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IN the excitement of a distribution of letters from which the squad were returning -- some with the delight of a letter, some with the semi-delight of a postcard, and others with a new load (speedily reassumed) of expectation and hope -- a comrade comes with a brandished newspaper to tell us an amazing story -- "Tu sais, the weasel-faced ancient at Gauchin?"
"The old boy who was treasure-seeking?"