Then he kissed her, and she cried a little, and he kissed her again; and she dressed herself, and they went for a drive, and during it met Harry, and brought him back to dine with them. Julius was particularly pleasant to the unsuspicious soldier. He soon perceived that he was thoroughly disgusted with the rigor and routine of military life, and longing to free himself from its thraldom; and he encouraged him in the idea.
"I wonder how you stand it, Harry," he said sympathetically.
"You see, Julius, when I went into the army, I was so weary of Sandal-Side; and I liked the uniform, and the stir of an officer's life, and the admiration of the girls, and the whole éclat of the thing. But when a man's time comes, and he falls so deeply in love that he cares for nothing on earth but one woman, then he hates whatever comes between himself and that woman."
"Naturally so. I suppose it is the young lady I saw you walking with this morning."
And Harry blushed like a girl as he gravely nodded his head.
"Does she live here?"
"She will for the future."
"And you must go back to your regiment?"
"Almost immediately."