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If Royson had not utilized that clear space lower down the street, it would have demanded the exercise of sheer force to reach the van of the dense gathering of nondescripts now following the drum. Nevertheless, a clearance was made, and speedily, with the startling suddenness of a summer whirlwind.
It was less apparent than ever what Edward supposed. "Oh Van hasn't money to chuck about." "Ah I only mean a sovereign here and there." "Well," Brookenham threw out after another turn, "I think Van, you know, is your affair." "It ALL seems to be my affair!" she lamented too woefully to have other than a comic effect. "And of course then it will be still more so if he should begin to apply to Mr.
Van Koon, whom I don't think you've met, though he's under the same roof. Van Koon, this is the Mr. Allerdyke I've mentioned to you." The two men shook hands and stared at each other. Whoever and whatever this man may be, thought Allerdyke, he gives you a straight look and a good grip two characteristics which in his opinion went far to establish any unknown individual's honesty.
Will you say that if you hear me talked about? 'Of course I will. Nevertheless, Margaret thought that Lady Maud might have given her a little information about the 'matter of business' which had involved such a large sum of money, and had produced such important consequences. Mr. Van Torp was walking slowly down the Elm Walk in the park at Oxley Paddox.
"Because to tell the truth," I said frankly, "I thought Miss Marcia Van Wyck entirely too self-satisfied." He opened his eyes wide and stared at me. "Oh!" he said. And then after the pause: "You don't like Marcia?" "No," I replied flatly, "I don't." He paced the length of the room, while I sat by a lamp and ostentatiously opened the evening paper.
Jonkheer Brederode made no more objections after the first, and finally it was settled that all of us should go, except our skipper and Mr. van Buren. We packed small bags, and took cameras.
There are stories of an Englishman who lived in the sixteenth century to be two hundred and seven, and there is a parallel case cited. Van Owen tabulates 331 cases of deaths between 110 and 120, 91 between 120 and 130, 37 between 130 and 140, 11 at 150, and 17 beyond this age. While not vouching for the authenticity in each case, he has always given the sources of information.
Since then Van had pushed him to the limit of his strength and speed, in the effort to reach Goldite with the smallest possible delay. If a sober expression of sympathy came for a second in the horseman's steady eyes, as he glanced where his pony was standing, it quickly gave way to something more inscrutable as he looked up at Beth, in advancing once more to the fore.
Before Aleck returned from the sick-room, Doctor Thayer's step sounded on the stairs, followed by the mildly complaining voice of Sallie Kingsbury. Presently the two men were in a low-voiced conference in the hall. Agatha waited while they talked, feeling grateful afresh that Doctor Thayer's grim professional wisdom was to be reinforced by Mr. Van Camp's resources.
Something black is coming now, one of the boys it is all we know. He has touched the vox humana stop of the crowd; it fairly roars. Now they come nearer we can see the red cap. There's Ben there's Peter there's Hans! Hans is ahead! Young Madame van Gend almost crushes the flowers in her hand; she had been quite sure that Peter would be first.
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