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Secret as this purpose was kept, suspicions of it no sooner stole abroad than the popular discontent found a mouthpiece in John Lilburne, a brave, hot-headed soldier, and the excitement of the army appeared in a formidable mutiny in May. But the leaders of the army set all suspicion aside.
But as there appears to have been some suspicions with regard to the character of my yacht, I must insist that either you, or someone on your behalf, shall examine the vessel at once, that you and, through you, your Government may be completely satisfied that such suspicions are absolutely groundless." "Senor," said the Spaniard, "you overwhelm me with your generous consideration.
It is worse than useless for us to attempt an amicable discussion, for your bitterness never slumbers, your suspicions are ever on the qui vive." She rose, but he quickly laid his hand on her shoulder, and pressed her back into the chair. "You will be so good as to sit still, and hear me out. I have a right to all my charming, rose-colored views of this world.
The sequel proved that the captain acted with the greatest judgment. To our utter astonishment, we came up hand over hand with a vessel which we before had shrewd suspicions, could, going free sail very nearly as well as ourselves.
In imparting them to other people it is so difficult to remember that they are suspicions and nothing more." At this moment Stanley arrived and threw himself down breathlessly on the warm sand. "Chris!" he exclaimed, "come down here and look at these seams in the boat the damp is there still."
My suspicions began to be aroused directly after you got back from Harley. "Yes," I said. I felt sorry for her, she was so agitated. All the veneer knowledge of grammar had left her, and she spoke with a broad, natural accent.
The innocent old eyes blinked. "I'm not modern, like you, Lord Taborley. I have my suspicions of these simply complicated and complicatedly simple women. Set me down as old-fashioned. Having been only once married, I can't enter into the refinements of feeling of such matrimonially inclined boa-constrictors as Mrs. Lockwood. I sha'n't give myself the chance of meeting her.
Miss Harris immediately answered to the charge. She said, such suspicions were no more than she expected; that they were of a piece with every other part of my conduct, and gave her one consolation, that they served to account for her sister Emily's unkindness, as well to herself as to her poor deceased mother, and in some measure lessened the guilt of it with regard to her, since it was not easy to know how far a woman is in the power of her husband.
"I felt all along that you'd come to look at it like that!" "But there's Batley; he has some suspicions." "I can silence him," promised Nasmyth. "The man has his good points, after all." "That's so," Lisle agreed. "Still, I'll come straight across to England and tackle him if you fail. If it's a question of money, you can count me in I've been prospering lately." He rose and knocked out his pipe.
But when placed among the combatants opposing him, I knew there was no subterfuge even that great warrior would not use to attain success. So I said nothing of my doubts, nothing of my vague suspicions concerning John Ward. I felt a strong antipathy toward the fellow, and I realized this dislike might prejudice me to a degree not warranted by the facts. To put it mildly, his status puzzled me.
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