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It was unlikely, too, that the son of the old overman had not heard of the wreck of the MOTALA, as it was in all the papers. He must know the part Jack had taken in it, and what had happened to him, and it was unlike Harry not to hasten to the farm and see how his old chum was going on. As Harry had not come, there must have been something to prevent him.
The attempt which he had made to prevent Lord Blandamer from entering the choir was fresh in his memory, and he stammered some unready excuses. Lord Blandamer smiled with much courtesy. "You were quite right to stop me; you would have been neglecting your duty if you had not done so.
I also informed him that but one division had gone, and it was possible that I should be able to prevent the going of any more. To add to my embarrassment at this time Sherman, who was now near Atlanta, wanted reinforcements.
He told them, that the only way to prevent danger, was to put him in a condition to make preparations for their security. This message was understood to be a demand of money.
"Well, then," went on Sydney, pushing against the door to prevent any possibility of its being shut in his face, "I want to see some of his relations his wife, or daughter, or somebody." "There ain't any of them either," was the reply. "There's only me."
"No, he has got into no trouble," Captain Clinton said. "He has gone away under a misunderstanding, but there is nothing whatever to make him wish to conceal himself beyond the fact that he will do all he can to prevent my tracing him at present. Here are half a dozen of his photos. If you want more I can get them struck off." "I could do with another half-dozen," the man said.
The kutwal made another attempt to induce the general to order his brother to bring the ships near the shore, but in vain; for the general told him, his brother, even if he were to write such an order, would not obey, or, were he disposed to do so, the other officers in the ship would prevent him.
Why, Glenn certainly wanted you to stack up against the real thing!" "Flo, he did not want me to come on the trip, and especially here," protested Carley. "Shore I know. But he let you." "Neither Glenn nor any other man could prevent me from doing what I wanted to do." "Well, if you'll excuse me," drawled Flo, "I'll differ with you. I reckon Glenn Kilbourne is not the man you knew before the war."
"I don't see what there is to prevent us going straight back again," Jack said; "we have got splendid disguises and might go anywhere." "That is not a bad idea, Jack; but how are we to do it? Every one is coming the other way." "Yes, I don't think we can go back by that road," Jack agreed; "but we might get round the other side of the lake, I should think." "But how are we to do that, Jack?
"Among our hazardous expeditions," continued Tito, willing to prevent further questions on a point so personal, "I remember with particular vividness a hastily snatched visit to Athens.
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