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"First of all, did you succeed in shifting the bullion as agreed?" The sailor appeared relieved by this question. "Oh, that is all right," said he. "I got the bullion safe aboard the Shannon, marked for lead." "And the lead on board the Proserpine?" "Ay, shipped as bullion." "Without suspicion?" "Not quite." "Great Heaven! Who?" "One clerk at the shipping agent's scented something queer, I think.
Even these caprices, pleasures, and comforts doubtless have their claims; but these claims have to be adjudicated by the agent's autonomous conscience, and he will give them the place they fill in his honest ideal of what it would be best to have in the world, not the place which they might pretend to usurp there by a sort of physical pressure.
Then, as ill-luck would have it, in my agent's office I was fastened upon by a fellow fresh from Madagascar with a little scheme for a wonderful piece of business. It had something to do with cattle and cartridges and a Prince Ravonalo something; but the pivot of the whole affair was the stupidity of some admiral Admiral Pierre, I think.
New York impresarios did not make appointments in East Orange. He asked for an explanation. Pity that she did not open this letter before the other or the other was of a nature to drive the existence of the agent's letter of any letter out of her head; for days afterward that all-important message lay on the table unopened.
The latter seemed perfectly calm and undisturbed by his threat, though it was of the most serious nature. He had expected to see him humbled, and to hear him entreat a reversal of the sentence; but his tenant was thoroughly self-possessed, and appeared to care nothing for the agent's threats. "You need not expect that I will change my mind," he added. "Out of Jackson you must go.
About four months ago I came across a boy in the Bible class; I guess he's about sixteen; name is Bradley Billy Bradley, father a confirmed drunk, mother takes in washing, sister we won't speak about; and he seemed to be bright and willing to work, and I gave him a job in my agent's office, just directing envelopes.
To make matters worse, the tobacco was sold by the merchants to retailers in England on long term credit at the planter's risk. If the retailer went bankrupt, or his business failed, the planter not only lost his tobacco but still had to pay the total charges, freight, insurance, British duties, plus the agent's commission, which amounted to about eighteen pounds sterling in 1730.
He treated each tribe as if its case were quite different from that of every other tribe. Some Indians were so bold that they would not even pretend to be friendly. The Delawares and the Shawnees replied to the Indian agent's message summoning them to Niagara, that they were not afraid of the English, but looked upon them as old women.
"I have given then to a friend, the Rev. Marcus Flather a draft for two hundred and fifty pounds sterling, drawn upon you at your agent's in Calcutta, which sum will go in liquidation of dear Clive's first year's board with me, or, upon my word of honour as a gentleman and clergyman, shall be paid back at three months after sight, if you will draw upon me.
Jameson's verbal reply to the British Agent's despatch-carrier the business was concluded, and the escort from the Boer lines insisted on leaving, taking with them Mr. Lace and the despatch-rider. He offered no further remark.
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