spared�察─�she kissed ��not without tears�� the locket in which 

she     wore    his   hair�察   �he   would     have     appreciated     him     with   his   own 

magnanimity�察  �and   would   have   been   truly   happy   that   the   evil   days   were 

past which made such a man his enemy。; 



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     She    left  the  room�察   �and   the   Captain    walked�察   �first  to  one   window�察�

whence he could see the dancing in the garden�察�then to another window�察�

whence he could see the smiling prospect and the peaceful vineyards。 

     ;Spirit of my departed friend�察─�said he�察 �is it through thee these better 

thoughts are rising in my  mind�拭           �Is it thou who hast shown me�察�all the 

way I have been drawn to meet this man�察�the blessings of the altered time�拭�

Is it thou who hast sent thy stricken mother to me�察�to stay my angry hand�拭�

Is it from thee the whisper comes�察�that this man did his duty as thou didst�察� 

´and as I did�察�through thy guidance�察�which has wholly saved me here on 

earth��and that he did no more�拭─�

     He sat down�察�with his head buried in his hands�察�and�察�when he rose up�察�

made the second strong resolution of his life��that neither to the French 

officer�察  �nor   to   the   mother   of   his   departed   friend�察  �nor   to   any   soul�察  �while 

either of the two was living�察�would he breathe what only he knew。                      And 

when   he   touched   that   French   officer's   glass   with   his   own�察  �that   day   at 

dinner�察  �he   secretly   forgave   him   in   the   name   of   the   Divine   Forgiver   of 

injuries。 

       
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