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did such good service to the Emperor in his last battle.

3d Peas. (Woman.) Aye; they be goodly men, no doubt, and bravely accoutred, I warrant ye.

4th Peas. (Old Woman.) Aye, there be many a brave man amongst them I trow, returning to his mother again. My Hubert never returned.

2d Peas. (to Mor.) Count Osterloo! Who is he?

Mor. Did'st thou never hear of him? He has been in as many battles as thou hast been in harvest fields.

2d Peas. And won them too?

Mor. Nay, some of them he has won, and some he has lost; but whether his own side were fighting or flying, he always kept his ground, or retreated like a man. The enemy never saw his back.

1st Peas. True, Lieutenant; I once knew an old soldier of Osterloo's who boasted much of his General; for his men are proud of him, and would go through flood and flame for his sake.

Mor. Yes, he is affable and indulgent to them, although passionate and unreasonable when provoked; and has been known to punish even his greatest favourites severely for a slight offence. I remember well, the officer I first served under, being a man of this kidney, and

1st Peas. Hist, hist! the gates are thrown