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There is in our country a class of miscreants who think a flying Pigeon is fair game, because it is probably far from home, or they shoot him because it is hard to fix the crime. Many a noble Homer, speeding with a life or death message, has been shot down by one of these wretches and remorselessly made into a pot-pie.
"But this woman," he went on, in obvious puzzlement. "It's it's kind of new, I guess. Then there's Father Adam's message. That don't hand us much." Bull's lightness passed. "No," he said, "that message is queer. He knows about it. Yet he hasn't given her name or said a thing. Say I like that phrase though. What is it?
Hastily tearing open the envelope, Grace drew forth a single sheet of thick white paper and read: "DEAR GRACE: "How I wish I could suddenly drop in on you this morning for a long talk. There is so much I should like to tell you which I haven't time to write. Anne, the faithful, delivered your message. Don't worry about my not waiting for you.
"Squire died suddenly last night. Husband, Druce, Melland, summoned to funeral on Thursday. Will write details." It was a duplicate of a message which was even then speeding on its way to the two grand-nieces in Liverpool. "I'm not sorry; I'm glad!" cried Mollie, while a rain of tears rolled down her cheeks. "He was old and was tired, and everyone he loved had gone before him.
There was nothing for it, therefore, but to make an effort, order tea to be brought for her to my room, and send a message hoping she would not mind seeing me in my bedroom. She came up a modest, charming-looking girl of about twenty.
This man was now returning to the Ricaras, with a message from President Jefferson, and an independent mission to instruct the Ricaras in methods of agriculture.
It happens to have come to my knowledge that the Frate has so far interfered as to send a message to him in favour of Lorenzo Tornabuoni. I know you can sometimes have access to the Frate: it might at all events be worth while to use your privilege now." "It is true," said Romola, with an air of abstraction. "I cannot believe that the Frate would approve denying the Appeal."
We all spent an anxious morning speculating on the reason and result of the engagement. About noon there arrived an unofficial message by heliograph, which the young officer at the signal station confided to his friends. It was brief. 'General attack all sides by Boers everywhere repulsed but fight still going on.
It is they who have spoken, without a doubt, this morning through the telephone, but my husband does not understand. Rosario must take care of himself. He runs his own risks. He is a man, and he knows very well what he is doing." Arnold looked at her thoughtfully. "Do you seriously suppose, then," he asked, "that the object of my message is to bid Mr.
What trouble the abyss must have taken! Thus that which Gernardus had flung into darkness, darkness had handed back to Barkilphedro. The message sent to God had reached the devil.