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But Gates had hardly cleared the coasts of England before Lord De la Warr, of all persons, turned up in London, to the great consternation of his fellow adventurers. A general assembly of the adventurers on June 25 listened to his explanation, which was promptly published by order of the council. The story briefly was this.
They vanished behind rock, or bush, or tuft of grass, and the hill-side was empty save for the fallen figure. At this instant Buck and Jim crept to Jack's shoulder. "How do they come to be so near to us as that?" cried Buck in surprise. "In two minutes again they'd have been in the camp slicing us up as we lay." "Me Dain was asleep," said Jack briefly. "I happened to wake up and hear him snore.
And, briefly, Monsignor Palma's nephew by marriage had cost the Boccaneras a large sum. "But it doesn't matter, does it, Dario mio?" continued Benedetta. "Since you are now cured, they must make haste to give us permission to marry. That's all we ask of them. And if they want more, well, I'll give them my pearls, which will be all I shall have left me."
Wynne had still not looked back, so the detective trailed along behind, opening the envelope as he walked. A note inside ran briefly: My address is No. East Thirty-seventh Street. If it is necessary for you to see me please call there about six o'clock this afternoon. Now here was, perhaps, as savory a kettle of fish as Mr. Birnes had ever stumbled upon.
Good health and long life to him and may his love of the old sod increase with his years." The toast was drunk with expressions of approval, and Franklin only arose and bowed and briefly spoke his acknowledgments in a single sentence, and then added: "Lord Howe can assure you that public men receive more praise and more blame than they really merit.
I did not know you were here," the young man cried gladly, seizing Diniz's hand in a warm grip. "Have you brought good news?" "Yes, better than I expected," Diniz answered; and briefly recounted the success which had attended his morning's search. "I do not wish to meet your father to-night, Lianor; until this business is settled, I could not enter into any amusement.
Nigher still, if possible, I myself have been, and am to-day indebted to such help for my very sustenance, clothing, shelter, and continuity. And I would not go to the grave without briefly, but plainly, as I here do, acknowledging may I not say even glorying in it? PREFACE TO "DEMOCRATIC VISTAS" WITH OTHER PAPERS English Edition
I will go any where; the further the better; but how can I drag you and poor Uncle John away from town at this season? Can't I go off alone with Catherine?" "Nonsense!" said her aunt briefly. "I shall be glad to get away from New York. I am tired of it. Get your trunks packed! Put in your sketching materials, and we will pick you up at eight o'clock.
It was final, and, though far from satisfied, Phil felt the futility of further discussion. He turned to the door. "Very well, sir," he said briefly, and went out, holding his head high. As for Tudor, he sat down again before his writing-table with an unmoved countenance, and after a short interval took up his correspondence. There was no anger in his eyes.
His swarthy, excited features were flushed and angry; and after briefly thanking me for complying with his wishes, he added in a violent rapid tone, "This good man has been teasing me. He says, and truly, that I have defied God by my life; and now he wishes me to mock that inscrutable Being, on the eve of death, by words without sense, meaning, or truth!"
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