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Doubledick。; 

     At   Midsummer´time�察        �in  the   year   eighteen    hundred     and   fourteen�察�

Lieutenant Richard Doubledick�察�now a browned soldier�察�seven´and´ thirty 

years of age�察�came home to England invalided。                He brought the hair with 

him�察�near his heart。       Many a French officer had he seen since that day�察�

many      a  dreadful    night�察 �in   searching    with   men    and   lanterns    for  his 

wounded�察�had he   relieved   French officers lying   disabled�察�but   the   mental 

picture and the reality had never come together。 

     Though he was weak and suffered pain�察�he lost not an hour in getting 

down to Frome in Somersetshire�察�where Taunton's mother lived。                       In the 

sweet�察�compassionate words that naturally present themselves to the mind 

to´night�察 �he was the only son of his mother�察�and she was a widow。; 

     It was a Sunday evening�察�and the lady sat at her quiet garden´ window�察�

reading     the  Bible�察  �reading    to  herself�察 �in  a  trembling    voice�察  �that  very 

passage   in   it�察  �as   I   have   heard   him   tell。 He   heard   the   words�此 �Young 

man�察�I say unto thee�察�arise� ─�

     He had to pass the window�察�and the bright�察�dark eyes of his debased 

time seemed to look at him。          Her heart told her who he was�察�she came to 

the door quickly�察�and fell upon his neck。 

     ;He   saved   me   from   ruin�察  �made   me   a   human   creature�察  �won   me   from 

infamy and shame。         O�察�God for ever bless him�         �As He will�察�He Will� ─�

     ;He will� ─�the lady answered。           ;I know he is in heaven� ─         �Then she 

piteously cried�察 �But O�察�my darling boy�察�my darling boy� ─�

     Never   from   the   hour   when   Private   Richard   Doubledick   enlisted   at 

Chatham had the Private�察�Corporal�察�Sergeant�察�Sergeant´Major�察�Ensign�察�or 

Lieutenant breathed his right name�察�or   the name of   Mary Marshall�察�or   a 

word   of   the   story   of   his   life�察  �into   any   ear   except   his   reclaimer's。 That 

previous scene in his existence was closed。             He had firmly resolved that 

his expiation should be to live unknown�察�to disturb no more the peace that 

had long grown over his old offences�察�to let it be revealed�察�when he was 

dead�察�that he had striven and suffered�察�and had never forgotten�察�and then�察�



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if they could forgive him and believe himwell�察�it would be time enough 

time enough� �

     But that night�察�remembering the words he had cherished for two years�察�

;Tell her how we became friends。              It will comfort her�察�as it comforts me�察─�

he related everything。         It gradually seemed to him as if in his maturity he 

had     recovered     a   mother�察    �it  gradually    seemed      to  her   as   if  in   her 

bereavement she had found a son。               During his stay in England�察�the quiet 

garden into which he had slowly and painfully crept�察�a stranger�察�became 

the boundary of his home�察�when he was able to rejoin his regiment in the 

spring�察�he left the garden�察�thinking was this indeed the first time he had 

ever turned his face towards the old colours with a woman's blessing� �

     He   followed   themso   ragged�察  �so   scarred   and   pierced   now�察  �that   they 

would scarcely hold togetherto Quatre Bras and Ligny。                   He stood beside 

them�察�in an awful stillness of many  men�察�shadowy through the mist and 

drizzle of a wet June forenoon�察�on the field of Waterloo。 And down to that 

hour     the  picture    in  his   mind    of  the   French     officer   had   never    been 

compared with the reality。 

     The famous regiment was in action early in the battle�察�and received its 

first check in many an eventful year�察�when he was seen to fall。 But it swept 

on   to   avenge   him�察  �and   left   behind   it   no   such   creature   in   the   world   of 

consciousness as Lieutenant Richard Doubledick。 

     Through pits of mire�察�and pools of rain�察�along deep ditches�察�once roads�察�

that   were   pounded   and   ploughed   to   pieces   by   artillery�察  �heavy   waggons�察�

tramp   of   men   and   horses�察  �and   the   struggle   of   every   wheeled   thing   that 

could   carry   wounded   soldiers�察  �jolted   among   the   dying   and   the   dead�察  �so 

disfigured by blood and mud as to be hardly recognisable for humanity�察�

undisturbed   by  the   moaning   of   men   and   the   shrieking   of   horses�察  �which�察�

newly taken from the peaceful pursuits of life�察�could not endure the sight 

of   the   stragglers   lying   by   the   wayside�察  �never   to   resume   their   toilsome 

journey�察�dead�察�as to any sentient life that was in it�察�and yet alive��the form 

that had been Lieutenant Richard Doubledick�察�with whose praises England 

rang�察  �was   conveyed   to   Brussels。        There   it   was   tenderly   laid   down   in 

hospital�察�and there it lay�察�week after week�察�through the long bright summer 

days�察�until the harvest�察�spared by war�察�had ripened and was gathered in。 



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     Over and over again the sun rose and set upon the crowded city�察�over 

and over again the moonlight nights were quiet on the plains of Waterloo�此�

and    all  that  time   was    a  blank   to  what    had   been   Lieutenant     Richard 

