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I had a pretty good appetite myself . Dinner lasted until half past one . Then we had a jolly time , some of the girls singing in the hotel parlor . After they 'd turned in , between three and four in the morning , the men insisted on hearing how well I was coming along in the Army . '' `` They did ? '' inquired the colonel , with an irony that was wholly thrown away on Algy . `` Yes , sir .