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Again I looked up, and I saw the gleam of two more bayonets at the other end of the bridge. Thereupon I said to myself, "This is not a night for assassination." "The countersign," for the third time, proceeded from the armed Apollyon in front of me. I grew familiar. "Come now, my good friend, this little business of mine requires some dispatch. During the war in America "
"Haven't the countersign," said Will, dropping from his horse, "but I have important information for General Forrest. Take me to him at once." "Are you a Confederate soldier?" "Not exactly. But I have some valuable news about the Yanks, I reckon. Better let me see the general." "Thus far," he added to himself, "I have played the part.
'But my writing.... Katharine began. 'Thou shalt write, Mary interrupted her harshly. 'If thou wilt have this King at peace for a space that Cromwell may fall, why I am at one with thee. For this King is such a palterer that without this knave at his back I might have had him down ten years ago. Therefore, thou shalt write, and I will countersign the words.
Are you sure?" interrupted Perez, in a hushed tone of incredulous ecstasy, as he nervously gripped his brother's shoulder. "Them wuz her words, nigh es I kin reckullec," replied Reub, "an that 'bout yew she said for sartin. She said we wuz ter sen' word ter ye, so's ye mout git away, an then she guv me the countersign for ter say tew the sentries, so's I could git by ter fetch ye word."
Their commander was equally non-committal, and demanded, "Who comes there?" "If you are friends, advance and give the countersign," said I; but scarcely was the word uttered when the buckshot from the shot-guns of the head of the column came whistling past us in dangerous but not fatal proximity.
George, however, had no such intention; the sufferings he had gone through had hardened him to trials such as this, and though enthusiasm had gone from him to a great extent, he was nevertheless determined to see his duty through to the bitter end. At last the outposts were reached, the countersign given, and they passed down the endless lines towards the Commander's quarters.
I was sure we had made no mistake when we promoted you. Of course, you can see who I am. I'm your Colonel, and this is the Adjutant. We are, unfortunately, outside without the countersign; but you can just let us through." The Colonel's taffy had no effect on Si.
The Section of the Cabinet Council finally decided that as a refusal to sanction would manifestly not be only injurious to the Kingdom, but also a denial of its Self-dependence, it had become a necessity to refuse countersignature, in order to avoid being a party in the matter. The Norwegian who did countersign would from that moment lose all national rights.
The sentry brought his piece to that position which usually precedes the order "Take aim." I got back a few feet the situation was too close. "Mon ami," I ventured to observe, "that ain't the way we treat noncombatants in America." "The countersign," reiterated the garde, still holding his chassepot in the previous threatening manner. I looked up.
The general commanding at the autumn manoeuvres might, perhaps, be in urgent need of footwarmers for the regiments under his charge; but, he couldn't get them, as no permanent clerk would be at the War Office to countersign his order!
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