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Subsequently to the commencement of the last session of Congress the final installment payable by Denmark under the convention of March 28th, 1830 was received. The commissioners for examining the claims have since terminated their labors, and their awards have been paid at the Treasury as they have been called for.
A hearty burst of laughter from both parties terminated this awkward moment, while the Frenchman, with the readiness of his country, was the first to open the negotiation. "Sacré Dieu!" said he, "what can you be doing here? You're English, without doubt." "Even so," said I; "but that is the very question I was about to ask you; what are you doing here?"
This, after some delay, was at length produced, and Waverley concluded the orgies of Bacchus were terminated for the evening. He was never more mistaken in his life.
But the armistice for 400 months, which in room of a peace terminated the war, was so far favourable to the Romans that it at least restored the -status quo- of the regal period; the Etruscans gave up Fidenae and the district won by them on the right bank of the Tiber.
Lake Torrens is evidently the basin into which all the waters from Flinders range fall, and its extent is very considerable; in fact, where I last saw it to the north, it was impossible to say whether it terminated or not, from the very great distance it was off.
This gave them a manifest advantage, and soon terminated the conflict.
His suspense, however, was terminated at last by his suddenly coming upon an apparition of the spirit of Creusa, which rose before him in a solitary part of the city, and arrested his progress.
Had it not been for the prompt assistance of the Indian, the poor fellow most probably would have had his earthly career terminated. This incident partially sobered Teddy, and made him ashamed of his condition. He saw the savage was by no means so far gone as himself, and he bewailed his foolishness in unmeasured terms.
From this time began a state of hostility between Bonaparte and Chateaubriand which only terminated at the Restoration.
Paul took the case from her hand and examined the inscription: To Sergeant Michael Duveen, Company, Irish Guards, from Captain Donald Courtier, in memory of February 9th, 1916. Opening the case, he found it to contain a photograph of Don. The latter, who was watching him, spoke: "My affairs would have terminated on February the ninth, Paul, if Duveen had not been there. He was pipped twice."
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