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I had been out most of the morning, and, as it was too late to reach home in time for luncheon, I sought 'the Vingtieme. This little place Restaurant du Vingtieme Siecle, to give it its full title had been discovered in '96 by the poets and prosaists, but had now been more or less abandoned in favour of some later find.
They wore them now, and had returned the borrowed garments. The party were impatient to see the strange sights on shore; and they were ready at the gangway when the viscount, to whom the commander had abandoned the direction of the company, gave the word. The ladies were assisted to their places, and the "Big Four" went into the fore-sheets.
We conversed awhile in whispers to avoid disturbing the other worshippers I always feel like that in the British Museum and finally abandoned our respective tasks and issued forth together.
In ten minutes from the beating of the reveille considerably shorn of its wonted proportions, as the occasion demanded the bivouac had been abandoned, and the little army again upon their march.
It seemed now, that, by the concurrence of all parties, Bannerworth Hall was to be abandoned; and, notwithstanding Henry was loth as he had, indeed, from the first shown himself to leave the ancient abode of his race, yet, as not only Flora, but the admiral and his friend Mr.
This work, after having been pursued for ten years, was abandoned, and so it remained for some time.
The rear was finally abandoned, and when half the distance was covered, the drag cattle to the number of fully five hundred turned out of the trail and struck direct for the river. They had scented the water over five miles, and as far as control was concerned the herd was as good as abandoned, except that the water would hold them. Horsehead Crossing was named by General Pope.
Though none were killed instantly at this shot, three were wounded, two so severely that they died next day. The Indians abandoned the pursuit of the resolute father, who continued to fight as he retreated, and turned their attention to less dangerous victories, so Mr. Dustin escaped with his children. Mrs. Neff, the nurse in attendance on Mrs.
I took 8 or 9 men with me and marched to their houses, which I found very mean; and their doors made fast with withes. I visited 3 of their villages; and, finding all the houses thus abandoned by the inhabitants, who carried with them all their hogs etc., I brought out of their houses some small fishing-nets in recompense for those things they had received of us.
She says that in Parma she wishes to remain perfectly unknown, her own mistress, and I cannot, of course, flatter myself that she will not place me under the same restrictions as the captain to whom she has already abandoned herself. Goodbye to my expectations, to my money, and my illusions! But who is she what is she?
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