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Sir Denis, who had not been consulted, made a pretence of interviewing the Misses de Crespigny, by whom this aristocratic preserve was safeguarded. He had listened to Miss Selina de Crespigny's eloquent exposition of the system adopted at De Crespigny House. Then he had torn it all to pieces as one might the delicate fabric of a spider's web, constructed at infinite cost.
'It has been a troublesome illness, I'm afraid. Nancy hesitated, detecting a peculiarity of look and tone which caused her uneasiness. 'I had a sort of low fever was altogether out of sorts "below par," the doctor said. Are you all well? Settling herself comfortably, as if for a long chat, Beatrice sketched with some humour the course of recent events in De Crespigny Park.
So, at six o'clock one evening, behold him tremulously approaching the house in De Crespigny Park, tremulously, because he dreaded the assault upon his emotions to which he so recklessly exposed himself. He was admitted by a very young servant, in a very clean cap and apron. Silence possessed the dwelling; he did not venture to tread with natural step.
I suppose I look old. French had left about half-an-hour ago, and was not likely to return. 'Can you give me her private address? Not having seen Miss. French since the latter's unwelcome call in Grove Lane, she only knew that Beatrice had left De Crespigny Park to inhabit a flat somewhere or other. 'I wish to see her particularly, on business. 'Excuse me a moment, madam.
It reduced the real Ali Higg's prestige for a while all over the countryside; and in these days of League of Nations and mandates and whatnot it is hard enough in all conscience for brave villagers with muskets to find something to make up songs about. De Crespigny knew the truth about it as soon as our "escaped" man got to Hebron.
Brief references to tatu will also be found in the writings of Burns, Brooke Low, MacDougall, De Crespigny, Hatton, St. John, Witti, and others, but notices of all these will be found in Mr. Ling Roth's volumes. Explanation of Plates. Plate 136. From a tatu-block in the Sarawak Museum. Uma Balubo Kayan dog design. From a tatu-block in the Sarawak Museum. From a tatu-block in the Sarawak Museum.
The Dukes of Kent, Sussex, Bedford and Portland; the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Bishops of London, Peterborough and Carlisle; the Marquis of Huntly; Lords Grosvenor, Carnarvon, Granville, Westmoreland, Shaftesbury and Manners; General Sir Thomas Dyce and General Brown; Ricardo, De Crespigny, Wilberforce, Joseph Butterworth and Sir Francis Baring all visited New Lanark.
Of course he had to shield this modest dissipation with a flat falsehood, alleging to his wife that business had kept him late. Thus on an evening of June, when the soft air and the mellow sunlight overcame him with a longing for rest, he despatched a telegram to De Crespigny Park, and strolled quietly about the streets until the hour and his appetite pointed him tablewards.
'I am myself weak in the eyes, and have often taken one thing for another, quoth the knight, as he sprang back into his saddle and rode off, leaving the Sieur de Crespigny biting his nails before the door. Ha! by the five wounds, many men of war have drunk my wine, but never one was more to my fancy than this little Englishman."
Men have spoken evil of her, but none can prove it. * The Moslems attribute all their favorite proverbs to the Koran, whether they are in the book or, as in this case, not. "I suppose I'll have to get Captain de Crespigny to arrange it for me." "Tfu!* There is no need for a man like you to appeal to the governor. Taib. It shall be done. Have no doubt of it." * An exclamation of contempt
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