In the Irish Brigade - A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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with my company."
"So it would seem, Mr. Kennedy. You have been in trouble, I see. Nothing serious, I hope?" "Nothing at all, sir, as far as I am concerned. It is merely a graze from a pistol ball." "Well, I must hear about it, afterwards." "I must also ask leave off parade for Callaghan, my servant, sir. He is hurt a good deal more than I am, though not, I hope, seriously." The colonel nodded. "I will send the surgeon to your quarters, and he will see to you both." As Desmond left the colonel, his two chums came up. "Why, Kennedy, what on earth have you been doing to yourself? This is what comes of gallivanting about after dark. When we came round, yesterday evening, to go out with you as usual, you were not in. There was nothing very unusual in that, for these evening walks of yours are often prolonged; but we called again, on our return at eleven o'clock, and found you were still absent. This looked serious. We came round again at six this morning, for we were anxious about you, and learned you had not been in all night, and, on enquiring, heard that Callaghan was also absent. "That was cheering. That you might get into some scrape or other, |
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