Chapter 10: The Colonel and His Friend

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​⁠Colonel Jeffery was not at all satisfied with the state of affairs, as regarded the disappointment of Mr. Thornhill, for whom he entertained a sincere regard, both on account of the private estimation in which he held him, and on account of actual services rendered to Thornhill by him. Not to detain Johanna Oakley in the Temple-gardens, he had stopped his narrative, completely at the point when wh