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But while there was more or less growling at accidents by some, there was much forbearance by others, and, aside from the vexations arising from the constitutional blundering of the Jonahs and the Beats, whom I shall describe later, these little knots were quite family-like and sociable.
The manner in which the time was spent in these tentsand, for that matter, in all tents — varied with the disposition
of the inmates.
It was not always practicable for men of kindred tastes to band themselves under the same canvas, and so just as they differed in their avocations as citizens, they differed in their social life, and many kinds of pastimes went on simultaneously.
Of course, all wrote letters more or less, but there were a few men who seemed to spend the most of their spare time in this occupation.
Especially was
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