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There is snow on the mountains, and a good deal of hail has fallen. It is difficult to keep warm at night. Friday, June l5. A beautiful day, but a cold wind. We sat up late last night over the fire warming our feet. Monday, June l8. We shall be very glad when we get our letters off, for we know how anxious our people must be to hear. A ship was sighted yesterday far to the east.
She went away directly afterwards, saying, "We must forgive her manners, for she must get home." They were giving a birthday dinner. Monday, March l5. A ship was sighted this morning; it was lost sight of for a time, but later appeared again, when the men went out to it. This afternoon Mr.
Now clanship is but a name: a Seaforth Mackenzie is no longer chief in Kintail, and the Macrae who has succeeded his forbears in Achnagart finds the bunch of heather and the L5 alike superseded by the very far other than nominal rent of L1000.
Newdegate, and that some friendly hand would inscribe on their mausoleum, 'Rest and be thankful." Mr. Disraeli's motion was lost, and the ministry was sustained. The budget of 1865 represented the country as in a prosperous financial condition. The total reduction was over L5,000,000. Such a financial showing gained the warm approval of the people, and excited but little opposition in the House.
This cost me above L5, and merry we were only my chimney smokes. In the afternoon Mr. Hater bringing me my last quarter's salary, which I received of him, and so I have now Mr. Barlow's money in my hands. The company all go away, and by and by Sir Wms. both and my Lady Batten and his daughter come again and supped with me and talked till late, and so to bed, being glad that the trouble is over.
The importance of a supply of British-built engines was realised before the War, it is true, and a competition was held in which a prize of L5,000 was offered for the best British engine, but this awakening was so late that the R.F.C. took the field without a single British power plant.
I have had no power to do so. You have done as you pleased with that fortune. But I am ready to admit that I have borrowed L5,000 not from your ward, but from you. Alaric was nearly beside himself; but he still felt that he should have no chance of carrying his point if he lost his temper. 'That is ungenerous of you, Scott, to say the least of it; but we'll let that pass.
This day my plate-maker comes with my four little plates of the four Yards, cost me L5, which troubles me, but yet do please me also. 28th. All the morning at the office, and after dinner with my wife and Deb. to the Duke of York's playhouse, and there saw "The Slighted Maid," but a mean play; and thence home, there being little pleasure now in a play, the company being but little.
HONOR'D SIR, I entreat your acceptance of my most humble and hearty thanks for the kind and Christian advice you were pleased to tender me in relation to Connecticut.... I know that meekness and moderation is most agreeable to the mind of our blessed Saviour, Christ, who himself was meek and lowly, and would have all his followers to learn that lesson of him.... I have duly considered all these things, and have carried myself civilly and kindly to the Independent party, but they have ungratefully resented my love; yet I will further consider the obligations that my holy religion lays upon me, to forgive injuries and wrongs, and to return good for their evil.... I desired only a liberty of conscience might be allowed to the members of the National Church of England; which, notwithstanding, they seemed unwilling to grant, and left no means untried, both foul and fair, to prevent the settling the church among them; for one of their justices came to my lodging and forewarned me, at my peril, from preaching, telling me that I did an illegal thing in bringing in new ways among them; the people were likewise threatened with prison, and a forfeiture of L5 for coming to hear me.
Harley privately paid out of his own fortune the L5,000 Egerton had bequeathed to Leslie; perhaps not sorry, now that the stern duty of exposing the false wiles of the schemer was fulfilled, to afford some compensation even to the victim who had so richly deserved his fate; and pleased, though mournfully, to comply with the solemn request of the friend whose offence was forgotten in the remorseful memory of his own projects of revenge.
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