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Irwine was speaking, the sound of a booted step and the clink of a spur were heard on the stone floor of the entrance-hall, and Joshua Rann moved hastily aside from the doorway to make room for some one who paused there, and said, in a ringing tenor voice, "Godson Arthur may he come in?" "Come in, come in, godson!" Mrs.
"Is he thy son, good Armourer Headley?" demanded the Duke of Norfolk, who held the work of the Dragon court in high esteem. "Nay, my Lord Duke, but he is in the place of one, my near kinsman and godson, and so soon as his time be up, bound to wed my only child! I pray you to hear his cause, ere cutting off the heir of an old and honourable house."
The same decision was made, as to the whole eight of us, that had come on in the Regulus. When we got back to the Ramilies, Sir Thomas Hardy had some more conversation with me. I have thought, ever since, that he knew something about my birth, and of my being the prince's godson. He wished me to join the British service, seemingly, very much, and encouraged me with the hope of being promoted.
"It cost me less pains to ride hither, besides that I longed to renew my old English acquaintances, and see justice done to you, fair godson." "Ha! Sir Bertrand, thou recreant! so no other spell drew thee hither? Thou hast no gallantry even for such an occasion as this!" said a gay voice. "How should the ill-favoured Knight deal in gallantries?" said Du Guesclin, turning.
A sailor?... that might be a very good thing, but a warlike sailor, an official of the Royal Armada. And in his mind's eye the poet could see his godson clad in all the splendors of naval elegance, a blue jacket with gold buttons for every day, and for holiday attire a coat trimmed with galloon and red trappings, a pointed hat, a sword.... Ulysses shrugged his shoulders before such grandeur.
She has lost Laughton, it is true; but 10,000 pounds will make a fair commencement to fortune, even at Paris. Well, what do you want with me, worthy godson of Honore Gabriel Mirabeau?" "Sir, if you will let me, I will go with you." Dalibard shaded his brow with his hand, and reflected on the filial proposal.
Did they recognize me? When will you take me to Longueval? Answer me." "Answer? Yes. But which question first?" "The last." "When shall I take you to Longueval?" "Yes." "Well, in ten days; they don't want to see any one just now." "Then you are not going back to Longueval for ten days?" "Oh, I shall go back to-day at four o'clock. But I don't count, you know. Jean Reynaud, the Cure's godson.
When it had begun again in 1917, in the form of a chaffing letter and a cheque for five pounds to the writer's godson, Betty had suggested that nothing should be said of George's death in Timmy's answer. Of course Betty's wish had been respected, the more so that Janet herself felt sure that Godfrey did not know.
If my godson had been an older man, and more fixed in any definite groove, this is what I should have done, but he was still very young, and more than commonly unformed for his age.
This, however, is anticipating, for it was not till Ernest had been three or four months in London that I happened to meet his fellow-curate, and I must deal here rather with the effect he produced upon my godson than upon myself.