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"Yes, Marianne," replied he, "and God bless you for the kind suggestion! Let me for once forget the world and imagine that I, too, am a peasant, with no thought of earth beyond these enchanted woods. Take me to the cottage where your father lives, and let me eat of his bread. I am hungry." And the emperor, with his strange suite, set off for the cottage of Conrad the peasant.
Lord Byron, with his soliloquising, high-souled thieves, has, in a slight degree, perverted the taste of the greenhorns and incipient rhymesters of his country. As yet, however, they have shown more good sense than their fellows of Germany, and have not taken to the woods or the highways. Much as they admire Conrad the Corsair, they will not go to sea, and hoist the black flag in emulation of him.
Old Conrad was sitting in the wooden arm-chair beside the stove, and was just telling the fat thriving landlord the details of the last robbery, when a stranger came in, who immediately gave himself out to be a travelling miner.
The day you bought the castle, I decided that it was the safest place for me to stay until the danger blows over, or until father can arrange to smuggle me out of this awful country. That very night we were brought here in a motor. Dear old Conrad and Mrs. Schmick took me in. They have been perfectly adorable, all of them."
Master Prieme, taken with a weapon in his hand, was made a prisoner of war; and Conrad Schmidt, loudly calling attention to his safe-conduct, was at once marched off to the enemy's headquarters. Here he had a first-rate opportunity to make nearer acquaintance with the dreaded Swedes. He was led about from one point to another.
I guess we and this old wooden box shall all go flying up into the air together pretty soon. As Hillner laid his ear to the ground to listen, Roller entered with several pieces of wood under his arm. 'Now you two can go, he said to Dollie and Conrad; 'it's quieter now. And here are a few sticks I've brought in out of the moat; take them home; when I come I'll bring some more.
Hamilton meant us to take higher-priced seats." "She won't care, or know, unless we choose to tell her." "Then you don't propose to give her back the difference?" "You don't take me for a fool, do you? I'll tell you what I'll do. If you don't mind a fifty-cent seat, I'll give you twenty-five cents out of this money." Ben could hardly believe Conrad was in earnest in this exhibition of meanness.
In the present instance, however, the passengers had been warned of their danger and were ready to meet it. Brown for, of course, the masked man was the landlord saw four revolvers leveled at him from inside the stage. "Let go that horse, my friend, or you are a dead man!" said Conrad Stiefel, calmly. "Two can play at your game."
My brother's case was now in safe hands, inasmuch as my Uncle Conrad and Christian sat at table with my lord.
Well, fortunately, I have a reliable agent at the count's house, and if any thing should happen, he will take good care to let me know it immediately. I may, therefore, tranquilly wait for further developments." At this moment the door opened, and Conrad, the old valet de chambre, entered, presenting a letter on a silver tray to the chancellor of state. "From whom?" asked Hardenberg.
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