I am so impatient to return to my own story, that what remains of young _Le Fever's_, that is, from this turn of his fortune, to the time my uncle _Toby_ recommended him for my preceptor, shall be told in a very few words in the next chapter. --All that is necessary to be added to this chapter is as follows.--
That my uncle _Toby_, with young _Le Fever_ in his hand, attended the poor lieutenant, as chief mourners, to his grave.
That the governor of _Dendermond_ paid his obsequies all military honours, --and that _Yorick_, not to be behind-hand--paid him all ecclesiastic--for he buried him in his chancel: --And it appears likewise, he preached a funeral sermon over him ----I say it _appears_, --for it was _Yorick's_ custom, which I suppose a general one with those of his profession, on the first leaf of every sermon which he composed, to chronicle down the time, the place, and the occasion of its being preached: to this, he was ever wont to add some short comment or stricture upon the sermon itself, seldom, indeed, much to its credit: --For instance, _This sermon upon the Jewish dispensation --I don't like it at all; --Though I own there is a world of WATER-LANDISH knowledge in it, --but 'tis all tritical, and most tritically put together. ------This is but a flimsy kind of a composition; what was in my head when I made it?_
----N. B. _The excellency of this text is, that it will suit any sermon, --and of this sermon, ----that it will suit any text. ------_
_ ----For this sermon I shall be hanged, --for I have stolen the greatest part of it. Doctor _Paidagunes_ found me out. [-->] Set a thief to catch a thief. ------_

I am so impatient to return to my own story, that what remains of young Le Fever's shall be told in a very few words in the next chapter. All that needs to be added in this chapter is as follows:
That my uncle Toby and young Le Fever attended the poor lieutenant, as chief mourners, to his grave.
That the governor of Dendermond paid him all military honours, and that Yorick paid for all ecclesiastic - for he buried him in his chancel: and it appears that he preached a funeral sermon over him. I say it appears, for it was Yorick's custom to write on the first page of every sermon which he composed, the time, place, and occasion of its being preached: to this, he would add some short comment upon the sermon itself, seldom, indeed, much to its credit.
For instance, 'This sermon upon the Jewish dispensation - I don't like it at all; 'tis most tritely put together. This is a flimsy composition; what was in my head when I made it?'
'- The excellency of this text is, that it will suit any sermon, and of this sermon, that it will suit any text.'
'- For this sermon I shall be hanged, for I have stolen most of it. Doctor Paidagunes found me out. Set a thief to catch a thief.'
