Ihavecomesir，atyourbidding，toknowmyfor-
tune，saidtheQuartermaster，inastrongScotchaccent，assoonashehadtakentheseatwhichwasprofferedtohim。Tosaythetruthtoyou，MajorDuncan，thisgirlismakingasmuchhavocinthegarrisonastheFrenchdidbeforeTy：Ineverwitnessedsogeneralaroutinsoshortatime！
Surely，Davy，youdon’tmeantopersuademethatyouryoungandunsophisticatedheartisinsuchaflame，afteroneweek’signition？Why，man，thisisworsethantheaffairinSootland，whereitwassaidtheheatwithinwassointensethatitjustburntaholethroughyourownpre-
ciousbody，andleftaplaceforallthelassiestopeerinat，toseewhatthecombustiblematerialwasworth。
Ye’llhaveyourownway，MajorDuncan。andyourfatherandmotherwouldhavetheirsbeforeye，eveniftheenemywereinthecamp。Iseenothingsoextraordi-