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The prince of the East, as if he had been conscious how much he had to fear, and how little he deserved to reign, selected for the objects of his resentment the provincials accused of some imaginary treason, and his own courtiers, whom with more reason he suspected of incensing, by their secret correspondence, the timid and suspicious mind of Constantius.
He made Paul read aloud the whole afternoon's correspondence, signed each sheet in a hand of clerk-like precision, but with a great deal more than clerk-like character in it, saw all the letters and envelopes stamped, rang the bell, and sent his correspondence to the post. 'Ant now, he said, 'I haf got to pekin my day's work. Paul stared a little, but made no answer.
We cannot maintain that such species have been created alike, in correspondence with the nearly similar physical conditions of the areas; for if we compare, for instance, certain parts of South America with parts of South Africa or Australia, we see countries closely similar in all their physical conditions, with their inhabitants utterly dissimilar.
"I thought your majesty had this morning declared that there should no longer be a council?" "Yes, I said so." "Let your majesty then have the goodness to read all the letters yourself, particularly those from England; I hold strongly to this article." "Monsieur, you shall have that correspondence, and render me an account of it." "Now, sire, what shall I do with respect to the finances?"
Little indeed did Percival's imagination busy itself with the mysteries of Ardworth's correspondence. His mind scarcely took in the sense of the words over which his eye mechanically wandered. And the letter which narrated the visit of Madame Dalibard to the house thus solemnly interdicted to her step was on its way to his mother, nay, by this time would almost have reached her!
Her correspondence was immense and of every nature, political and personal.
And as each warning was accompanied by a demand for payment, and usually produced some slight subsidy on account, the thing went on from week to week; and at the beginning of April Mr and Mrs Lupex were still boarders at Mrs Roper's house. Eames had heard nothing from Allington since the time of his Christmas visit, and his subsequent correspondence with Lord De Guest.
This led to a reply, with which, as far as Reeve's correspondence shows, the discussion dropped. If it was continued further, it was without Reeve's assistance. To Mr. E. Cheney January 23rd. I saw Lady Shelley to-day, and, as I told her you could not call on her, she very obligingly said she would be happy to call on you and bring you the enlarged photograph of the poet to look at.
And all the documents concerning the business which falls to him come into my hands. I have to study each affair, prepare a report on it, clear the way, so to say. Besides which all the correspondence is carried on through me. Fortunately his Eminence is a holy man, and intrigues neither for himself nor for others, and this enables us to taste a little peace."
Duchesses were his predilection when they were forthcoming; failing them, countesses were esteemed. The Duchess d'Abrantes one of his early admirers to whom he dedicated his Forsaken Woman, was herself a colleague in letters; and he was able to render her some service through his relations with publishers. Their correspondence shows them to have been on very friendly terms.
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