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He had described the examination of the two tunnels and the preparation to go down the shaft when the Sheriff again whispered to the coroner. "When MacDonald seemed to change his mind about going down the shaft, was there anyone visible except the Sheriff?" "Not that I saw," answered Wayland; and he went on to describe the cutting of the cable and the climb up the side of the shaft.
"He has another claim upon all you Scottish gentlemen," Sir Thomas said, "for Colonel Macdonald told us, when he introduced him to us at Nantes, that it was through his interference and aid alone that he escaped safely from Glasgow, and that all his papers, with the names of the king's friends in Scotland, did not fall into George's hands.
"Gosh, Jimmie, it's late. Daddy's had to come for us!" Philon said, "And I'm Phil Miller, MacDonald. Come in. We'll be down in a moment." The MacDonald children and John headed for the stairs in a happy rush, ignoring the descending escalator, two steps at a time. Philon followed at a meditative pace, his thoughts trooping stealthily abreast. Seventy thousand dollars. Now, if he were to....
"I don't know that I've anything else to ask you at present," said MacDonald, coldly. "There was one small point," remarked Sherlock Holmes. "When you entered the room there was only a candle lighted on the table, was there not?" "Yes, that was so." "By its light you saw that some terrible incident had occurred?" "Exactly." "You at once rang for help?" "Yes." "And it arrived very speedily?"
For we have instances that folks may like The murder, and yet hang the murderer. BUTLER. The manifesto says "alive or dead." Alive 'tis not possible you see it is not. DEVEREUX. Well, dead then! dead! But bow can we come at him. The town is filled with Terzky's soldiery. MACDONALD. Ay! and then Terzky still remains, and Illo BUTLER. With these you shall begin you understand me? DEVEREUX. How!
The result proved that they were better informed than General Allix. During the conversation with Marshal Macdonald which has just been described the Emperor was seated. When he came to the resolution of signing the abdication he arose and walked once or twice up and down his cabinet.
It should not happen that a dozen children ask for Little white lily, and be turned away without it, before it is discovered to be a poem by George MacDonald which the third grade children are given to read.
"There are no children at our house," said she. "Poor wee lammie, and you are lonely sometimes," said Graeme. "Yes; when father's gone and mother's sick. Then there's nobody but grandma." "Have you a doll?" asked Menie. "No: I have a kitten, though." "Ah! you must come and play with my doll. She is a perfect beauty, and her name is Flora Macdonald."
I cannot deprive my son of his inheritance. This is too much. I will put myself at the head of my army and run the risk of any calamities, rather than submit to a humiliation worse than them all!" "Your majesty has no army. Treason has infected your marshals." "What do you mean? Ah. it is true, you come alone! Where are the marshals? Where is Ney? Where is Macdonald?"
Tietkens, Giles's first officer in nearly all his journeys, who led an expedition from Alice Springs in Central Australia to determine the extent of Lake Amadeus, cut off a considerable portion of that lake's supposed area, and to the North-West of it discovered Lake Macdonald, which he encircled.
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