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Although the Rajah of Calicut had been informed of the arrival in the Indies of his formidable enemies, he had taken no military precautions, and thus, when Gama presented himself before the town, he was able to seize some vessels anchored in the port and to make a hundred prisoners, without encountering any resistance; afterwards he granted the Zamorin a respite of four days, in which to make atonement to the Portuguese for the murder of Correa, and to refund the value of the merchandise which had been stolen on that occasion.
Here we met a few natives, who were friendly enough, but who were known to be great thieves, having stolen things from several bullock drays, and committed other robberies; so we had to keep a sharp look out upon them and their actions. One of their number, a young man, could speak English pretty well, and could actually sing some songs.
But every stolen day I said, "Well, I'll find another." But another never came. But good news of you came by many hands and mouths. My congratulations, my cheers, my love, old man. Now when you do take up work again, don't take up all the work. Show the fine virtue called self-restraint. We work too much and too hard and do too many things even when we are well.
While Montriveau was speaking, the Duchess glanced about her; it was a woman's glance, a stolen look that saw all things and seemed to see nothing. She was much pleased with the room. It was rather like a monk's cell. The man's character and thoughts seemed to pervade it. No decoration of any kind broke the grey painted surface of the walls. A green carpet covered the floor.
'Gulls, dupes, fools, that ye are! muttered he to himself; 'whether business or pleasure, trade or religion, be your pursuit, you are equally cheated by the passions that ye should rule! How I could loathe you, if I did not hate yes, hate! Greek or Roman, it is from us, from the dark lore of Egypt, that ye have stolen the fire that gives you souls. And now, ye mimics of a mimic!
"Oh, well," she capitulated, "since you are in such a hurry well, the fact is, Betty, Beauty's been stolen," and she delivered the terrible news in a hushed voice. "Oh!" said Betty, horrified. "And your father valued him above all the rest. Are you sure he was stolen, Grace?" "Well, I don't see what else could have happened to him."
"What is your object, in attacking the stock-hut?" "To recover the gold which was stolen from Darnley, and also to revenge his loss." "And you expect to succeed?" demanded Fred, ironically.
But he was able to smile at that, for all my iciness. "Is it belated?" he asked. "Wouldn't you call it that?" I quietly inquired. "But I had to clear up that case of the stolen horses," he protested, "that Sing Lo thievery." "Which naturally comes before one's family," I ironically reminded him. "But courts are courts, Chaddie," he maintained, with a pretense of patience.
"Ah," said he, "I know what it is. You had wholly bewildered me, and stolen away my attention, you little enchantress. I had for a moment ceased to be a king, because I wished to be entirely your lover. But now I bethink me again of my avenging sovereignty! It is the fagot-piles about the stake which flame so merrily yonder.
Swift, and he started on a run toward where the man was hiding. Tom followed his father, and as the two inventors reached the box the man sprang from behind it and down the yard to a lane that passed in back of the Swift house. As he ran he was seen to stuff some papers in his pocket. "My plans! He's stolen some of my plans!" cried Mr. Swift. "Catch him, Tom!"
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