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The finality, heroically sublime, overwhelms the poor workings of the brain. But in the case of a fellow like Randall Holmes well, as I have said, I did not get a wink of sleep the whole night long. Someone, a few months ago, told me of a young university man Oxford or Cambridge, I forget who, when asked why he was not fighting, replied; "What has the war to do with me?
We exchanged the appropriate comments; then Danny came at once to business. "Now I'm going to pay off you three boys," he told the express messengers, "and I want to know what you want. I can give you the dust, or I can give you an order on a San Francisco firm, just as you choose." "Express business busted?" asked Johnny. "It's quit for the season," Danny Randall told him, "like everything else.
That's the situation, and it's enough to drive a man crazy." "It sartinly is most puzzlin'," the captain agreed. "Strange, Martha, isn't it?" and he turned to his wife. "But, then, perhaps they've all gone fer a car ride. It's a fine night fer a spin." "But Mrs. Hampton told me that her son would most likely be home when I came back from the quarry," Randall explained.
That it should be followed by the conviction that his daughter had utterly declined to consider this wealthy and most estimable gentleman as a suitor for her hand was a bitter, bitter disappointment; but that she should have refused Roswell Holmes, with all his advantages, because of Randall McLean with what? was more than he could bear.
"A man," said I, "has a priceless possession that he should always keep his own counsel." "I've only told you as much as I have done," said Randall, "because I want to make clear to you my position with regard both to Phyllis and her father." "May I ask," said I, "what is Phyllis's attitude towards her father?" I knew well enough from Betty; but I wanted to see how much Randall knew about it.
Randall says, "was a weak-headed, absurd busybody, with that restless itching for notoriety which renders a man, destitute of ability, sense, or delicacy, almost indifferent as to the subject." Washington was naturally indignant at this attempt to ensnare him, and his feelings were much disturbed by the alleged secret attacks upon him and his public measures by Jefferson and his friends.
Worthington's own ideas, from his confidential instructions to me." Conscious that he was now environed in the house of his enemies, Randall Clayton sat for some time there, silently pondering the suddenness of a proposal which affected his whole future career. "You are wanted as general superintendent of all of our Western ranches. Headquarters at Cheyenne.
Wolsey was far from being a cruel man, and besides, there was a natural antagonism between him and the old nobility, and he liked and valued his fool, to whom he turned, saying, "And what stake hast thou in this, sirrah? Is't all pure charity?" "I'm scarce such a fool as that, Cousin Red Hat," replied Randall, rallying his powers. "I leave that to Mr.
Stephen, pushing on, began the question whether Master Randall dwelt there, but it broke off half way into a cry of recognition on either side, Harry's an absolute shout. "The lads, the lads! Wife, wife! 'tis our own lads!"
Therewith he gave a wink that so disconcerted Stephen as nearly to cause an upset of the bowl of perfumed water that he was bringing for the washing of hands. Master Headley, however, suspected nothing, and invited the grave Master Randall to attend the domestic festival on the presentation of poor Spring's effigy at the shrine of St. Julian.
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