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Clive was recalled by broken health to England, and the fortunes of the struggle in India were left for decision to a later day. But while France was struggling for the Empire of the East she was striving with even more apparent success for the command of the new world of the West.

Sometimes he went out of the lodge for a few minutes to see that all was quiet, but soon returned and resumed his meditations. As soon as it was light enough to see, I got up, unable to lie still any longer, and joined Mr. Clive. "Ah, Ford, so you are awake, eh!" he observed smiling. "You don't look as though you had slept very soundly.

Porter, in the vehemence of rage, and Mrs. Clive in the sprightliness of humour, I have never seen equalled.

Clive could hear him singing as was his wont when the pencil went well, and the colours arranged themselves to his satisfaction over his peaceful and happy work. He pulled his own drawing-table to the window, set out his board and colour-box, filled a great glass from the seltzer-water bottle, drank some of the vapid liquor, and plunged his brushes in the rest, with which he began to paint.

'So you are here, Elsie, and she stared at Mildred. 'Let me introduce you to Miss Lawson. Miss Lawson, Miss Cissy Clive. 'I'm as hungry as a hawk, Cissy said, and she selected the plate on which there was most beef. 'I haven't seen you here before, Miss Lawson. Is this your first day? 'Yes, this is my first day.

Going out from home one day with his father, he beheld a wine-merchant's cart, from which hampers were carried down the area gate into the lower regions of Colonel Newcome's house. "Sherrick and Co., Wine Merchants, Walpole Street," was painted upon the vehicle. "Good heavens! sir, do you get your wine from him?" Clive cried out to his father, remembering Honeyman's provisions in early times.

We had also two field-pieces; the rest had been lost through the unfortunate grounding of the Cumberland outside the river. To this force was afterwards added a body of three hundred seamen from the ships, as I shall presently relate. This little army under Colonel Clive marched slowly up the bank of the Hooghley, while Admiral Watson followed and escorted us with his fleet.

I am tiring you, I dare say, but then, oh, I am doing it so badly!" I, for my part, thought Clive was making a very pretty drawing of my wife, and having affairs of my own to attend to, would often leave her at his chambers as a sitter, or find him at our lodgings visiting her. They became the very greatest friends.

"Well, it only slipped out unawares," says Clive, laughing; "but at Newcome when they go on about the Newcomes, and that great ass, Barnes Newcome, gives himself his airs, it makes me die of laughing.

The famous Sabat Jung sat writing at a small table, from which he looked up as we entered, and cast a sharp glance over me. Mr. Scrafton spoke in English. "Colonel, here is a Moor from the Nabob's capital, with a message from his general to you." Mr. Clive laid down his pen. "Tell him to deliver it," he said. Before Mr.