Doubledick。       Rejoicing troops marched into  Brussels�察�and marched   out�察�

brothers and fathers�察�sisters�察�mothers�察�and wives�察�came thronging thither�察�

drew   their   lots   of   joy   or   agony�察  �and   departed�察  �so   many   times   a   day   the 

bells rang�察�so many times the shadows of the great buildings changed�察�so 

many lights sprang up at dusk�察�so many feet passed here and there upon 

the pavements�察�so many hours of sleep and cooler air of night succeeded�此�

indifferent to all�察�a marble face lay on a bed�察�like the face of a recumbent 

statue on the tomb of Lieutenant Richard Doubledick。 

     Slowly labouring�察�at last�察�through a long heavy dream of confused time 

and place�察�presenting faint glimpses of army surgeons whom he knew�察�and 

of faces that had been familiar to his youth��dearest and kindest   among 

them�察  �Mary   Marshall's�察  �with   a   solicitude   upon   it   more   like   reality   than 

anything he could discern��Lieutenant Richard Doubledick came back to 

life。   To    the   beautiful   life  of  a  calm    autumn    evening     sunset�察  �to  the 

peaceful life of a fresh quiet room with a large window standing open�察�a 

balcony beyond�察�in which were moving leaves and sweet´smelling flowers�察�

beyond�察  �again�察  �the   clear   sky�察  �with   the   sun   full   in   his   sight�察  �pouring   its 

golden radiance on his bed。 

     It   was   so   tranquil   and   so   lovely   that   he   thought   he   had   passed   into 

another world。       And he said in a faint voice�察 �Taunton�察�are you near me�拭─�

     A face bent over him。        Not his�察�his mother's。 

     ;I came to nurse you。         We have nursed you many weeks。               You were 

moved here long ago。          Do you remember nothing�拭─�

     ;Nothing。; 

     The lady kissed his cheek�察�and held his hand�察�soothing him。 

     ;Where      is  the  regiment�拭    �What     has   happened�拭     �Let    me   call  you 

mother。 What has happened�察�mother�拭─�

     ;A  great   victory�察  �dear。    The   war   is   over�察  �and   the   regiment   was   the 

bravest in the field。; 

     His eyes kindled�察�his lips trembled�察�he sobbed�察�and the tears ran down 

his face。    He was very weak�察�too weak to move his hand。 



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     ;Was it dark just now�拭─�he asked presently。 

     ;No。; 

     ;It   was   only   dark   to  me�拭   �Something       passed    away�察  �like  a  black 

shadow。      But as it went�察�and the sunO the blessed sun�察�how beautiful it 

is��touched my face�察�I thought I saw a light white cloud pass out at the 

door。    Was there nothing that went out�拭─�

     She shook her head�察�and in a little while he fell asleep�察�she still holding 

his hand�察�and soothing him。 

     From   that   time�察  �he   recovered。   Slowly�察  �for   he   had   been   desperately 

wounded   in   the   head�察  �and   had   been   shot   in   the   body�察  �but   making   some 

little  advance     every   day。   When      he   had  gained    sufficient   strength   to 

converse   as   he   lay   in   bed�察  �he   soon   began   to   remark   that   Mrs。   Taunton 

always     brought    him    back   to  his  own    history。    Then    he   recalled   his 

preserver's dying words�察�and thought�察 �It comforts her。; 

     One day he awoke out of a sleep�察�refreshed�察�and asked her to read to 

him。    But   the   curtain   of   the   bed�察  �softening   the   light�察  �which   she   always 

drew back when he awoke�察�that she might see him from her table at the 

bedside where she sat at work�察�was held undrawn�察�and a woman's voice 

spoke�察�which was not hers。 

     ;Can you bear to see a stranger�拭─�it said softly。            ;Will you like to see 

a stranger�拭─�

     ;Stranger� ─�he repeated。         The voice awoke old memories�察�before the 

days of Private Richard Doubledick。 

     ;A stranger now�察�but not a stranger once�察─�it said in tones that thrilled 

him。    ;Richard�察�dear Richard�察�lost through so many years�察�my name; 

     He cried out her name�察 �Mary�察─�and she held him in her arms�察�and his 

head lay on her bosom。 

     ;I   am   not   breaking    a   rash   vow�察  �Richard。     These     are   not  Mary 

Marshall's lips that speak。       I have another name。; 

     She was married。 

     ;I have another name�察�Richard。           Did you ever hear it�拭─�

     ;Never� ─�

     He looked into he

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