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The trial I thought so much about was over . Marshall and I had now a few shillings handed over to us , and were fast bound for our agreed-on term of servitude , unless at any time we might be able to buy ourselves out of the army . For the next three days we had nothing to do but eat our meals and walk about till five o'clock , when we had to appear at the rendezvous ; that is , the house where the recruiting-officer had his head-quarters . On a dark morning -- the 5th of November -- we were roused up at half-past four , and , after parade , were marched off to the railway-station to proceed to Manchester , the barracks at which place we reached at ten at night . We were at once sent to a room full of beds , ranged along the two walls . All were occupied except two , which were turned up . These were soon made ready , and Marshall and I crept into them .