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The prelatic curates were also so heartened by those rumours and tidings, that they began to recover from the dismay with which the news of the Prince's landing had overwhelmed them, and to shoot out again the horns of antichristian arrogance.
Many events had passed and many rumours had been current concerning her before the invalid saw her again after her leave-taking that day. Casterbridge had known many military and civil episodes; many happy times, and times less happy; and now came the time of her visitation.
"I hear rumours of this growing love my people are manifesting for the Count of Aquila, and I have let them go unheeded. That rogue Masuccio warned me ere he died, and I answered him with my whip across his face. But I am by no means sure that I have been proceeding wisely. I had a dream two nights ago But let that be!
Verner has sent for me, and there are the regular patients." "Dr. West attends Mrs. Verner, Jan," said Decima. "He did," replied Jan. "It is to be myself, now. West is gone." "Gone!" was the universal echo. And Jan gave an explanation. It was received in silence. The rumours affecting Dr. West had reached Deerham Court. "What is the matter with Mrs. Verner?" asked Lionel.
He had caught an echo of the tale of Lord Robert's ambition; he had heard a whisper that whatever suitors might come from overseas for Elizabeth, she would marry none but "my lord" as Lord Robert was now commonly styled. More, he had aforetime heard rumours of the indispositions of Lady Robert, yet had never found those rumours verified by the fact.
It's ridiculous, considering his position guardian to to Miss Bewery, for instance that he should allow such rumours to circulate. By God, sir, if it had been me, I'd have stopped 'em! before they left the parish pump!" "Ah?" said Bryce. "And how?" "Made an example of somebody," replied Sackville, with emphasis.
Innumerable notices of Russia's alleged mobilization appeared and, probably with a view to encouraging Germans to stand fast, ghastly pictures of the weakness and unpreparedness of the Russian army, in a word Russian rottenness and corruption. Persistent rumours of revolutions in Russia were current.
We found fairly good billets here, though they were too scattered to allow of a Battalion Mess, and we spent a very enjoyable fortnight training, playing football, and listening to rumours about our destination.
A thousand wild rumours wandered to and fro among the crowd. A fleet of men of war under the white flag had been seen from the hill of Howth. An army commanded by a Marshal of France had landed in Kent. There had been hard fighting at the Boyne; but the Irish had won the day; the English right wing had been routed; the Prince of Orange was a prisoner.
Meantime it was the opinion of the wisest sovereign in Europe, and of one of the most adroit among her diplomatists, that there was really nothing in the rumours as to the king's contemplated conversion. It was, of course, unfortunate for Henry that his staunch friend and admirer Sixtus was no more.
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