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The French have only one representative in the town. As I soon got to know everybody in the place, dropping in upon them in their houses, and chatting with them about the last news from home, I also made the acquaintance of the Frenchman. He had last come from Buenos Ayres, accompanied by Madame. Of course the news about the defeat of the French army was all false merely a vile canard.
Belknap-Jackson now telephoning to know if I had heard this report "canard" he styled it I confirmed it and remarked that his lordship was undoubtedly by way of bringing strong pressure to bear on the woman. "But I had expected him to meet a few people here this evening," cried the host pathetically.
"Huntingdon, let me issue that statement, exactly as you have made it." "No," replied Enoch flatly. "The less reference made by us to the Brown canard, the better chance of its being forgotten." The Senator puffed silently, then said, "Why does Brown hate you?" "I have fought his Mexican policy." "Yes, I know, but is that the only reason?" "As far as my knowledge goes," replied Enoch.
One startling individual a physician and a philosopher emerged from his professional shell into full-fledged glory, as the greatest canard of all, and published revelations of his own intermediate intercourse with the terrific "Carter."
Professor Ansted includes the Teal in his list, and marks it as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. There is no specimen in the Museum at present. EIDER DUCK. Somateria mollissima, Linnaeus. French, "Canard eider," "Morillon eider." The Eider Duck occasionally straggles to the Channel Islands in the autumn, but very seldom, and the majority of those that do occur are in immature plumage.
He sent detachment after detachment, to cross the Canard, the river on which Amherstburgh stands. The Americans attempted thrice to cross the bridge, situated three miles above Amherstburgh, in vain. Some of the 41st regiment and a few Indians drove them back as often as they tried it. Another rush was made a little higher up.
"But," said Garnier, with a sudden change from his easy security and courteous indifference to an almost harsh impatience, "you do not mean to say, Mademoiselle, that you have the least belief in this rubbish, this ridiculous canard?" Maruja's straight mouth quickly tightened over her teeth. She shot a significant glance at Carroll, but instantly resumed her former manner.
This pass, the Canard bridge and the key to Amherstburg was, at this period, the theatre of several hot and exciting affairs. In this manner passed the whole of the month of July. Meanwhile, intelligence having been conveyed to General Brock, then in command of the centre division of the army, of the danger with which Amherstburg was threatened.
"Yes, we have, Huntingdon, and I'm proud of the fact. That is why I was asked to undertake this errand which has an unpleasant as well as a pleasant side. We want you to run as our presidential nominee. But before we pass the word around, we want you to issue a denial of the Brown canard that will settle that kind of mud slinging at you for good and all." Enoch's face was a cold mask.
Gregory had met the Colonel several times, at Berber, and the latter recognized him at once. "Ah! Major Hilliard," that officer said, as he came up; "I am glad to see you. I heard that you had been captured by the Dervishes, and killed; but I suppose, as I see you here, that it was only the usual canard." "No, sir.
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