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The only inconvenience of these open channels was, that the water reached us warm and unrefreshing; but this I hoped to remedy in time, by using bamboo pipes buried in the earth. In the mean time, we were grateful for this new acquisition, and gave credit to Fritz, who had suggested the idea.
For the moment, I forgot my own little love affair in England and envied Fritz from the bottom of my heart. The chance-passengers in the street began to pause and look at us. I offered Minna my arm, and asked permission to attend her on the way home. "I should like it," she answered, with a friendly frankness that charmed me. "But you are expected at Mr. Keller's you must go there first."
We had heard 'Faust' some years before and were great admirers of Gounod's genius. But Romeo beat all our expectations. The music roused our wildest enthusiasm. Now both my friends are dead. Fritz, who was ambitious, was a private secretary when he died, Phil a medical student; I who aspired to the position of a minister of state have to content myself with that of a regimental judge.
Bear in mind that every moment lost will be to your mother an age of suffering, and that her life is suspended on the fragile thread of your return." The party had now reached the banks of the Jackal River, where the pinnace was moored. Fritz and Jack were shedding tears unrestrainedly, and had dropped on their knees at their father's feet.
All down our trenches the men would shout and cheer, and Fritz would turn loose with machine-gun, rifle, and shrapnel fire, thinking we were coming over. Hebuterne, France, 1916. After three or four of these dummy attacks his nerves must have been near the breaking point. On June 24, 1916, at 9:40 in the morning our guns opened up, and hell was let loose.
"Fritz must know this at once," he muttered. These business detective fellows are dangerous, and could easily break up his little game. "For if Clayton gets into any trouble, out he goes! There's no money in him then, and he's no good to Fritz Braun, no more to me. This news ought to fetch me a couple of twenties if well played."
On hearing any unusual noise without, he would rush forth and prowl about for awhile; and, after satisfying himself that there was no enemy in the neighbourhood, would return quietly to his lair. Fritz was far from being a noisy dog.
I told that fool Frenchwoman to get in something really nice, and she disobeyed me! I was 'ungry, too, for I 'ad no déjeuner to-day, and that makes one 'ollow, does it not? But now L'Ami Fritz is going to make us some good coffee! After we 'ave 'ad it you shall go away if so is your wish, but my 'usband will certainly accompany you "
I think it was the Prince that conquered." "And, sir, you would be right," replied Killian seriously. "In the eyes of God, I do not question but you would be right; but men, sir, look at these things differently, and they laugh." "They made a song of it," observed Fritz. "How does it go? Ta-tum-ta-ra...."
Neither Fritz nor Jack, however, had yet completed their preparations. For the moment, therefore, the vessel was left in charge of some French seamen, whom Willis, however, had taken care to engage only for a short period.
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