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Updated: June 22, 2025
Like a dim taper flickering in the night, the spark of life began to kindle again. At first he was conscious of but one truth-that he was not dead. Where he now was, in this world or some other, what he now was, he did not know; but the essential ego, Alford Graham, had not ceased to exist. The fact filled him with a dull, wondering awe.
She dressed more carefully and spent more time in arranging her hair. After all, she was very young, and abnormal instincts may be quieted with a mere sop at the first. When Horace reached home that day of the drive he found that Rose had returned. Sylvia said that she had been at home half an hour. "She went to Alford," she said, "and I'm afraid she's all tired out.
"And you feel that you cannot remain here, Alford?" "No, aunt, that is now impossible; that is, for the present." "Yes, I suppose it is," she admitted, sadly. "Come, aunty dear, I promised Miss St. John that we would go over as usual to-night, and I would not for the world break my word." "Then we shall go at once. We shall have a nice little supper on our return.
Thaine lifted Todd Stewart to his feet, and as they started up the slushy way to the hospital tent, he said: "Yonder is Lieutenant Alford now." A young man with a face as genial as his manner was dignified responded pleasantly to the private's salute, and the rainfall seemed less dreary and all the camp more cheerful for this lieutenant's presence.
"I thought you would like one," answered Eliza enthusiastically, "and you know I had done picked out Doctor Tom for you, but since I saw him dress up so good this morning and go to Bolivar to take the train to the City and he got the letter from Miss Alford day before yesterday that is, Aunt Prissy says Mr.
The Vicar proposed to postpone the meeting; but the missionary urged that the few who had come were entitled to hear the information they were expecting, and proceeded to deliver a long and earnest speech. Among the listeners were three young men, and the heart of one of these was deeply touched that night. C. R. Alford, afterwards Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong.
And she had her nose buried in one of Mis' Peavey's pink peonys, a-blushing as pretty as you please over it at that country bumpkin of mine with all his fine manners. That Miss Alford is one of the most sweet girls you ever have saw. She and me have been friends ever since. She comes out to see me in her ottermobile sometimes.
Alford left them, to attend to his affairs, and they went on with their romp, running on the top of the smooth wall beside the meadow, gathering clusters of lilac blossoms from the fatherly great posy that grew on the sunny side of the house, and admiring the solitary state of the peacock, as, with dainty step, he trailed his royal robe over the sward.
"It's of no use. I have thought of everything, but Warren's heart is set on joining his regiment in the spring." "I know it. I have said all that I could say to a brother on the subject." "From the first, Alford, you have tried to make the ordeal of this war less painful to me, and how well you have succeeded! You have been our good genius.
'I must not tarry, the messenger gasped, slackening his speed for an instant. 'I bear papers of import from Gregory Alford, Mayor of Lyme, to Ins Majesty's Council. The rebels make great head, and gather together like bees in the swarming time. There are some thousands in arms already, and all Devonshire is on the move.
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