Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
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Robert Michael Ballantyne. Blue Lights: Hot Work in the Soudan
Chapter One. Hot Work in the Soudan. The False Step
Chapter Two. Shows some of the Consequences of the False Step, and introduces the Reader to Peculiar Company
Chapter Three. The “Sailors’ Welcome”—Miles has a Night of it and Enlists—His Friend Armstrong has an Agreeable Surprise at the Soldiers’ Institute
Chapter Four. The Embarkation Jetty—And Nipped in the Bud
Chapter Five. Difficulties met and overcome
Chapter Six. The Unfinished Letter—Too Late!
Chapter Seven. Miles begins to discover himself—Has a few Rough Experiences—And falls into Pea-Soup, Salt-Water, and Love
Chapter Eight. Has Reference to many Things connected with Mind, Matter, and Affections
Chapter Nine. Our Hero meets a Friend unexpectedly in Peculiar Circumstances, and has a very Strange Encounter
Chapter Ten. Off to the Wars
Chapter Eleven. New and Sad mingled with Curious Experiences
Chapter Twelve. In Action at last
Chapter Thirteen. Tells of some of the Trials, Uncertainties, Dangers, and Disasters of War
Chapter Fourteen. Describes some of Osman Digna’s Eccentricities and Other Matters
Chapter Fifteen. Athletics—A New Acquaintance turns up—An Expedition undertaken, followed by a Race for Life
Chapter Sixteen. Letters from Home—Flynn is Exalted and brought Low—Rumours of War in the Air
Chapter Seventeen. The Expedition—Enemy reported—Miles in a Dilemma
Chapter Eighteen. Wherein are described an Assault, a Furious Fight, and some Strange Personal Encounters
Chapter Nineteen. Refers to Sergeant Hardy, Amytoor-Lawyer Sutherland, and other Matters
Chapter Twenty. Old Friends in New Aspects
Chapter Twenty One. Shows how the Lady of the Institute discourses to the Sergeant, how Jack-Tars go out on the Spree, and how Music Conquers Warriors
Chapter Twenty Two. Led into Captivity
Chapter Twenty Three. Shows that Suffering tends to draw out Sympathy
Chapter Twenty Four. Adventures among the Soudanese, and Strange Meeting with the Mahdi
Chapter Twenty Five. Miles is promoted—Molloy overthrows the Mahdi, and is elevated for so doing
Chapter Twenty Six. Cruel Treatment—Despair Followed by Hope and a Joyful Discovery
Chapter Twenty Seven. In which Hopes and Fears rise and fall
Chapter Twenty Eight
Chapter Twenty Nine. Describes a few Meetings and several Surprises
Chapter Thirty. Conclusion
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Our hero soon discovered that the sergeant was an old campaigner, having been out in Egypt at the beginning of the war, and fought at the famous battle of Tel-el-Kebir.
In his grave and undemonstrative way and quiet voice, this man related some of his experiences, so as not only to gain the attention of his companion in arms, but to fascinate all who chanced to be within earshot of him—not the least interested among whom, of course, was our friend Miles.
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The room into which he was ushered was a moderately large public-house, with a bar and a number of tables round the room, at which many men and a few women were seated; some gambling, others singing or disputing, and all drinking and smoking. It is only right to say that Miles was shocked. Hitherto he had lived a quiet and comparatively innocent country life. He knew of such places chiefly from books or hearsay, or had gathered merely the superficial knowledge that comes through the opening of a swing-door. For the first time in his life he stood inside a low drinking-shop, breathing its polluted atmosphere and listening to its foul language. His first impulse was to retreat, but false shame, the knowledge that he had no friend in Portsmouth, or place to go to, that the state of his purse forbade his indulging in more suitable accommodation, and a certain pride of character which made him always determine to carry out what he had resolved to do—all these considerations and facts combined to prevent his acting on the better impulse. He doggedly followed his guide to a small round table and sat down.
Prudence, however, began to operate within him. He felt that he had done wrong; but it was too late now, he thought, to retrace his steps. He would, however, be on his guard; would not encourage the slightest familiarity on the part of any one, and would keep his eyes open. For a youth who had seen nothing of the world this was a highly commendable resolve.
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