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CHAPTER Mistake — Ciudad Bolivar

V.

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.

" Mistake mistake at

but

!

all,

I'll jist

my

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


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