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I alit On a great ship lightning-split, And speeded hither on the sigh Of one who gave an enemy His plank, then plunged aside to die. Prometheus Unbound. Recess followed. Clifton and I had the opportunity of exchanging a few words. He was voluble; I was reticent. I felt obliged to hide from him the true cause of the deep agitation under which I was labouring.
Then followed such a wonderful series of shopping trips to Barnes' store, and over to the next town which boasted an establishment called the Dry Goods Emporium. With Mrs. Weston and Randy went Janie Clifton to advise them in regard to the wisest choice of pretty things for Randy's appearance in the city.
Clifton, it is not possible for me to divine: but, as I think it alike unjust to conceal what I have done or what I have said, however mistaken my words or actions may have been, I will spare you the trouble of writing, if you think proper, and send you a tolerably correct transcript of my thoughts tomorrow morning.
The first expedition was that in the Government schooner, in 1840, already alluded to; the second was made in 1841, by H.M.S. Beagle, Captain Stokes, accompanied by the Chief Commissioner, Mr. Clifton.
Clifton, smiling, "for I am a minister's daughter. Where does your father preach?" "His church is only a mile distant, in the village." "I shall hear him, then, next Sunday. Last Sunday Carrie and I were both tired, and remained at home, but I have always been accustomed to go to church somewhere." "Papa will be here next Sunday," said Carrie.
There is no doubt on that head: if Polybius is not romancing, the Celtic sword of 225 B.C. doubled up at every stroke, like a piece of hoop iron. But Mr. Leaf tells us that, "by primitive modes of smelting," iron is made "hard and brittle, like cast iron." The Highlanders at Clifton were obliged, contrary to their common practice, to use the point against Cumberland's dragoons.
"But who is talking about mortgages and things?" asked Clifton, laughing. "Oh, most everybody in Gershom is talking. I don't know much about it myself. And Jacob's one of your folks, and you'd be mad if I told you all that folks say." Clifton laughed. "Jacob isn't any more one of my folks than you are nor so much. Do you suppose I would stay away from meeting to come out here with Jacob?
They followed the officer through a gloomy corridor, until they came to the cell in which Peg was confined. The tenant of the cell looked surprised to find Mrs. Clifton accompanied by Ida. "How do you do, Ida?" she said, smiling grimly; "you see I've moved. Just tell your mother she can sit down on the bed. I'm sorry I haven't any rocking-chair or sofa to offer you."
I and those dear friends I have named; who are indeed dear because of their ardent and uniform love of virtue! Neither, Oliver, are all our hopes of Clifton lost.
But I hope you won't mention it, for the sake of my family." "I'd make the young rascal change his name, if I were you," said Clifton, "if he's going to get into the Police record." "I think I shall," said Dick, "or maybe I'll change my own. You couldn't mention a highly respectable name that I could take, could you?"
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