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"Here, take this," he invited. "You'll find the circulation come back all right directly." "Aren't you going to give him anything?" Phipps asked, moving his head towards Dredlinton. "He is asleep," Wingate answered. "Better leave him alone until breakfast is ready." The telephone bell tinkled. Wingate brought back the instrument and held out a receiver each to Phipps and his nephew.
By his urgent enthusiasm, he succeeded in overcoming the usual inertia of official minds; and Charles II eventually placed at his disposal the "Rose Algier," a ship of eighteen guns and ninety- five men, appointing him to the chief command. Phipps then set sail to find the Spanish ship and fish up the treasure.
Williams, with a blood-stained bandage tying up a wounded ear, was with his other half Company, so the two platoons were left without officers. Serjt W.G. Phipps, who was leading, knew nothing about the wiring orders, having been told simply to follow the R.E., so he ordered his platoon to collect all the bombs they could find and make for the Redoubt. Serjt.
I am glad to hear that she has been kind " "Lottie is very good-natured, Miss Phipps. She is a favourite with the girls. They would be sorry to lose her. I think it would be a punishment to her to feel that she had fallen so much in their opinion, and we would all like to give her another chance," said Margaret timidly, and Miss Phipps nodded kindly in reply.
They not unnaturally conjectured, moreover, that the general call for men on the King's corvee, to fortify the city, portended an invasion by the English, who, it was rumored, were to come up in ships from below, as in the days of Sir William Phipps with his army of New Englanders, the story of whose defeat under the walls of Quebec was still freshly remembered in the traditions of the Colony.
'Taint likely that a girl wot has come of the Phippses and the Reeds would stand that sort of conduct. I'm her grandmother, born a Phipps, and I ought to know. You used rough words, sir, and you shamed her before everyone, and you refused her a character, so she can't get another place.
I shall be glad to leave it to them." Of the pair to whom this appeal for judgment was made Martha Phipps alone heeded it. Lulie, still white and trembling, was intent only upon her father. But Martha rose to the occasion with characteristic promptness. "Of course, Mr. Bangs," she declared, "you've behaved just as nice as any one could be in this world.
"And the kettles never once bumped the earthen pot eh?" asked Mr. Phipps mocking. "You forget," said Bessie, "I'm a little kettle myself now;" and she laughed with the gayest assurance. That respite till September was indeed worth much to Bessie. Her mind was gently broken in to changes. Mr. Fairfax vanished from the scene, and Lady Latimer appeared on it more frequently.
Suppose she was old, in a cap and a black satin dress, and chilblains on her hands!" And when the door opened it was really a most exciting occasion! and Miss Phipps came into the room. She was not in the least like any of the three pictures which Pixie had imagined, she was far, far nicer and prettier.
Bangs, I take it that what troubles you mostly is that you don't want to visit a person you've never met until last night. You've never met Elmer Rogers at all, but you would be perfectly willin' to visit him if you could pay for the privilege." "Why why, yes, of course, Miss Phipps.
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