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has been excellent, and if your future work is at all up to the standard of your work in the past, I would not change you for anybody.

I can find no fault with your work – I respect and like (so and so) but I would never dream of changing you for him" Let me see (so and so) will be back in a few days and he is senior to you, isn't he? Yes, Sir, very much senior. "It will make no difference to you C---, for I shall not give him a Co.; he will be a 2nd in Command.

I know how to absorb, complimentary rot, without becoming so intoxicated with pride, that I lose my balance – so don't worry. I told my Company Officers, and 'twill be eneough to tell you, they that they were so genuinely sorry of my intention to seek transfer, they implored me not to, telling me that the company wanted me, the C.O would never consent to my transfer

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