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He charged the commander of this fleet to be sparing of life, but to capture the ships and take the men, bringing as many as possible to him unharmed. There were nine of the English vessels, and when they reached the Isle of Wight they found six vessels of the Danes in a harbor there. Three of these Danish vessels were afloat, and came out boldly to attack Alfred's armament.
'I am almost tired of hearing of him; and as to his being my lover 'Hush! Don't speak lightly of a true heart, which is all your own, Marion, cried her sister, 'even in jest. There is not a truer heart than Alfred's in the world! 'No-no, said Marion, raising her eyebrows with a pleasant air of careless consideration, 'perhaps not. But I don't know that there's any great merit in that.
The poor fellow was hardly in his grave before the storm burst on Alfred's head. If Mr. Thorne had barely tolerated the idea of his son's marriage before, he found it utterly intolerable now; and the decree went forth that this boyish folly about Miss Percival must be forgotten. "I can do as I like with Brackenhill," said Mr. Thorne: "remember that." Alfred did remember it.
The Holy Father granted him certain privileges for the English school at Rome, and sent him a piece of the wood of the Holy Cross. There is a pretty story told of Alfred's early learning to read English verse. Even if it is not true, it points to his love of English, as well as learning; a love which never left him. He wanted English to be taught in schools, and he loved the old poems.
Since that time she has not seemed so cheerful;" Ellen said. "That may be the cause; but still I hardly think that it is," Anna replied. "Alfred's principal associates are William Gray and Charles Williams; and they belong to our first families. Pa, you know, is very intimate with both Mr. Gray and Mr. Williams."
The religious and intellectual influences thus brought to bear upon the young Alfred's mind produced strong and decided effects in the formation of his character effects which were very strikingly visible in his subsequent career. Ethelwolf found, when he arrived at Rome, that the Saxon seminary had been burned the preceding year. It had been founded by a former Saxon king.
Alfred glanced solicitously at Zoie's closed eyes. "I'm so sorry," he apologised to Aggie, and again he slipped softly out of the room. Aggie and Zoie drew together for consultation. "Suppose Jimmy can't get the baby," whispered Zoie. "In that case, he'd have 'phoned," argued Aggie. "Let's 'phone to the Home," suggested Zoie, "and find " She was interrupted by Alfred's voice.
When Alfred's partner returned from luncheon he found a curt note informing him that Alfred had left on a special for Chicago and would "write." "I'll bet it's his wife!" said the partner. During the evening of the same day that Alfred was enjoying such pleasurable emotions, Zoie and Aggie were closeted in the pretty pink and white bedroom that the latter had tried to describe to Jimmy.
Indeed, her whole nature seemed to partake the fluid character of music. Beauty born of harmonious sound "had passed into her face," and her motions reminded one of a water-lily undulating on its native element. The necessity of returning immediately to Boston was Alfred's apology for a brief call. Repressed feeling imparted great earnestness to the message he left for his father's friend.
Then he ran down Alfred's arm, sniffed in his coat sleeve, and finally wedged a cold little nose between his closed fingers. "There, he has found it, even though you did not play fair," said Betty, laughing gaily. Alfred never forgot the picture Betty made standing there with the red cap on her dusky hair, and the loving smile upon her face as she talked to her pets.
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