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The next morning I did relate to my lady all that had passed, but mentioning no names, as I saw that she wished it not. And when I was finished she bade me go straightway to London and find out the whereabouts of Lord Denbeigh.
More than one hundred lives, it pointed out, giving names and dates, had already been sacrificed to the shibboleth of secrecy; the whole city had been imperiled; the disease had set up its foci of infection in a score of places, and there were some three hundred cases, in all, known or suspected.
It is also famous for its cakes, of which Shenstone says: "And here each season do those cakes abide, Whose honored names the inventive city own, Rendering through Britain's isle Salopia's praises known." The great Shrewsbury cake is the "simnel," made like a pie, the crust colored with saffron and very thick.
When the King asked her in the evening how she liked the review, she said: "Very well, but only those German soldiers are so simple as not to call things by their proper names, for I had their shouts explained to me." Madame de Montespan and her eldest daughter could drink a large quantity of wine without being affected by it.
Do men who marry under such circumstances honour and trust the women, who as a dernier ressort bear their names? You are not so weak, so egregiously vain, as to delude yourself for one instant with the supposition that I could ever love you?" "Once my wife, I ask nothing more. Upon my own head and life, be the failure to make you love me.
"They are such queer names," she said; "there is one called Scobbs of Red Horse Valley Scobbs!" He had laughed. "Strangely enough, I know Mr. Scobbs, who is quite a personage in that part of the world. He owns a chain of hotels in Western Canada. You mustn't leave him out." Even had she wished to, or even had the name been overlooked once, she could not have escaped it.
"The woman of the house, then," said the stranger, rather impatiently. "It doesn't make any difference about names. Are you the one I want to see?" "No, I ain't," said Rachel, shortly. "Will you tell your mistress that I want to see her, then?" "I have no mistress," said Rachel. "What do you take me for?" "I thought you might be the servant, but that don't matter. I want to see Mrs. Harding.
It may be supposed that these animals gradually changed to human beings, and built villages, and planted corn; but in one respect they did not change, nor have they changed at this present day. Many of them still call themselves after the names of animals; and now the greater part of the noted Indians of our country have such names as "Sitting Bull," "Black Bear," and "Red Horse."
Bartholomew they received a fresh cross of Huguenot, fleeing from France dark-haired, fiery, earnest folk, whose names and physiognomies are said still to remain about Wisbeach, Whittlesea, and Thorney. Then came Vermuyden's Dutchmen, leaving some of their blood behind them.
No one answered for a moment and then Phil said thoughtfully, "We might call it the 'Order of the Moon. Cynthia is one of the names for the moon, you know. Don't you remember, Art, we were reading in class this morning about 'fair Cynthia's rays' or something like that?" "That's great!" said Frank, "and that name will drive the girls wild, for they'll never guess what it means."