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The next day when the vote was taken it appeared that the Republicans, instead of winning by a majority of six, had lost by three. The person who really triumphed was George Washington, although Fisher Ames, who won the immediate victory, deserved undying laurel. The Treaty had all the objections that its critics brought against it then, but it had one sterling virtue which outweighed them all.
"I think so too," said Polly, happily, replacing it on the bed of cotton, and putting on the cover to look over another gift. Mrs. Fisher regarded her keenly. "Well, now, Polly," she said, decidedly, "I shall go down and get that chain we were looking at. For you do need that, and your father and I are going to give it to you." "Oh, Mamsie," protested Polly, "I don't need it; really, I don't."
The bird that comes out of the tempest with broken wing may henceforth take a lowlier flight, but will be safer because it ventures no more into the region of storms. Fisher did not succeed in San Francisco, because he could not get a hearing.
Gaining the bank of the river at last, he soon came up to the fisher, who was of sturdy build, though somewhat frail from age, and dressed in brown tweed garments, with a dirty white wideawake, the crown of which was richly decorated with casting-lines and hooks, ranging from small brown hackle to salmon-fly. But the striking thing about him was that his whole person was soaking wet.
It is, indeed, a great pleasure to have men that will do their work without grumbling. Watered the horses as they came in. They do not now drink a fourth part of what they did at first. Monday, 7th May, The Fisher. Had a good night's rest, and felt recovered from the past fatigue.
"Don't you remember Jim Fisher, who passed part of the summer, two years since, in your village?" "Where were you staying?" asked Ben. It was the other's turn to looked confused. "At the Smiths'," he answered, at random. "At Mrs. Roxana Smith's?" suggested Ben. "Yes, yes," said the other eagerly, "she is my aunt."
Fisher pointed out that James and Martha were both quite competent, and furthermore there was little to be said for a honeymoon encumbered with a little pitcher that had such big ears, to say nothing of a pair of extremely curious eyes and a rather loud voice.
Phronsie immediately clambered up and did the same thing. "That's just as your mother shall decide," said Mr. King, immensely pleased with the way his news was received. "She hasn't said a word yet whether she likes the idea or not." "It's just because I couldn't speak at first," said Mrs. Fisher, wiping her eyes; and her voice trembled.
"What on earth are you talking about?" demanded the duke, violently. "It's quite simple," said Fisher. "When you went across he was either alive or dead. If he was alive, it might be you who killed him, or why should you have held your tongue about his death? But if he was dead, and you had a reason for killing him, you might have held your tongue for fear of being accused."
"Your clothes are just as pretty," I said, "and Anne doesn't compare with you in my eyes." I lifted the unfinished letter and glanced over it. "All about her visit to Lady Fisher," I said aloud, giving a résumé as I read. "What gowns she wore to what functions; what men were devoted to her their names titles incomes too." I smiled. "And what is this?"
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