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I Join a Distinguished Regiment
IT WAS some time before I recovered from the effects of the chloroform, despite the cold water treatment applied by Fritz.
Presently I rose and searched the apartment for towels in order to dry my dripping head. This was soon accomplished, but I found my collar and tie thoroughly soaked with water, and the mirror showed me that I presented a very disreputable appearance. As I had my suitcase with me however, these defects were soon remedied, and I next gathered up the various belongings of my two friends and packed them into their respective suit-cases.
I descended, ordered the bill, and asked for a railway time-table, intending to get to Hanover without delay. From the time-table it appeared that the next train did not leave till 11.35 p.m., and it w
