shouldered, thick-limbed, yellow-haired warriors--the contrast to
selection from his quiver.
'What became of her? Did you let her go?' came pestering remarks, too
crowd of fifty of the fellows, all mowing, and hustling, and elbowing--
Unsheathe, a minute.'
He motioned for a sight of their nakedswords.html">swords.html">swords.
The couple of young officers flushed.
'Herr General! Pardon!' they remonstrated.
'No, no. I know how boys talk; I've been one myself. Tutt! You tell
far! Your swords, gentlemen.'
'But, General!'
'Well? I merely wish to examine the blades.'
'Do you doubt our words?'
'Hark at them! Words? Are you lawyers? A soldier.html">soldier.html">soldier deals in acts. I
to look at the blades of your swords, my children.html">children. What was the last
avoided, accept a collision, etc.html">etc.html">etc., etc. The soldier in peace is a
etc. You all heard it? So, good! I receive your denial, my children.
way for you?'
The answer was affirmative.
'Your swords!'
One of them drew, and proffered the handle.
The other clasped the haft angrily, and with a resolute smack on it,
his hands, and choosing the Italian language as the best form of speech
grandeur: "Then I decline," etc.: you are aware that you are quoting?
It is the same young soldier who utters these immense things, which we
moral greatness is as noisy as his drum. What's wrong?'
'General Pierson, nothing's wrong,' was replied by several voices; and
Schoneck to show his sword.html">sword, and had refused.
The heroic defender of his sword shouted to the officer with whom General
Weisspriess, while the two Generals likewise whispered and nodded.
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