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"Well, Miss Donna," he began as he approached, "how are you after the battle?" "Still a little shaky, Mr. Hennage, but not enough to prevent my going to work. I can count change, to-day, I think." "Good news, good news. If I was governor of this state I'd declare to- day a legal holiday. How's the wounded hero? Able to sit up and take some food?" "No, no food as yet. Nothing but nutriment.
But there was no procession that day, and Little Dorrit was rather surprised by Fanny's being at home at that hour, as she was generally out on horseback then. 'Well, Amy, said Fanny, 'what are you thinking of, little one? 'I was thinking of you, Fanny. 'No? What a coincidence! I declare here's some one else. You were not thinking of this some one else too; were you, Amy?
If she was courageous enough to claim her rights, and desired to do so, Berthier was to convey her to the emperor, and, at Fontainebleau, Maria Louisa was to declare to her father that she insisted on her sacred right of staying with her husband. Napoleon expected this, and he was nervous and anxious, waiting for the return of his general, and in hope that Maria Louisa would accompany him.
"I must suspect you," she said slowly and with rising colour, "of manufacturing a need. It is very, very kind of you, Mr. Jefferson but I think I must continue to weave my rugs." "But I am not manufacturing a need," he insisted. "I declare to you that I have been on the point of consulting you for some time.
If you want to know anything more about us, ask me and I will answer with the utmost exactitude, for as I am a devil I am up to everything." "By the faith of a knight-errant," replied Don Quixote, "when I saw this cart I fancied some great adventure was presenting itself to me; but I declare one must touch with the hand what appears to the eye, if illusions are to be avoided.
It was visible a cartel would be of great advantage to the Prince's affairs; his friends would be more ready to declare for him if they had nothing to fear but the chance of war in the field; and if the court of London refused to settle a cartel, the Prince was authorised to treat his prisoners in the same manner the Elector of Hanover was determined to treat such of the Prince's friends as might fall into his hands; it was urged that a few examples would compel the court of London to comply.
Once, when he was very wild, I held his arms, and he quieted in a moment, imploring me not to "put the handcuffs on". I declare, it was quite awful sometimes to hear him in the night talk of old Plum and you, and beg to be let out and go home to die. 'He isn't going to die, but live to repent of anything he may have done; so don't harrow me up with these dark hints, Teddy.
"Resolved, 3. That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and independent people; are, and of right ought to be a sovereign, and self-governing association, under the control of no power, other than that of our God, and the general government of the congress; to the maintenance of which independence, we solemnly pledge to each other our mutual co-operation, our lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred honor.
The Opposition insisted that the honor of England would not admit of further delay, and that the sword must be unsheathed at once. The Duke of Newcastle could only appeal to the House on the part of the Government not to pass a resolution calling upon the King to declare war, but to leave it to the King to choose his own opportunity.
"'Yes, I said, 'abolish it, destroy it, annihilate it, declare it null, void, dead and gone, utterly extinguished, and out of existence. You can do this, and you ought to do this. It is your only way out of the dreadful situation in which you have got yourself and Sylvia. Let the other sisters go to some other institutions, or wherever they like.
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