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When Magnolia and the major had gone out, each on their several devices, poor Mrs. Macnamara called Biddy, their maid, and told her, in a vehement, wheezy, confidential whisper in her ear, though there was nobody by but themselves, and the door was shut.
He failed where Mr. Walter Long succeeded, and fell where Dr. Macnamara rose. I once asked a Cabinet Minister how it was that a man of such conspicuous quality had failed to win office. "I really cannot tell you," he replied with complacency, "but I remember very well that the House of Commons never took to him.
Macnamara was at Peshawur with me, and was one of the committee that sent me away. We passed the morning in conversation, and at mid-day continued our journey to Baramula. He told me that he had heard that I was going home this winter with troops; but I do not know whether his information is reliable. I trust it may prove to be so, but it has not raised my hopes to a certainty.
If thou livest, the gold is Ebn Haraf's. At Wady Halfa I will claim it, if it be the will of God." The words were thick and broken, but Macnamara understood him, and they turned and faced their pursuers, ready for life or death, intent to kill and met the friends of Ebn Haraf, who had been hired to take them on to Wady Halfa!
If Macnamara be alive, what be Macnamara doin'? An' what be Wingate an' Kitchener an' great foolks at Cairo doin'?" "They're sayin', 'Macnamara, 'oos 'e? 'E ain't no class. 'Oo wants Macnamara!" Holgate raised himself on his elbow, a look of interest in his face, which he tried to disguise. "See, laad," he said, "why does tha not send messenger thaself a troosty messenger?"
Nutter, I think, Sir, said the urchin, jumping up with a start. 'Mrs. Nutter, repeated he 'No Mrs. Mac Macnamara, and he thrust it into his surtout pocket. 'And what brings you here, Sirrah? he added savagely; for he thought everybody was spying after him now, and, as I said, he knew him for a tattling young dog he had taken the infection from his master, who had trained him.
With money Mahommed Nafar, who was now his teacher Slatin had managed that would move for him. Under the spur of his purpose Macnamara rapidly acquired Arabic, and steadfastly tried to make Mahommed Nafar his friend, for he liked the little man, and this same little man was the only Arab, save one, from first to last, whom he would not have spitted on a bayonet.
Also he does not understand what to do in the mosque, or how to pray, and needs to be taught. He then asked what was impossible, and I had to argue with him, sire." "What did he ask?" asked the Khalifa, his fierce gaze on Macnamara. "He wished to be taught by yourself, sire. He said that if you taught him he would understand.
"It is not possible to prevent the occasional appearance of enemy submarines within the range of our shores, but I can give an assurance that the measures which have been and will be taken are such as to render proceedings of this sort increasingly dangerous to the submarines." DR. MACNAMARA, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty.
From hand to hand, with never a pause, amid the jeers and laughter of the crowd the little man was passed along like a bundle of old rags till he disappeared through the open door. "Who's next?" shouted Macnamara joyfully. "As you were!" came the sharp command. At once Macnamara stood at attention. Captain Jack nodded to the platform. "All right," he said quietly. Mr.
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