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Still, his awe of public meetings, and his habitual regard for popularity, induced him not to give up the matter, without another struggle. "They have already ordered their proceedings to be published, Mr. Effingham!" he said, as if such an order were not to be countermanded.
Besides, if we succeed in our enterprise as completely as we can desire, it will be important, on many accounts, to preserve an open and free communication with the countries behind us." The king approved of this counsel, and countermanded his orders for the destruction of the bridge. He directed that the Ionian forces that had accompanied the fleet should remain at the river to guard the bridge.
Oh, darling Edith, how sweet of you. Oh, just ring the bell for me, will you? Edith rang. 'I want to send for Marie, my maid, and tell her to order some muffins for tea. I forgot to tell the cook. 'But you have already ordered and countermanded them. 'Oh, have I? so I have! Never mind, don't ring. It doesn't matter. Who do you know, dear? Standing appeared in answer to the bell.
"I have marching orders that have countermanded my own plans. I am to journey to the Buddhist Monastery of Tashigong, and there meet a friend who will tell me what is necessary that I may travel to Yarkhand and beyond. It will be long before I see Kashmir." In those crystal clear eyes I saw a something new to me a faint smile, half pitying, half sad; "Who told you, and where?"
He made a weak attempt to cut off a covering party, marched and countermarched, ordered and countermanded, until Lafayette and Wayne, eager to fight, knew not what to do, and sent hot messages to Washington to come to them.
The account being thus both specific and positive, the sailing of the transports was countermanded, the naval vessels of the convoy being sent out from Key West to scour the waters where the suspicious ships had been seen, and Admiral Sampson directed to send his two fastest armored vessels to Key West, in order that the expedition might proceed in force.
The proposition was discussed a debate being admissible under the peculiar circumstances, since it will be remembered we were not sworn into service and it was resolved that we would go as far as the Potomac. Before we could move, however, the order was countermanded, and the summons was now suspected to be a stratagem to test our mettle.
In a year's time she will have acquired the fuller tones and poetry of womanliness. Perhaps then, too, her smile will linger instead of flashing. I have known infinitely lovelier women than she. One I have known! but let her be. Louise and I have long since said adieu. Had I known it when I was leaving home, I should have countermanded the cording of my boxes.
Wolf accompanied her only to the Haidplatz, for he had been called to the Town Hall on business connected with his inheritance; but Barbara learned in the room assigned to the musicians that the noon performance had just been countermanded, and no special reason had been given for the change.
Yet, for all that, he went back to the stable, pushing the bicycle before him, and countermanded his order, directing the stableman to get the buggy ready. He himself carefully stowed Presley's bicycle under the seat, covering it with a couple of empty sacks and a tarpaulin carriage cover.
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