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"But sometimes along the coast aren't there big government stations belonging to the army or navy? I should think these, with their press of business, would butt in on the smaller ones and raise havoc with them," ventured Mr. Crowninshield.
Since the dog had been left in his charge the only manly thing to do, he argued, was to go directly to Mr. Crowninshield and himself acquaint him with the direful tidings. It would be cowardly to shunt this wretched task off on somebody else. It was his duty and his alone.
"I won't keep still!" Nadia burst out, at the first opportunity. "I don't want to talk about those hideous things any more, anyway. Come on, Steve, let's go up and dance!" Crowninshield turned to Verna, with the obvious intention of leading her away, but Brandon interposed.
The first news his wife had to tell him was the sudden death of Absalom Crowninshield, the rich buccaneer. It was announced in the papers with the usual flourish, that “A great man had fallen in Israel.”
Crowninshield, in the mean time, had started and passed round through Newbury Street and Essex Street to the front of the house, entered the postern gate, passed to the rear of the house, placed a plank against the house, climbed to the window, opened it, entered the house alone, passed up the staircase, opened the door of the sleeping-chamber, approached the bedside, gave Mr.
In the meantime Bob was tinkering with the plugs. "Everybody ready?" he asked. "All on deck!" came from Mr. Crowninshield whose depression, it was plain to be seen, had momentarily vanished. "Then here goes!" cried Bob. Instantly the quiet of the room was transformed into a chaos of sound.
Crowninshield, after the noble example of the 'Lincoln Nosegay, had won from the Committee of the 'Old South' together with another and perfect copy, I proposed an advantageous exchange and obtained four missing leaves. Mr. Crowninshield strongly advised Mr.
"I'll bring it round to-morrow," Bob answered, glancing at his watch and rising. The others rose too. "I suppose it would be no use to listen in for O'Connel again," remarked Mr. Crowninshield. "I will if you like," Bob responded. "I doubt, though, if it would do any good." "No, I guess it wouldn't. We shall just have to wait," sighed the man.
Accordingly he hurried along and was at the steps almost as soon as the automobiles came to a stop. Together with a company of laughing guests, Nancy and Mr. and Mrs. Crowninshield alighted. "Such a beautiful ride as we've had, Dick!" called Mrs. Crowninshield to her son. "We've been over to Harwich and picked up the Davenports, you see, and brought them home for the evening. I think, Mrs.
Kind Mr. Crowninshield might be but hardly simple. Certainly not artless. What a rare lot of amusing incidents the world contained!
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