Cornet Canary. Oh, shocking!
Cornet Fairfax. Abominable!
Capt. Tache. The Doctor is not to blame, considering the view he takes of the matter. Ireland may be a very good quarter; but the Commander-in-Chief ought to draw a line between the mere army and the cream of the cavalry.
All the Mess. Certainly—undoubtedly—decidedly.
Dr. Scott. I dinna ken that—I dinna ken that; the cream of the cavalry, as ye call it, did na mair under Pompey at the battle o' Pharsalia, than they did under Wellington at Waterloo.
[A silence prevails during the application of three full pinches of snuff.]
Lieut. Honeywood. Pray, Doctor, may I ask you when that action was fought? Was it before the affair of Talavera?
Cornet Lilly. Yes, considerably previous.
Dr. Scott. Which action?—Waterloo?
Lieut. Honeywood. No, no; the other you mention.