XXVIII + 

In love!вБ†вЄЇвБ†said the corporalвБ†вАФyour honour was very well the day before yesterday, when I was telling your honour the story of the King of BohemiaвБ†вАФBohemia! said my uncle Toby -¬†-¬†-¬†- musing a long time -¬†-¬†- What became of that story, Trim? + 

вАФWe lost it, anвАЩ please your honour, somehow betwixt usвБ†вАФbut your honour was as free from love then, as I amвБ†вЄЇвАЩtwas just whilst thou wentвАЩst off with the wheelbarrowвБ†вЄЇвБ†with Mrs.¬†Wadman, quoth my uncle TobyвБ†вЄЇвБ†She has left a ball hereвБ†вАФadded my uncle TobyвБ†вАФpointing to his breastвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вЄЇвБ†She can no more, anвАЩ please your honour, stand a siege, than she can flyвБ†вАФcried the corporalвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вЄЇвБ†But as we are neighbours, Trim,вБ†вАФthe best way I think is to let her know it civilly firstвБ†вАФquoth my uncle Toby. + 

Now if I might presume, said the corporal, to differ from your honourвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вАФWhy else do I talk to thee, Trim? said my uncle Toby, mildlyвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вАФThen I would begin, anвАЩ please your honour, with making a good thundering attack upon her, in returnвБ†вАФand telling her civilly afterwardsвБ†вАФfor if she knows anything of your honourвАЩs being in love, before handвБ†вЄЇвБ†LвБ†вЄЇвБ†d help her!вБ†вАФshe knows no more at present of it, Trim, said my uncle TobyвБ†вАФthan the child unbornвБ†вЄї + 

Precious souls!вБ†вЄї + 

Mrs.¬†Wadman had told it, with all its circumstances, to Mrs.¬†Bridget twenty-four hours before; and was at that very moment sitting in council with her, touching some slight misgivings with regard to the issue of the affairs, which the Devil, who never lies dead in a ditch, had put into her headвБ†вАФbefore he would allow half time, to get quietly through her Te Deum. + 

I am terribly afraid, said widow Wadman, in case I should marry him, BridgetвБ†вАФthat the poor captain will not enjoy his health, with the monstrous wound upon his groinвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

It may not, Madam, be so very large, replied Bridget, as you thinkвБ†вЄЇвБ†and I believe, besides, added sheвБ†вАФthat вАЩtis dried upвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вЄЇвБ†I could like to knowвБ†вАФmerely for his sake, said Mrs.¬†WadmanвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вАФWeвАЩll know the long and the broad of it, in ten daysвБ†вАФanswered Mrs.¬†Bridget, for whilst the captain is paying his addresses to youвБ†вАФIвАЩm confident Mr.¬†Trim will be for making love to meвБ†вАФand IвАЩll let him as much as he willвБ†вАФadded BridgetвБ†вАФto get it all out of himвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

The measures were taken at onceвБ†вЄЇвБ†and my uncle Toby and the corporal went on with theirs. + 

Now, quoth the corporal, setting his left hand akimbo, and giving such a flourish with his right, as just promised successвБ†вАФand no moreвБ†вЄЇвБ†if your honour will give me leave to lay down the plan of this attackвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вЄЇвБ†Thou wilt please me by it, Trim, said my uncle Toby, exceedinglyвБ†вАФand as I foresee thou must act in it as my aid de camp, hereвАЩs a crown, corporal, to begin with, to steep thy commission. + 

Then, anвАЩ please your honour, said the corporal (making a bow first for his commission)вБ†вАФwe will begin with getting your honourвАЩs laced clothes out of the great campaign-trunk, to be well airвАЩd, and have the blue and gold taken up at the sleevesвБ†вАФand IвАЩll put your white ramallie-wig fresh into pipesвБ†вАФand send for a tailor, to have your honourвАЩs thin scarlet breeches turnвАЩdвБ†вЄЇвБ† + 

вАФI had better take the red plush ones, quoth my uncle TobyвБ†вЄЇвБ†They will be too clumsyвБ†вАФsaid the corporal. + 