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The news spread like wild-fire throughout Cantonments that big Lieutenant Le Sage, returning from furlough, had brought his notably beautiful, extremely fascinating, and provocatively charming and intelligent wife with him to Morocco.

The joy of the officers of the garrison of Mellerat was unconcealed; that of their wives, well concealed.

Within a month, the popular, brilliant, and successful Lieutenant Riccoli made no secret of the fact that he was head over ears in love with her.

Indeed, he boasted of it—loudly; and bade folk watch.

Folk did—and speculated in messes, clubs, and drawing-rooms, as to whether the gay spark Riccoli had taken the measure of the giant Lieutenant Le Sage as accurately as Lieutenant Le Sage had taken that of the accomplished Riccoli.

Most intriguing ...