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We had crossed the line, and were about three miles on the further side of it, when a train came up and bombarded us with an Armstrong and a Maxim-Nordenfeldt, without however doing any damage. Our guns were too far behind the vanguard, and the poor horses too tired to go back for them, or we should have answered their fire.
"If I should tell you my suspicion you might laugh at me." "I will promise not to do that." "Then I believe that Prince Duncan, president of the Groveton Bank, could tell you, if he chose, what has become of the box." "Extraordinary!" ejaculated John Armstrong. "I supposed you would be surprised probably indignant, if you are a friend of Duncan but, nevertheless, I adhere to my statement."
Other friends of Armstrong were affected by them, but, with the exception of Faith, there was no one who seemed to lay these signs of unhappiness so much to heart as the Solitary. This, perhaps, may account, in a measure, for the increased frequency of his visits. A smile like sunshine stealing from behind a wintry cloud over the pure snow, welcomed Holden.
Probably neither the good General Armstrong nor this chief officer of his staff as yet thought the arrangements at the Institute, which were found to work so well, were other than permanent. A great change, which was nothing less than a great forward movement, was at hand, however.
The Prince de Neuchatel had the honor of beating off the attack of a forty-gun British frigate an exploit second only to that of the General Armstrong in the harbor of Fayal. This privateer with a foreign name hailed from New York and was so fortunate as to capture for her owners three million dollars' worth of British merchandise.
This doubtless might be construed as applicable only to the European Powers; but as a foremost contention of Madison and Armstrong had been that the Berlin Decree contravened the treaty between France and the United States, the sentence lent itself readily to the interpretation, placed upon it by the Federalists, that the United States was invited to enforce in her own waters the continental system of exclusion, and so to help bring England to reason.
The former was from Dr Brandram to Mr Armstrong "Come at once." The letter was a missive addressed to Roger at Maxfield from London, and forwarded back to Boulogne. It was from Mr Fastnet. "Dear Ingleton, Oddly enough I stumbled yesterday across the very piece of paper I spoke to you of. Here it is for what it was worth." Roger eagerly opened the yellow sheet.
Holden, while he was speaking, had risen from his seat and strode twice or thrice across the room. When Armstrong had finished speaking he again approached him. "It is not for naught," he exclaimed, "that the Lord hath conducted thee this day unto me. Speak what he shall put into thy mouth to say." "I would have your confidence," said Armstrong.
"I am very jealous of the Duke," said Mr Armstrong gravely. Once across the Channel, Roger's spirits rose. He had a presentiment he was on the right track. Like a knight of old, set down to a desperate task, the fighting blood rose joyously within him. Whatever it cost, whoever deserted him, whoever opposed him, he would find his brother, and give to him his own.
Miss Lawrence came quickly forward, and waiting for no description, bowed with quiet grace and dignity to the chief and, smiling a bit gravely, said: "Uncle left word that he would soon return, General, but he has been gone with Colonel Armstrong nearly an hour. I hope we have not taken too great a liberty," and her glance turned to the substantial tea service on the rude camp table.
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