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The others awaited his return with great interest, but one look at his face when he arrived convinced all that he had failed in his mission. "Can't find out anything about them twins," he said, getting down to what was in their minds without delay.
She was known far and wide as the swiftest runner of her time; and so she said that she would only marry that man who could outstrip her in the race, but that all who dared to try and failed must be put to death. This threat did not dishearten all of the suitors, however, and to her grief, for she was not cruel, they held her to her promise.
No man, be he the bravest in France, ever went to his help and came back to tell the tale. Let him abandon Orange, and let the King give him instead the Vermandois. It was the Lady Ermengarde who broke the silence. 'O God, she cried, 'to think that the Franks should be such cowards! And you, Sir Aimeri, has your courage failed you also?
Those local companies of well-trained troops were not semi-British but truly Russian. They never failed their dobra Amerikanski soldats, whose close order drill on the streets of Pinega was a source of inspiration to the Russian recruits.
THE WANT OF EFFICIENT AID FROM ABROAD. We are not yet quite out of the woods, and it behooveth us not to halloo that we certainly have found the path. But it is more than probable that the Southern hope of English or French aid has failed. Either nation by itself might be won over but for the other. He is a bold and a good charioteer who can drive those two steeds in double harness.
With our souls soothed and strengthened by what Fray Antonio had spoken to us, we lay down at last to sleep; yet was it impossible for us to drive out from our hearts that natural sadness which men must feel who know that they have failed in a strong effort to accomplish a project very dear to them, and who know also that they are standing upon the very threshold of a most tormenting death.
And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.
"I left her safely at your door and have not seen her since." He finished. "Is she not home?" Adam only glared at him. "She did not sleep at home last night," he growled. Dick's voice failed him for a moment. "Then she must be stopping with some friend; surely there is no need for alarm." "I tell you she's gone," said the other furiously. "She left a letter. You are to blame for this.
If Canning had consented to join the Ministry, Lord Wellesley would probably have been Lord-Lieutenant in Ireland, and under these circumstances the Catholic side could scarcely have failed to acquire a decisive preponderance.
We were hungry and not too squeamish, so we got to work upon that deer and cut some fine steaks off a part of him that had not been touched by the thing that had killed him, and, carrying the meat back to our shelter, we made up the fire and cooked ourselves a fine breakfast, finishing off with fruit as a substitute for the water that we failed to find.
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