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This makes it peculiarly mischievous, for it will sometimes clasp a dozen or even twenty eggs in its Briarean grasp before it is discovered, and any egg that it has seized has received its death warrant." Mr. Armistead has known it appear within twenty-four hours. Byssus develops only on dead ova. Saprolegnia, known to fish culturists as "fungus," attacks both living or dead ova.
Moreover, the bodies of the three peace-pipe smokers were found and brought in; that will be the Great Bear holding his head in his hands at the end of yonder bloody masquerade." "I guessed as much. God rest our poor comrades!" "Aye; and God help Madge! 'Tis no time for reproaches, but amongst us we have signed her death warrant with our bunglings." "If it were only death!" I groaned.
They are believed to have designs on the Abbey!" "But why aren't they run in?" "Exactly what I asked papa on the way here this evening; he says there is no warrant out against the men at present, and all that can be done is to watch their movements." "Oh! so they are being watched?" "Yes, by a detective who is down here on purpose.
Whereupon the King directed his warrant to Sir James Tyrell, to receive the key of the Tower from the lieutenant, for the space of a night, for the King's special service. That Sir James Tyrell accordingly repaired to the Tower by night, attended by his two servants aforenamed, whom he had chosen for that purpose.
He was only the instrument of a fixed purpose. These clothes were proof of it. They came to his hand at the very moment when they were wanted, when nothing else would have helped him. And Mrs. Callender had been the blind agent in a higher hand to carry out the divine commands. Fly away and hide himself? God did not intend it. A warrant? No matter if it sent him like Cranmer to the stake.
A West Point cadet is a warrant officer; he goes there to serve the government as it may direct. It directs him to stay there until he has sufficient elementary instruction to properly discharge the duties of an officer. The debate showed the views of the two men, and indicated the differences which, from points of public policy, soon deepened into personal dislike.
"Why, that the man who met us on that night, and showed us how to spear the salmon, told me that a warrant was out against me for poaching and firing the huts, and that if I went back to Nottingham I should be sent to prison," answered Jack. "He told you a lie, then.
"Five other galleys the like of this are now lying at safe anchor in the bay of Kames," said Kenric; "and had we yet another half dozen, there are men-at-arms in plenty to man them all trained in the use of sword and longbow, and eager enough, I warrant, to have a fling at Hakon's valiant vikings." "Right glad am I to hear it," said the knight, "for he who is prepared has half his battle fought.
'Yes, he said, 'the Princess: very right. But the warrant, madam, was countersigned. 'By Heinrich! said von Rosen. 'Well, and here am I to represent him. 'Well, your Highness, resumed the soldier of fortune, 'I must congratulate you upon my loss. You have been cut out by beauty, and I am left lamenting. The Doctor still remains to me: PROBUS, DOCTUS, LEPIDUS, JUCUNDUS: a man of books.
"And when the Duke does break loose," replied Louis, somewhat nettled, "I warrant you will see their faces soon enough, and remember them for the rest of your life." The half-jesting remark was thus destined to become a gloomy prophecy. This was the only important action daring the campaign.
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