Duel and Duality Book 1 of Poacher s ProgressChapter 12 Alarms and Excursions
In some ways the affair, if it can be designated as that, between myself and Jenny Makepeace was continuing along the same mundane course as the battalion's interlude along the canal. We, that is the officers and men of the battalion, had eased into a comfortable routine; guards were mounted and patrols sent out with the absence of any excitement -- as between Jenny and me. The men had become complacent, and their duties were not being carried out with the vigour and exactitude as should...