 And God in the hollow of His hand had the Crimea and the Indian Mutiny for England. The new uniform duly followed, and Harry went away to his duties at Colchester, regretting that Miriam should not have seen him in his brave red coat and gold braid. The...  Flotsam: The Study of a Life - Page 38by Henry Seton Merriman - 1896 - 287 pagesFull view - About this book
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...many wars,' answered Harry, drawing the bright steel from its sheath. He stood in the old panelled room, a fine figure of a young soldier, and made the...gold braid. The girl was at school at Brighton in the'process of being finished by some elderly ladies, who made a speciality of the training of motherless... | |
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