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They
were
off
duty
;
engaged
in
conversation
--
their
theme
,
the
"
new
people
"
in
Casa
del
Corvo
--
by
which
was
meant
the
Louisiana
planter
and
his
family
.
"
A
sort
of
housewarming
it
's
to
be
,
"
said
the
infantry
captain
,
alluding
to
an
invitation
that
had
reached
the
Fort
,
extending
to
all
the
commissioned
officers
of
the
garrison
.
"
Dinner
first
,
and
dancing
afterwards
--
a
regular
field
day
,
where
I
suppose
we
shall
see
paraded
the
aristocracy
and
beauty
of
the
settlement
.
"
"
Aristocracy
?
"
laughingly
rejoined
the
lieutenant
of
dragoons
.
"
Not
much
of
that
here
,
I
fancy
;
and
of
beauty
still
less
.
"
"
You
mistake
,
Hancock
.
There
are
both
upon
the
banks
of
the
Leona
.
Some
good
States
families
have
strayed
out
this
way
.
We
'll
meet
them
at
Poindexter
's
party
,
no
doubt
.
On
the
question
of
aristocracy
,
the
host
himself
,
if
you
'll
pardon
a
poor
joke
,
is
himself
a
host
.
He
has
enough
of
it
to
inoculate
all
the
company
that
may
be
present
;
and
as
for
beauty
,
I
'll
back
his
daughter
against
anything
this
side
the
Sabine
.
The
commissary
's
niece
will
be
no
longer
belle
about
here
.
"
"
Oh
,
indeed
!
"
drawled
the
lieutenant
of
rifles
,
in
a
tone
that
told
of
his
being
chafed
by
this
representation
.
"
Miss
Poindexter
must
be
deuced
good-looking
,
then
.
"
"
She
's
all
that
,
I
tell
you
,
if
she
be
anything
like
what
she
was
when
I
last
saw
her
,
which
was
at
a
Bayou
Lafourche
ball
.
There
were
half
a
dozen
young
Creoles
there
,
who
came
nigh
crossing
swords
about
her
.
"
"
A
coquette
,
I
suppose
?
"
insinuated
the
rifleman
.
"
Nothing
of
the
kind
,
Crossman
.
Quite
the
contrary
,
I
assure
you
.
She
's
a
girl
of
spirit
,
though
--
likely
enough
to
snub
any
fellow
who
might
try
to
be
too
familiar
.
She
's
not
without
some
of
the
father
's
pride
.
It
's
a
family
trait
of
the
Poindexters
.
"
"
Just
the
girl
I
should
cotton
to
,
"
jocosely
remarked
the
young
dragoon
.
"
And
if
she
's
as
good-looking
as
you
say
,
Captain
Sloman
,
I
shall
certainly
go
in
for
her
.
Unlike
Crossman
here
,
I
'm
clear
of
all
entanglements
of
the
heart
.
Thank
the
Lord
for
it
!
"
"
Well
,
Mr
Hancock
,
"
rejoined
the
infantry
officer
,
a
gentleman
of
sober
inclinings
,
"
I
'm
not
given
to
betting
;
but
I
'd
lay
a
big
wager
you
wo
n't
say
that
,
after
you
have
seen
Louise
Poindexter
--
that
is
,
if
you
speak
your
mind
.
"
