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"Thought I recognised the voice." He stepped towards the speaker and rested his hand on his shoulder. "James Thorogood, isn't it?" he said. The other straightened up and peered through the darkness at the face of the Volunteer Lieutenant. "Yes," he replied, "but it's devilish dark I can't " "I'm Armitage," said the other. Thorogood laughed. "Great Scott!" he exclaimed. "Were you in the train?
As Armitage again withdrew and Smellie rose to his feet, Captain Vernon turned to me and said: "I am very greatly obliged to you for the zeal and discretion you have manifested in this most delicate matter, Hawkesley; whatever comes of it I shall remember that you have acted throughout to the very best of your ability, not coming to me precipitately with a vague unconnected story, but waiting patiently until you had accumulated a sufficiency of convincing evidence for us to act upon; though, even now we must be very cautious as to what we do.
Your own home, Robin that's the type of antique beauty that's come to seem to me more desirable than any other. Isn't there one along here somewhere that reminds one of it?" "There's the General Armitage place," Roberta said. "That must be close by, now. It used to be far out in the country. It was built by the same architect who built ours.
I have won my way for once," said Molly. "Stephanotie is coming tomorrow to spend the whole afternoon." "Stephanotie that horrid Yankee?" said Linda. "Horrid Yankee yourself!" was Molly's vulgar retort. "But she cannot come. I have asked Mabel and Rose Armitage, and you know they cannot stand Stephanotie."
I seemed to have lived ages, my character was developing, a sense of humour was gradually modifying my views of many matters, and during these last few months Armitage and I had drifted somewhat apart. There was something pathetic in his voice that night as he spoke.
He began calling lustily up the narrow stair-well in Servian, changing in a moment to German. He made a ludicrous figure, as he held his revolver at arm's length, craning his neck into the passage, and howling until he was red in the face. He paused to listen, then renewed his cries, while Armitage, with his back against the rack of pots, studied the room and made his plans.
He was recognized at once by one of the foreigners present, who, out of consideration for the host and fellow guests, held his tongue; but it is understood that this gentleman sought Armitage privately and warned him to leave Washington, which accounts for the fact that the sumptuous apartments at the New American in which Mr.
The statement was stolen from him for the Winkelried conspirators by these men we now have locked up in this house." The Ambassador's eyes blazed with excitement as these statements fell one by one from Armitage's lips; but Armitage went on: "I trust that my plan for handling these men will meet with your approval.
At this moment, Edward came out and saluted the officer. "This is the secretary, sir, Master Armitage," said Humphrey, falling back. Edward again saluted the officer, and said "Master Heatherstone, the intendant, has sent me over here to make arrangements for the capture of the rebels.
The bear in its struggles drew the cloak close over its eyes, when I fired and over it rolled with its legs in the air. Still it was not dead, and might at any moment be up again; and, more savage than ever from its wound, would be certain to attack us fiercely. Armitage and Story, making their way through the brushwood, had now got near enough to fire.
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