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Your Fung had something to do with the old Egyptians, or both of them came from a common stock," interrupted Higgs triumphantly. "I daresay, old fellow," answered Orme; "I think you told us that before in London; but we will go into the archæology afterwards if we survive to do so. Let Shadrach get on with his tale."
Of course, it was only a vision, an hallucination; but how real it had seemed! So real that it was almost difficult to believe that it was not he himself. She smiled sadly at the thought of Stafford, the son of the great Sir Stephen Orme, sailing in a cattle-ship!
Be kind to him, and let me come and see him after awhile. I don't wish him ever to come into the house again." "The baggage-man has brought the trunks," said Terry. "Have them taken upstairs. Would you like to go to your room, Miss Orme?" "If you please, madam." "Then I must bid you good-bye," said Mr. Roscoe, holding out his hand. "Do you not live here?" "Oh no!
Orme pointed to them as he hurried on, and suddenly a man leapt out of the darkness as a buck leaps from a bush, and ran past us, holding his hands to his side, where evidently he had some grievous hurt. Now we entered the corridor leading to the private apartments of the Child of Kings, and found ourselves walking on the bodies of dead and dying men.
Uncle Orme understands all that I wish done to-night." Regina heard the quick restless tread across the floor, betraying the extreme agitation that prevailed in her mind and heart; and sorrowfully the girl went back to her uncle, in whose society she daily found increasing balm and comfort. The theatre was crowded when Mr.
Ralph Falconer shook his head, and, avoiding his daughter's eye, said: "Sir Stephen wants to see you in the library, Mr. Orme, and wishes me to accompany you." "Certainly, if Miss Falconer will excuse me." He rose, and he fancied her hand trembled slightly as it rested almost as lightly as a feather on his arm. "I'll take you to Lady Clansford "
"We must be nearly there," he said. "Yes, it's only a little way, now." They were going eastward again, following a narrow dirt road. Suddenly the chauffeur threw the brakes on hard. Orme and Bessie, thrown forward by the sudden stopping, clutched the sides of the car. There was a crash, and they found themselves in the bottom of the tonneau. Orme was unharmed.
"My ward, Miss Orme, has a juvenile reverence for Congressmen, whom knowing only historically, she fondly considers above and beyond the common clay of mankind, regards them as the worthy successors of the Roman Patres Conscripti, and in the Honourable Mr. Chesley she is doubtless destined to realize all her romantic ideas relative to American statesmen. Regina, Mr.
Though alone for two hours he was not idle, and exactly at twelve Mr. Crabwitz opened his door and announced Lady Mason. When we last parted with her after her interview with Sir Peregrine Orme, she had resolved not to communicate with her friend the lawyer, at any rate not to do so immediately.
I called up the chief's office, and the order was corroborated. I meant to tell you when you came in, but you passed the desk just while I was down eating my supper. The elevator-boy let you in, didn't he?" "Yes. Never mind, it's all right. Good-night." But when Orme examined his traveling-bag, he found that someone had evidently made a search through it.
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