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My dear Hill, have you heard the good news? Miss Lydia is going to be married; and you shall all have a bowl of punch to make merry at her wedding." Mrs. Hill began instantly to express her joy. Elizabeth received her congratulations amongst the rest, and then, sick of this folly, took refuge in her own room, that she might think with freedom.

Ted doesn't seem to want to be very communicative. "Um." A pause while Oliver remembers what it was he wanted to ask Ted about and Ted undresses silently. "Well congratulations?" Ted's voice is very even, very controlled. "Sorry, Ollie. Not even with all your good advice." "Honestly?" "Uh-huh." "Well, look here better luck next time, anyway. It's all " "It's all over, Ollie.

If you can meet me there and accept the hospitality of my college, the encounter may prove a turning point in Mythological and Philological Science. Very faithfully yours, P.S. I open this note, written from my dictation by my wife, to enclose my congratulations on Mrs. Forth's scholarly attainments. From Professor Forth to Rev. Mr. Casaubon. Will be with you at Cambridge on the third. From Mrs.

And Parmalee a vastly stronger and healthier Parmalee than before he had been compelled to "rough it" showed himself exceedingly friendly. "It has been a great voyage for me," he said. "I'm open to congratulations, Drew. My health is so much improved, that I shall be married as soon as we reach New York." Drew's heart suddenly turned to ice.

Bruce and escorted him to the President's desk, standing by the new Senator's side until the oath had been administered, and then tendering him his hearty congratulations, in which all the other Republican Senators, except Senator Alcorn, subsequently joined. This gracious act on the part of the New York Senator made for him a lifelong friend and admirer in the person of Senator Bruce.

"But I will make use of what's within my reach," she said, picking it up. "Carlo Ammiani will marry her, I presume," said Lena. "Not before he has met Captain Weisspriess, who, by the way, has obtained his majority. And, Lena, my dear, write to inform him that we wish to offer him our congratulations. He will be a General officer in good time."

And I've got it, Harry. I give you my word, I have." "Got what?" I've invented one that would blow well I've got it." "Congratulations, felicitations, laudatory, remarks, and enthusiasm," cried Harry. "Without having slightest idea what a torpedo is, I rejoice with you. Come on back to the house, and tell us about it." "I'm sorry, I can't, Harry, now.

The next morning the headache was gone, and with a steady hand he wrote to his cousin and Maude congratulations which he believed sincere.

Having paid a few visits en passant, as I landed at the King's Wharf, shook hands with a few pretty girls, and received their congratulations on my safe return, I went to the house of my friend, and, without ceremony, walked into the drawing-room. "Do you know, Sir," said the footman, "that Sir Hurricane is in his room? but he is very busy," added the man, with a smile.

We came to a halt and all officers were summoned to the colonel who, addressing us in his usual quiet, almost businesslike way, said: "Gentlemen, accept my congratulations, I have good news for you, we may meet the enemy to-day and I sincerely hope to lead you to the fight before evening." We were thunderstruck at the sudden realization that the Russians had penetrated so deeply into Galicia.