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The ships to be modelled, commanded, and officered entirely by citizens of the United States and Great Britain respectively; to be entitled to rank "A 1" either at the American offices or at Lloyd's. The stakes to be L.10,000, and satisfactorily secured by both parties; to be paid without regard to accidents, or to any exceptions; the whole amount forfeited by either party not appearing.
Scriptores de Re Militari. Caesar's Commentaries. French translation, by De Crisse. Des Claison's History of Alexander and Caesar. D'Orleans' History of Revolutions in England and Spain. Marshal Saxe's Military Reveries. Guischard's Military Memoirs of the Greeks and Romans. Herodotus. Le Bean's Memoirs of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. Lloyd's Military and Political Memoirs.
"Croonah," repeated Carr, hastily scribbling his name on Agatha's programme. "Fine ship; I know her well by name. Know 'em all on paper, you know. I'm an insurance man what they call a doctor Lloyd's and all that; missing ships, overdue steamers, hedging and dodging, and the inner walks of marine insurance that's yours truly. Croonah's a big value, I know."
I was probably between seven and eight years old when I left Colonel Lloyd's plantation. I left it with joy. Hugh Auld, brother to my old master's son-in-law, Captain Thomas Auld. I received this information about three days before my departure. They were three of the happiest days I ever enjoyed.
"No, I assure you that he suffered very little." "He seemed very happy when he died, Aunt Lizzie," said Robert, huskily. Mrs. Lloyd looked away from them all around the room. It was a magnificent apartment. Norman Lloyd had had an artistic taste as well as wealth. The furnishings had always been rather beyond Mrs. Lloyd's appreciation, but she admired them kindly.
First, there was Lloyd Inwood, tall, slender, and finely knit, nervous and dark. And then Paul Tichlorne, tall, slender, and finely knit, nervous and blond. Each was the replica of the other in everything except color. Lloyd's eyes were black; Paul's were blue. Under stress of excitement, the blood coursed olive in the face of Lloyd, crimson in the face of Paul.
As he went sliding helplessly down he uttered a cry of terror, which startled little Rory Chisholm, who sprang out from his hiding-place just in time to see poor Bert disappear. "Hi! Hi! boys come here; Bert Lloyd's under the hay." The boys quickly gathered, and with eager hands set to work, to rescue their imperiled playmate.
We searched the house, but could find nothing suspicious. On leaving I stationed a guard about the grounds, for I am convinced she did signal to some one who may try to enter the house later on." "Better give it up," growled Baker, whose temper had been sorely tried by his own exploit. "Never!" Lloyd's teeth came together with an ominous click. "I will trap that girl if it takes me months."
Then the Dowager's attorney procured from Stonyhurst lists of the professors and officials during Roger's three years' study there; and finally, the books of Lloyd's and the "Merchant Seamen's Register" were searched for information about the movements of the "Pauline," the "Bella," and other vessels.
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