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"You haul that stuff where you were told to haul it, Barney." Then, "you and I may as well have an understanding right here," he said, as McCloud walked to the head of the mules. "By all means, and I'll begin by countermanding that order right now. Take your load straight back to that car," directed McCloud, pointing up the track.
At Grootpan General Beyers again joined us, after having done the enemy some harm at Boksburg. He addressed us and explained his reason for countermanding the attack on Krugersdorp. He had told the secret to a few of his officers, who made it public property, so that the enemy had heard of it and were prepared for the attack.
I was desirous at the time not to prevent the advance of Price by any movement on our part, hoping that he would move on Lexington; but finding that he had determined to remain at Osceola for some time at least, I made the movement you proposed. As you could not know my plans, you and others may have misconstrued the reason of my countermanding your orders....
He'll be round to-morrow when the mother's out." He went back dejectedly to his ship, and countermanding the tea with which the zealous Henry was about to indulge him, changed his clothes and sat down to smoke. "You've got a bit wet," said the mate. "Where'd you get the coat?" "Friend," said the other. "Had it lent to me. You know that Captain Gething I told you to look out for?"
He dared not tell the fellow to drive to the railway station, since Hartmann, who stood beside the cab chatting with Grace, would inevitably hear him. He therefore instructed the man to go to Dr. Hartmann's with the intention of countermanding the order a little later, as soon as they had got out of earshot of the house.
Then he left him. He stood for a long time out in the passage thinking. He said to himself as he moved away: 'The poor fellow has some grim intention in his mind. I must not let him know that I suspect; but to-night I will watch without his knowing it! Mr. Hilton telegraphed at once countermanding, for the present, the nurse for whom he had sent.
'You see that I cannot suffer you to be borne away. 'No; do not! But the boat was flying fast from Venice, and she could have fallen at his feet and kissed them for not countermanding it. 'You are in my charge, my sister. 'Yes. 'And now, Nevil, between us two, said Roland. Beauchamp required no challenge.
At a quarter past eight M. de Metternich is with the Czar, and at half-past eight, with the King of Prussia; both of them reply instantly in the same manner. "At nine o'clock," says M. de Metternich, "I was back. At ten o'clock aids flew in every direction countermanding army orders.... Thus was war declared in less than an hour." VI. Fundamental Defaults of his System.
At eleven his greatest grievance was that the boys at school called him "yellow-top." He remembered throwing a rock at one of them for doing it. He wondered if it was criminal instinct prompted the throwing of the rock. He wondered how high the percentage of children's crimes would go were it not for countermanding influences.
It was the rumour of the day, and before very long the pit traders began to receive a multitude of despatches countermanding selling orders, and directing them not to close out trades under certain very advanced quotations. The brokers began wiring their principals that the market promised to open strong and bullish. But by now it was near to half-past nine.
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