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CHAPTER Mistake — Ciudad Bolivar
V.
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Major Milligan's and the British Legion Fight between Sambo the Giant and the Irish Sergeant Luisa and Helena Panchito, the Enfant Terrible Popping the Question Too much alike How to clear up a blunder The explanation too late.
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" Mistake mistake at
but
!
all,
I'll jist
my
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dear sir," said the major, " faith
No, no,
at all.
go and settle
it
divil a bit of
it's
mistake in
Wait here a
for you.
!
bit
no it
till
I
come back." "But, major," I exclaimed, trying
must
He
tell
me what
spite of
my
it
!
to take."
hand, and was gone in a moment, in
" I
explained?
muttered
Here
this
;
"
am
I never to get this
Spaniard comes mixuig up
French and Spanish in such a way that I what he means, except that and when I
"you
attempts to stop him.
" Confound affair
mean
course you
my
put aside
to detain him,
tell
it is
pistols
can't understand
and
coffee for
two
;
the major that I have got into a quarrel,
without knowing how, and that I think there's some mistake,
he won't listen to a word I have to say, but goes it
without knowing what
wait here
till
it
is.
off to settle
Well, I suppose I must
he returns, or I get a
message from the
Spaniard."
With these words window
half aloud to myself, I turned to the
of the refreshment-room, into
which I had lounged