houseinHampstead，workingforthemostpart，sincehewasabsolutelydeterminedtojustifyhimselfandgetonintheprofessionwhichhehadchosen。InthesummerheandArthurwentwalkingtours，andonce，withsomeotheryoungmen，visitedtheContinenttostudyvariousbattlefields，andimprovetheirminds。AtleastGodfreystudiedthebattlefields，whileArthurgavemostofhisattentiontotheyoungerpartofthefemalepopulationofFranceandItaly。AtEasteragaintheywenttoScotland，whereArthurhadsomepropertysettledonhim——
forhewasayoungmanwellsuppliedwiththisworld’sgoods——andfishedforsalmonandtrout。Altogether，forGodfrey，itwasaprofitableandhappytwoyears。AtSandhurstandelsewhereeveryonethoughtwellofhim，whileoldGeneralCubittebecamehisdevotedfriendandcouldnotsayenoughinhispraise。
“Damnit!Sir，“heexclaimedonce，“doyoumeantotellmethatyouneveroverdrawyourallowance？Itisnotnatural；almostwrongindeed。
Iwonderwhatyoursecretvicesare？Well，solongasyoukeepthemsecret，yououghttobeabigmanonedayandendupinaverydifferentpositiontoGeorgeCubitte——calledaGeneral——whoneversawashotfiredinhislife。There’llbelotsofthemflyingaboutbeforeyou’reold，myboy，anddoubtlessyou’llgetyourshareofgunpowder——
ornitro-glycerine——ifyougoonasyouhavebegun。IfIweren’tafraidofmakingyoucocky，I’dtellyouwhattheysayaboutyoudownatthatSandhurstshop，whereIhaveanoldpalortwo。