SentimentalandOtherwiseIfearthegentlemantowhomMissAmelia’sletterswereaddressedwasratheranobduratecritic。SuchanumberofnotesfollowedLieutenantOsborneaboutthecountry，thathebecamealmostashamedofthejokesofhismess-roomcompanionsregardingthem，andorderedhisservantnevertodeliverthemexceptathisprivateapartment。
Hewasseenlightinghiscigarwithone，tothehorrorofCaptainDobbin，who，itismybelief，wouldhavegivenabank-noteforthedocument。
ForsometimeGeorgestrovetokeeptheliaisonasecret。Therewasawomaninthecase，thatheadmitted。
“Andnotthefirsteither。”saidEnsignSpooneytoEnsignStubble。”ThatOsborne’sadevilofafellow。Therewasajudge’sdaughteratDemerarawentalmostmadabouthim；thentherewasthatbeautifulquadroongirl，MissPye，atSt。Vincent’s，youknow；andsincehe’sbeenhome，theysayhe’saregularDonGiovanni，byJove。”
StubbleandSpooneythoughtthattobea“regularDonGiovanni，byJove“wasoneofthefinestqualitiesamancouldpossess，andOsborne’sreputationwasprodigiousamongsttheyoungmenoftheregiment。Hewasfamousinfield-sports，famousatasong，famousonparade；freewithhismoney，whichwasbountifullysuppliedbyhisfather。Hiscoatswerebettermadethananyman’sintheregiment，andhehadmoreofthem。Hewasadoredbythemen。Hecoulddrinkmorethananyofficerofthewholemess，includingoldHeavytop，thecolonel。HecouldsparbetterthanKnuckles，theprivatewhowouldhavebeenacorporalbutforhisdrunkenness，andwhohadbeenintheprize-ring；andwasthebestbatterandbowler，outandout，oftheregimentalclub。