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It is more than disquieting, it is alarming, to detect symptoms of the disease this distressing disease of Wilcoxism in The Athenæum itself. Yet I am positive that not long since I read in this very paper that Mr. Wyndham Lewis was more than a match for Matisse and Derain; and, having said so much, the critic not unnaturally went on to suggest that he was a match for Lionardo da Vinci.
Wyndham always quarreled with him on points like the one now raised, and accordingly took up the cudgels. "I do not see how you can congratulate yourself on the management of your institution, as you call it, when you know very well you would rather die than have anything to do with it." "Very true. But then, you always say that gentlemen should not touch anything so dirty as politics, Mrs.
His rebellious conscience, however, kept prodding him with the knowledge that he was "an accessory to the crime." Again and again he longed to rise and shout a warning to Eliot yearned to tell him loudly, that all might hear, that Wyndham knew Oakdale's signals.
The historian might have said that although he mistook astuteness and adroitness in parliamentary debate for statesmanship, and although he accomplished nothing for the good of his country, he yet lent a certain dignity and nobleness to public life at a time when it was besieged by new forces in democracy having no reverence for tradition and little respect for good manners; but when the full truth of the Wyndham incident is related it will be difficult for the historian to avoid a somewhat harsh judgment on Mr.
The O'Joscelyns would be delighted; Mat Tierney would be very proud; Captain Cokely would do himself the honour; and, last but not least, Mr. Murray would preside below stairs for a serious consideration. What a pity so much trouble should have been taken! They might all have stayed at home; for Fanny Wyndham will never become Lady Kilcullen.
It wouldn't surprise me if we had to play a stiff game in order to take a fall out of Barville. You know, they developed a strong pitcher in that man Sanger, the last of the season. Why, he actually held Wyndham down to three hits in that last game, and Barville would have won only for the blow-up in the eighth inning." Roger nodded.
Ashby came back to the road, dismounting, and leading the bay stallion, advanced. "Good-day, Colonel Wyndham." "Good-day, General Ashby. War's a game. Somebody's got to lose. Only way to stop loss is to stop war. You held the trumps Damn me! You played them well, too." His sword lay across his knees. He took it up and held it out. Ashby made a gesture of refusal. "No. I don't want it.
George Wyndham; they demanded also the dismissal of the Under-Secretary. But Sir Antony MacDonnell was not of a resigning temper; he had not acted without authority, and he was defended zealously by the Irish members.
"I must get you to help," said Sir Reginald, drawing her gently forward. "I can manage, sir," said Noel shortly. But the Colonel broke in, "Nonsense, Wyndham! One scrutineer isn't enough." And Noel pushed across a handful of papers to Olga without lifting his eyes. With fingers that trembled slightly, she began to sort, assisted by Sir Reginald.
To go to the captain at half-past eight on Saturday. Whatever would he do? It was now half-past five. In three hours they would be here. What would Wyndham have done? Caned them, no doubt. Riddell had no cane. Ruler? He might break one of their ringers, or they might resist; or worse still baffle him with some ingenious excuse which he would not know how to deal with.
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