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"Yes, it is true," she was saying steadily. "He was court-martialled and cashiered. But, if you still doubt it, ask him yourself, Sara." Sara's hands clenched themselves. Her eyes were feverishly brilliant in her white, shrunken face. "Yes, I'll ask him myself." She panted a little. "You must be wrong there must be some horrible mistake somewhere.
'I'll play, if you like, added Guy; but he had forgotten that the General was a bit of a martinet. 'That's nice discipline, he said. 'I don't know whether you know it; but in some armies you'd be court-martialled for less than that. 'Well, may we, then? asked Guy a little impatiently. 'No salute now! cried his superior. 'I shall never make you fellows smart.
The other three were placed under arrest, court-martialled and sentenced to three months' hard labour, and to have all their goods confiscated. Two days later the English occupied Dullstroom, and the pseudo-invalid and the women, minus their belongings, were taken care of by the enemy, as they had wished. At Windhoek we were again attacked by an English column.
And I swear to you, on my honor, if you do not instantly modify your treatment of this gentleman, and call off this ragamuffin crew, you shall be court-martialled, if I have any influence with Dunmore or Parker or Lord Howe, or whoever is in authority, and I will have the rest of you hung as high as Haman.
"And, only think," said Mrs. Falchion, "he actually was not court-martialled for abandoning his ship to save an admiral and a fleet. But the ways of the English Admiralty are wonderful. They go out of their way to avoid a court-martial sometimes, and they go out of their way to establish it sometimes." By this time we had started towards the mill. Roscoe walked ahead with Ruth Devlin. Mr.
Really, they go on their own honour; because men have no power to control them only with their voices. You know Government doesn't permit elephants to be shot, for anything only in case one is court-martialled and sentenced to die." "Don't the mahouts ever punish them?" Skag asked. "They're not allowed to torture them never mind what!
He had been hopeful when there was no sign of relief, and now the approach of it set him trembling. "Surely they wouldn't come very weak," he cried. "Be Jove, if the Commandant let them come weak, he should be court-martialled." "Sure we're in God's hands, anyway," said his wife, in her soothing, Irish voice.
Do you see what they say?" "Eh, what, my dear?" Sir Arthur groped for his glasses, and settled them on his nose. "Oh, that nonsense of Lennox's, I see most improper interference; like his er er usual impudence to meddle in our affairs." "But the things he says about Mr Charteris, papa that he ought to be court-martialled!" "Well, my dear, you need not be frightened.
"Now, don't you agree with me that you should be court-martialled?" Heinze's anger exploded like a shell. "You should be court-martialled yourself!" he shouted. "You are insulting our good General. For me, I do not care. But you shall not reflect upon my commanding officer, for him I " "That will do, Captain Heinze," Laguerre said, quietly. "That will do, thank you."
He shuffled the cards mechanically, his eyes fixed on the opposite wall. "My friend," he said, at length, "whom do you consider the most powerful person in Biskra, the person to be first reckoned with?" The commandant laughed. "As I am in command," he said, "I should be court-martialled if I denied my own superiority." "And yet," said the lawyer, "you are only a poor second."
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