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Arthur Delaine was strolling and smoking on the broad wooden balcony, which in the rear of the hotel at Banff overlooks a wide scene of alp and water. The splendid Bow River comes swirling past the hotel, on its rush from the high mountains to the plains of Saskatchewan.
"Ah, but you look like Mephistopheles when you say that!" she shrieked, covering her face with her hands. "But there is no danger, none at all, I assure you. And now, my angel, I must leave you; I ordered the brougham to be at the door at twelve precisely to take me to Banff to meet the Aberdeen coach. And I have some preparations to make.
The wretchedly paid Banff shoemaker was now corresponding familiarly with half the most eminent men of science in the kingdom, and was a valued contributor to all the most important scientific journals. Several new animals which he had discovered were named in his honour, and frequent references were made to him in printed works of the first importance. It occurred to Mr. Couch and Mr.
A whole week later for it appeared this last letter was much delayed on its route I got a short letter from her dated Banff, and telling me that she had arrived that far on her journey, and expected to be at Castle Cragg the same evening.
Since she knew so much, it was plain that Lawrence had asked her to marry him and she had agreed. He imagined that Lawrence wanted Mrs. Stephen to hear somebody else's account of the matter, and although it would have been easier to talk to Lawrence alone, he asked: "Did you know the fellow was in Banff a day or two since?" Lucy Stephen made an abrupt movement, and her mother looked interested.
At the end of that time, they came out upon a good road, through a forest of firs, covering a hilly country. Then the mist began to roll away before the bright beams of the advancing sun. And another hour of fast driving brought them into the town of Banff. The duke directed the driver to turn into the street where was situated the town-hall, where the court was being held.
At its close we trace him at Berlin in July 1764, and in close relations with the British Envoy at the Prussian Court. Fortunately for Boswell this was both a countryman and a friend of his father's, Sir Andrew Mitchell, the late M.P. for the Banff Burghs.
Then he wrote a telegram to his office in New York explaining that he had been motoring, which accounted for his failure to call for his passage to Banff, thoughtfully adding that the cost of his unused sleeping car tickets should be charged to his personal account.
He sent his apologies to Her Grace in a song in praise of Castle Gordon. From Fochabers they drove to Banff, and thence to Aberdeen. In this city he was introduced to the Rev. John Skinner, a son of the author of Tullochgorum, and was exceedingly disappointed when he learned that on his journey he had been quite near to the father's parsonage, and had not called on the old man. Mr.
"I should be delighted as well as honored, madam, in being your guest, but I am off to Banff by the midday train." "Off to Banff?" repeated Berenice and Claudia, in a breath. "Certainly." "What is that for?" inquired Claudia. "Why, my dear, there is where I must lodge information against the viscount and his accomplices.
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