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Stafford repeated dully, looking from one to the other. Travers, who had joined them a moment before, laughed with sincerity. "My good fellow surely you have not forgotten?" he said. "You promised to fetch Miss Caruthers for the tournament." "Ah, the tournament!" Stafford passed his hand quickly across his forehead like a man who has been awakened roughly from a dream. "Of course the tournament.
Is that you, Mr. Stafford? This is Jimmie! No, not James just Jimmie! Virgie told me to 'phone and ask you to come for her. Yes that's it I guess she can't stand being separated from you any longer. All right I'll tell her. Good-bye!" Hanging up the receiver he closed the door and exclaimed triumphantly: "It's done!" "Oh I'm scared to death!" gasped Fanny. "I ain't," he grinned.
He had a secret interview with Sir Edward Stafford, in the garden of the Bernardino convent, and importuned that envoy to implore the Queen to break off her negotiations with Philip, and even dared to offer the English ambassador a large reward, if such a result could be obtained.
You know that is good." "Oh, yes, that's good. Stafford will accept that as collateral if the bank is in a position to extend its loans. I'll go and see." When he told Stafford what the situation was, that astute banker who had been in many a financial fisticuff with Tandy quietly said: "I don't see why we should make the loan.
In the sunset light the two men turned their faces toward the Taylor House. "It is a good thing to have a mother," said Stafford. "Mine died when I was a little boy. Well, what do you think of affairs in general?" "I think that last summer we won a Pyrrhic victory." "I share your opinion. It was disastrous.
With surrender in every fibre of her being she lay in his arms, her head upon his breast, her eyes closed, her heart throbbing wildly under the kisses which he pressed passionately upon her lips, her hair; the while he called upon her name, as if his lips hungered to pronounce it. "Stafford!" she said, at last. "It is really you!
"My name is Stafford King," said the soldier, "and I think I shall want you." Pinto half turned to go, but was gripped. "You can go back to Huddersfield and pack your boxes," said Stafford King. "You won't leave the town except by my permission." "What do you mean?" demanded Pinto, breathing heavily.
A letter from old Dick, writ the very first day. That's what I call real courtin' like," and Andy gave to Ethelyn the letter which John had brought from the office and which the detention of a train at Stafford for four hours had afforded Richard an opportunity to write.
I met him in London and got permission from him. Do you know to whom this water belongs?" "To Mr. Heron, of Herondale," she replied. "I beg Mr. Heron's pardon," said Stafford. "Of course I'll put up my rod at once; and I will take the first opportunity of apologising for my crime; for poaching is a crime, isn't it?" "Yes," she assented, laconically.
At first it seemed to her that she must leave Herondale for a time, at any rate; that it would be impossible for her to run the risk of meeting the beautiful woman who had stolen Stafford from her; but, as she grew calmer, her pride came to her aid, and she saw that to run away would be cowardly.
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