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He called to Nanty Ewart, and expressed his surprise at the course they were pursuing, and asked why they did not stand straight across the Firth for some port in Cumberland. 'Why, this is what I call a reasonable question, now, answered Nanty; 'as if a ship could go as straight to its port as a horse to the stable, or a free-trader could sail the Solway as securely as a King's cutter!
I shall say that you are George Ewart, eldest son of a Member of the English Parliament, and well known in London eh?" As we were walking in the shadow, through the small leafy public garden lying between the roadway and the sea, we suddenly encountered the figure of a young woman who, in passing, saluted my companion with deep respect. It was Rosalie.
She suddenly grew thoughtful and apprehensive so much so, indeed, that I felt convinced her story as told to me was the truth. Once, when we were seated together outside a little café up at Puget Theniers, I ventured to mention the matter to Madame. "Ah! M'sieur Ewart," exclaimed the old lady, holding up both her hands, "it is extraordinary very extraordinary!
Politics are the religion of France; as Nanty Ewart would have said, "A d d bad religion"; while we, at home, keep most of our bitterness for little differences about a hymn-book, or a Hebrew word which perhaps neither of the parties can translate.
But we all know Nanty Ewart, he said to the crowd around, with a forgiving laugh, which, joined to the awe his prowess had inspired, entirely confirmed their wavering allegiance.
I burst out a-laughing in his face, told him it was all a humbug, and that the moidores were all his own, henceforth and for ever, and so ran off. I caused one of our people send him a bag of tea and a keg of brandy, before I left poor Jack! I think you are the second person these ten years, that has cared a tobacco-stopper for Nanty Ewart. 'Perhaps, Mr.
You need not mind much about the appearance of your animal. Anything will do for riding about at Dongola, and learning to keep your seat. In the first fight you have with Dervish horsemen, there are sure to be some riderless horses, and you may then get a good one, for a pound or two, from some Tommy who has captured one." "I am sure I am immensely obliged to you, Captain Ewart.
'The devil they will! said Ewart; 'and you have been the informer, I suppose? 'Yes; I have been ill paid for my service among the Redgauntlets have scarce got dog's wages and been treated worse than ever dog was used. I have the old fox and his cubs in the same trap now, Nanty; and we'll see how a certain young lady will look then. You see I am frank with you, Nanty.
'Well, I see you have got some grog aboard. 'It is not my custom, Mr. Ewart, said the old gentleman, 'as you well know, to become a chamberer or carouser thus late on Saturday at e'en; but I wanted to recommend to your attention a young friend of ours, that is going upon a something particular journey, with a letter to our friend the Laird from Pate-in-Peril, as they call him.
"H'm," I said, and was struck by an idea that is remote in the world of a young man. "How about children?" I asked; "in the City? Girls are all very well. But boys, for example grow up." "Ah!" said Ewart. "Yes. I forgot. They mustn't grow up inside.... They'd turn out the boys when they were seven. The father must come with a little pony and a little gun and manly wear, and take the boy away.
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