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Broderick had the magnanimity to induce his friends to go for Gwin and had him elected with him, and Gwin showed his ingratitude by going at once to Washington and securing from Buchanan the control of all the appointments of the government in the State of California. So when Broderick came there, there were none to give his friends. Gwin was afterward very prominent in the rebellion.
They saw, indeed, that they were not likely to gain anything by force from a white man, who was well prepared to repel it, and was not to be intimidated. They accordingly shouted out, "Give us the heifer. We will go." On this Captain Broderick ordered one of the Hottentots to bring out the animal from a shed at a short distance off.
This kept them in check and enabled Captain Broderick and the rest of the men to reach the ramparts, who immediately opened so hot a fire, that the Zulus, wanting courage to face it, hastily retreated, believing that the farm was defended by a far larger garrison than they had supposed. As soon as the Zulus appeared, Percy had insisted on his sisters retiring from the ramparts.
"It was no easy matter for Denis and me, with our rifles in our hands, and well accustomed to tramping. If my father will let me go, with Vermack, and Matyana, and Denis, and Umgolo, I am sure I can persuade Hendricks to let Lionel return with me." To this Mrs Broderick objected.
"Who are you?" he asked, "though I am sure you are Englishmen." "Yes, I am Percy Broderick, and this is my friend Denis Maloney." "And I am Rupert Broderick," said the person in the boat, leaping out, and shaking hands warmly with his brother and then with Denis. "I am delighted to see you, and so will father and mother be, and the girls. We were beginning to grow anxious about you.
Broderick placed a hand upon his shoulder almost paternally. "I hope that is prophetic, Benito," he said. "I'm strangely serious about it. This town has taken hold of me your San Francisco." They turned to greet Sam Brannan, now a candidate for the ayuntamiento or town council. "How goes it, Sam?" asked Broderick. "Well enough," responded Brannan. He looked tired, irritated.
"Poor soul!" was the Vicar's answer to this; but he was used to keeping his thoughts to himself he and Mrs. Broderick understood each other perfectly. She had not a firmer friend in the world, unless it was her kind physician, Dr. Randolph. "Poor soul!" he repeated when his wife in silent dudgeon had retired from the room. "It is not likely that Isabella would understand her; Mrs.
It was evident that the savages had perceived how the fugitives had escaped them. "You may beckon and shriek and howl as much as you like," cried Rupert. "We are not going to allow you to murder these people if we can help it." Without paying further attention to the Zulus, they hurried on to the house, where they found Captain Broderick.
Fled from the house without a good-bye. As he went down the hill with long strides, his mind was torn between a fierce pride in his proven strength and a heart-wrecked yearning. He started the next morning for Washington. Samuel Brannan brought the first news from Washington. Gwin, who owed his place to Broderick, had after all betrayed him. The bargained-for double patronage was not forthcoming.
When Dot is able to run about, you may be able to dispense with Martha's services," and Olivia returned a reluctant assent to this. But her conscience was not quite satisfied. Even Aunt Madge, she thought, hardly knew how bad things really were. Mrs. Broderick was a chronic invalid, and never went beyond the two rooms that made her little world.
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