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He answered that if I would come right along and take the editorship of the paper he would make me a present of half of it a proposal so opportune and tempting that forty-eight hours later saw me in the capital of Alabama. I was accompanied by my fidus Achates, Albert Roberts.
Taking circumstances into consideration, however, I should say it was the other way." "I say, Jan," interrupted John Massingbird, with another explosion, "didn't your Achates, Cheese, arrive at home in a mortal fright one night?" Jan nodded. "I shall never forget him, never. He was marching up, all bravely, till he saw my face. Didn't he turn tail!
Among the most celebrated instances are the friendship of Achilles and Patroclus, Orestes and Pylades, Aeneas and Achates, Cyrus and Araspes, Alexander and Hephaestion, Scipio and Laelius.
Come, John, the Colonel, who is no relative of the king's minister of police, has not the trick of concealing his impatience. He has something important to say to Madame, and we are in the way. Come along, AEneas, follow your faithful Achates; Thalia has a rehearsal." Fitzgerald thrust his pipe into a pocket. "Good night, Madame," he said diffidently; "and you, countess."
Fidus Achates ran over to me at the end of the first act to say that all things were going pretty well; though he confessed to the titter in the house upon Miss Pritchard's first appearance, dressed exactly like an Indian princess. "Why," says he, "would you have had Caractacus painted blue like an ancient Briton, or Bonduca with nothing but a cow-skin?"
Beholding the lad, she gave a start of surprise, while her face, of more than ordinary beauty, flushed with pleasure. "Ha, ha, Nellie," laughed her father, giving her an affectionate kiss, "I have captured your young hero at last, and I'm glad you recognize him. He's to live with us, to be your honourable bodyguard, your Fidus Achates, in fact."
Denis gate for Vigo, with horses." "Is all right, Monsieur?" I had to ask, as I held his stirrup. "Is all right? Lucas " His face had been a little clouded as he came down the stairs, and now it darkened more, but he answered: "Quite right, Achates. M. de Mayenne stands to his word. Lucas availed nothing." He stood a moment frowning, then his countenance cleared up. "My faith!
For instance, of all the people who had been close or closest and might therefore have been expected to be friendly and deeply concerned was de Shay, his fidus Achates and literally his pensioner yet de Shay was almost the loudest in his denunciation or at least deprecation of X , his habits and methods!
For the sake of saving transportation, I had decided not to take any of my American comrades with me; but by many a silent camp-fire did I regret my self-denying economy, and long for the hearty laugh and good-humoured raillery of my "fidus Achates" Dodd.
Heath, his Fidus Achates, cast a slight glance in their direction; then, seeing Bertram settle himself down in an arm-chair and begin at once to address Mrs. Goodyear, he sat down likewise, suffused with an air of young embarrassment. Mrs. Ruggles, seated next to him, began with visible tact the effort to put him at his ease. Mr. Chester, as he talked to Mrs.
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