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Chapter 72

           Lookeduponbytheofficersasasortofprivilegedcharacter,hehadtheentréeatalltimes,andcouldgoinwithoutcountersign,oranyoftheotherformalitiesusuallydemandedfromastranger.Thesentrypassedhim,asamatterofcoursetheofficeroftheguardonlyexchangedwithhimawordofwelcome;andtheadjutantatonceannouncedhisnametothemajorcommandingthecantonment.

           Fromhisfirstwords,thelatterappearedtohavebeenexpectinghim.

           "Ah!MrStump!Gladtoseeyousosoon.Haveyoumadeanydiscoveryinthisqueeraffair?Fromyourquickreturn,Icanalmostsayyouhave.Something,Ihope,infavourofthisunfortunateyoungfellow.Notwithstandingthatappearancesarestronglyagainsthim,Istilladheretomyoldopinionthathe’sinnocent.Whathaveyoulearnt?"

           "Wal,Maje,"answeredZeb,withoutmakingotherobeisancethanthesimplepolitenessofremovinghishat;"whatI’velarntaintmuch,tho’enoughtofetchmebacktotheFort;whereIdidn’tintendtocome,tillI’dgoneabito’ajurneyacrosstthepurayras.Ikimbackhyurtohevawordwi’yurself."

           "Inwelcome.Whatisityouhavetosay?"

           "Thatye’llkeepbackthistrialaslong’syekinraisonablydoso.Iknowthur’sapressyurfromtheoutside;butIknow,too,thatye’vegotthepowertoresistit,anwhat’smore,Majeyo’vegotthewill."

           "Ihave.Youspeakquitetrulyaboutthat,MrStump.Andastothepower,Ihavethat,too,inacertainsense.

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