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A French partisan, with five-and-thirty men from Gueldres, who lurked among the rushes in wait for prey, seized the rope by which the boat was drawn, hauled it ashore, discharged their small arms and hand-grenades, then rushing into it, secured the soldiers before they could put themselves in a posture of defence.
I have endeavoured for the last five-and-thirty years " "Yes, yes, we know all about that. But I have been told that you looked for some special recognition of your services a decoration, the Order of the Bath from the last Administration. Now, unless you bestir yourself, don't expect anything of the kind from us."
Fehrbellin is an inconsiderable Town still standing in those peaty regions, some five-and-thirty miles northwest of Berlin; and had for ages plied its poor Ferry over the oily-looking, brown, sluggish stream called Rhin, or Rhein in those parts, without the least notice from mankind, till this fell out.
While his back had been turned to converse with the captain, a lady of five-and-thirty had alighted from the identical compartment occupied by De Stancy. She made an inquiry about getting to Stancy Castle, upon which Somerset, who had not till now observed her, went forward, and introducing himself assisted her to the carriage and saw her safely off.
'At least he should be minus the children! 'I fancy the children are one great attraction. Do you know how many there are? 'Three; but if Albinia knows their ages she involves them in a discreet haze. I imagine some are in their teens. 'Impossible, Winifred, he is hardly five-and-thirty. 'Thirty-eight, he said yesterday, and he married very early.
Thus saying, I placed five-and-thirty Napoleons in his hand: at touch of which his countenance, by no means encouraging before, grew sunny, his manners thawed, and it was plain, as he dropped the coins hastily into his pocket, that benevolent relations had been established between us. I immediately placed the Colonel's broken head upon the tapis.
Meanwhile, the Duke de Reggio, from his camp at Dahme, was to march upon Berlin with five-and-thirty thousand men of all arms; the Prince of Eckmuhl, from Bagedorf, was to co-operate with him; while General Lemon, the governor of Magdeburg, was to keep open the communication between them with a corps of six thousand men. These movements were designed to accomplish a two-fold object.
Wa'al, these two are brothers, fact! Hugh's come to life again, and here he stands. Now see here, my friend! That man by name was Lawrence Clissold." At the mention of this name Tregarthen started and changed colour. "What's the matter?" said the captain. "He was a fellow-clerk of mine thirty five-and-thirty years ago."
The minister's wife, who had been in Edgewood only a few months, looked admiringly at Nancy's bright face, wondering that five-and-thirty years of life, including ten of school-teaching, had done so little to mar its serenity. "The lily story is as true as the gospel!" she exclaimed, "and I can see how one thing has led you to another in making the church comfortable.
It was necessary to say something in order to explain my position." "May I ask what salary you will require if you live in the house?" "Five-and-thirty pounds a year, but I might take less if I were asked to do so." "Are you a member of the Church of England?" "No." "To what religious body do you belong?" "I am an Independent, but I would go to Church if my employers wished it."
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