Lever Charles James. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 5
CHAPTER XXIX. CAPTAIN TREVANION'S ADVENTURE
CHAPTER XXX. DIFFICULTIES
CHAPTER XXXI. EXPLANATION
CHAPTER XXXII. MR. O'LEARY'S FIRST LOVE
CHAPTER XXXIII. MR. O'LEARY'S SECOND LOVE
CHAPTER XXXIV. THE DUEL
CHAPTER XXXV. EARLY RECOLLECTIONS — A FIRST LOVE
CHAPTER XXXVI. WISE RESOLVES
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE PROPOSAL
CHAPTER XXXVIII. THOUGHTS UPON MATRIMONY IN GENERAL, AND IN THE ARMY IN PARTICULAR — THE KNIGHT OF KERRY AND BILLY M'CABE
CHAPTER XXXIX. A REMINISCENCE
CHAPTER XL. THE TWO LETTERS
CHAPTER XLI. MR. O'LEARY'S CAPTURE
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While we walked together towards Meurice, I explained to Trevanion the position in which I stood; and having detailed, at full length, the fracas at the Salon, and the imprisonment of O'Leary, entreated his assistance in behalf of him, as well as to free me from some of my many embarrassments.
It was strange enough — though at first so pre-occupied was I with other thoughts, that I paid but little attention to it — that no part of my eventful evening seemed to make so strong an impression on him as my mention of having seen my cousin Guy, and heard from him of the death of my uncle. At this portion of my story he smiled, with so much significance of meaning, that I could not help asking his reason.
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He took them, examined them attentively for an instant, held them between him and the light, refolded them, and, having placed them in my pocket-book, said — "I thought as much — they are forgeries."
"Hold!" said I, "my cousin Guy, whatever wildness he may have committed, is yet totally incapable of — "
