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in the hospital, that he had not done above a twelve months’ duty in five years’ service. Middleditch said, Do not talk of my having been so much in the hospital and having done little duty, or you will repent of it: Hopkins rising & going away told Middleditch that he did not care for him.
Middleditch said – I will make you care for me.
Hopkins said no more then & went out of the barracjs. Middleditch turned to me, & said I am now in a proper humour for corporal Hopkins he had better let me alone. I will go, (he added) & have a little discourse with him. I disswaded him from going & said, He will confine you if you say anything to him. He did not go then, but said he would first put on a clean shirt, & he did so. Middleditch