| In person he was particularly neat being always the best dressed officer in his regiment How can we expect the men to pay attention totheirdress when we give them reason to suppose we pay but little attention to our own was a constant remark of his And here we may observe that no class of men have a stricter idea of the propriety of dress than private soldiers To dress well is half a passport to a soldiers respect whilst on the other hand it requires |
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| many excellent qualities to counterbalance in his mind a careless and slovenly exterior Colonel Vavasour had an independent fortune which he spent at the head of his regiment Many a dinner party was given by him for which the corps he commanded obtained the credit many a young officer owed relief from pecuniary embarrassments which might otherwise have overwhelmed him to the generosity of his Colonel He appeared not to have a wish beyond the military |
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| circle around him although those who knew him best said he had greater talent and possessed the art of fascinating in general society more than most men I am glad to see you here Sir Henry said he to Delme although I cannot but wish that happier circumstances had brought you to us I have a very great esteem for your brother and am one of his warmest well wishers But I must not neglect the duties of hospitality You must allow me to present you to my officers at mess this evening Our dinner hour is late but were it otherwise we should miss that delightful hour for our ride when the suns rays have no longer power to harm us and the sea breezes waft us a freshness which almost compensates for the languor attending the summers heat Delme declined his invitation stating his wish to dine with his brother on that day but expressed himself ready to accept his kind offer on the ensuing one Thank you said Colonel Vavasour it is natural you should wish to see your brother and it pains me to think that poor George cannot yet dine with his old friends Have you seen Mr Graham Delme replied in the affirmative adding that he could not but feel obliged to him for his frankness I am glad you feel thus said Vavasour it emboldens me to address you with equal candour and painful as our advice must be I confess I am inclined to side with Georges medical attendant I have myself been witness to such lamentable proofs of Georges state of mindhe has so often with the tears in his eyes spoken to me of his feelings with regard to Acme Frascati that I certainly consider these as in a great measure the cause and his state of mind the effect I speak to you Sir Henry without disguise I had once a brotherthe apple of my eyeI loved him as I shall never love human being more and as God is my witness under similar circumstances frankness is what I should have prayed formy first wish would have been at once to know the worst Mr Graham has told you of his long illnesshis deliriumand has I conclude touched upon the present state of his patient Shall I shock you when I add that his lucid intervals are not to be depended upon that occasionally the wildest ideas the most extraordinary projects are conceived by him I wish you not to act on any thing that Mr Graham or that I may tell you but to judge for yourself Without this indeed you would ly understand the danger of these mental paroxysms So fearful are they that I confess I should be inclined to adopt any remedy make any sacrifices which promised the remotest possibility of success I trust said Sir Henry there are no sacrifices I would not personally make for my only brother were I once convinced these were for his real benefit I frankly mean said Vavasour that I think almost the only chance of restoring him is by allog him to marry Acme Frascati Delmes brow clouded |
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