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Sometimes he half wondered to see how calmly the sun rose and set, and Nature pursued her course, whilst he writhed in the agony of suspense, and would gladly have given a year out of his life for a day. At last, by Mr. Carden's influence, the wedding-day was fixed. But soon after this great triumph came another intercepted letter.
Coventry was pale indeed, and his mind all in a whirl as to what he should say; for Mr. Carden's sagacity terrified him, and the worst of it was, he felt sure that Grace Carden heard every word. At last, however, his natural cunning came to his aid, and he made a very artful speech, directed principally to his unseen hearer. "Mr.
As soon as this contract should be signed he should come home and claim Mr. Carden's promise. He complained a little that he got no letters, but concluded the post-office authorities were in fault, for he had written to New York to have them forwarded. However, he soon should be in that city and revel in them. This troubled Coventry, and drove him to extremities.
He hardly knew what to say to him; but Coventry with his usual grace relieved him; he rose, and shook hands, and even pressed Mr. Carden's hand, and held it. Mr. Carden was so touched, that he pressed his hand in return, and said, "Courage! my poor fellow; the case is not desperate, you know." Mr. Coventry shook his head, and sat down. Mr. Carden sat down beside him.
As my first glance at the address showed it to be in Colonel Carden's handwriting, I felt not a little alarmed for the consequences of the rash step I had taken in leaving my detachment; and, while quickly thronging fancies of arrest and courtmartial flitted before me, I summoned resolution at last to break the seal, and read as follows:
"What, cured already? Cairnhope forever!" He then proceeded to feel his pulse instead of Miss Carden's, and inspect his eye, at which Grace Carden stared. "What, is he unwell?" "Why, a man does not get blown up with gunpowder without some little disturbance of the system." "Blown up with gunpowder! What DO you mean?" "What, have you not heard about it? Don't you read the newspapers?" "No; never."
The President seems to like our way of doing things and further than that I do not care. Upon my soul I do not believe the President could be better pleased than he is with the work you are doing. Faithfully yours, From now on the Ambassador exerted a round-about pressure the method of "gradual approach" already referred to upon the Foreign Office for Carden's removal.
Perhaps, too," he added, "I may be a little disappointed in the result of my labours; but, at any rate, though as yet few are aware of it, this is my last month at Harton so choose one of my books, Julian, as a farewell present." Julian expressed his real sorrow at Mr Carden's failing health.
A detailed description of the "United States's" manoeuvres by her own officers has not been transmitted; but in the searching investigation made by Carden's Court Martial we have them probably well preserved. By thus increasing her lateral distance from the line of the enemy's approach, she was able more certainly to train her guns on him.
"Say, a lady" "What does it matter to me?" cried Mrs. Little, wildly. "They are all my enemies. And this one is yours. It is a woman, who is not your mother, for she thinks more of herself than of you." Henry had now to choose between his mother's advice, and Miss Carden's commands; and this made him rather sullen and irritable.
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