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One family, "up to snuff" in more senses than one, married their daughter to the scion of a princely house, and immediately a large number of her compatriots were bitten with the madness of going into Italian society. In 1870, Rome became the capital of united Italy. The court removed there. The "improvements" began.
It promises to be a hard season for them." "I wish I could help; but Endymion my brother does not approve of ladies mixing themselves up in these affairs." "Yet he has carried off half-a-dozen to the supper-room, where at a side table three of my compatriots are vending knick-knacks, to add a little beef to their ragoûts." "Is it that which has annoyed General Rochambeau?"
All the particulars of life, character, and relative interests were discussed between ourselves and Mr. Lewis with the relish and zest of compatriots. I had forgotten how close a tie was that of Yankee birth, and how like an unknown tongue our talk was to the Englishman, till we stopped and turned to him to say something, and found him fast asleep.
Their surprise was great when they saw how many evils the First Consul had already repaired in so short a time, and all the improvements that he still intended to carry out; and they spread through their own country the report of what they themselves called the prodigies of the First Consul, by which thousands of their compatriots were influenced to come and judge with their own eyes.
An omission of this courtesy might, amongst proud and sensitive Orientals, involve one in a sanguinary quarrel, and of quarrelling I had just then had enough. He declined with thanks, and entered into conversation with me; then the discovery, quickly made, that we were compatriots gave us both great pleasure.
Well, well, never mind, you shall soon learn. Frau Wurm will teach you much. We no longer see company just two or three men to dine and smoke; your aunt has dropped her English circle. The English community changes, and many of her old friends have gone away or died and a good job, too! We live in the German quarter and are surrounded by compatriots. You speak German, of course?"
The majority of them were Little Russians from the neighbouring districts, but there were many from a distance, too, who had come on foot from the provinces of Kursk and Orel; in the long string of varied colours there were Greek settlers, too, from Mariupol, strongly built, sedate and friendly people, utterly unlike their weakly and degenerate compatriots who fill our southern seaside towns.
"For I know you are from Corsica by the way you talk, signorina! He has had great trouble in his own country. His children met with some terrible death. They say you'll excuse me, signorina that when they quarrel, your compatriots don't show each other very much mercy. Then the poor old gentleman, being left all alone, came over to Pisa, to a distant relation of his, who owns this farm.
Athos, fearing lest he should be suspected of connivance with some of his compatriots, remained outside the tent. "Hola!" said Monk, in French, "wake up here." Two or three of the sleepers got up. "I want a man to light me," continued Monk. "Your honor may depend on us," said a voice which made Athos start. "Where do you wish us to go?" "You shall see. A light! come, quickly!" "Yes, your honor.
I have been to Alsace, to Lorraine, then to Verdun from where I brought back the most beautiful impression of calm courage. "Here are some details which may interest your compatriots: "June 1916. My first stop was at Châlons, where with Mme.
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