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Updated: October 23, 2025
She dwelt upon books, pictures, music: her manner was animated, and her wit playful. Pleased, in spite of herself, Lady Delville warmed from her reserve. "My dear Lady Delville," said Constance, suddenly turning her bright countenance on the countess with an expression of delighted surprise, "will you forgive me? I never dreamed before that you were so charming a person!
She dwelt upon books, pictures, music: her manner was animated, and her wit playful. Pleased, in spite of herself, Lady Delville warmed from her reserve. "My dear Lady Delville," said Constance, suddenly turning her bright countenance on the countess with an expression of delighted surprise, "will you forgive me? I never dreamed before that you were so charming a person!
Will you dine with us on Thursday? we shall have only nine persons beside yourself: but they are the nine persons whom I most esteem and admire." Lady Delville accepted the invitation.
It was to be an attack on the second German line of defense on the ridges by the village of Bazentin le Grand and Bazentin le Petit to Longueval on the right and Delville Wood.
I went into the swirl of our retreat day after day up by Guiscard and Hum; then, as the line moved back, by Peronne and Bapaume, and at last on a dreadful day by the windmill at Pozieres, our old heroic fighting-ground, where once again after many battles the enemy was in Courcelette and High Wood and Delville Wood, and, as I saw by going to the right through Albert, driving hard up to Mametz and Montauban.
There they are." He waved his glass to the northwest. "When the attack takes place, I understand that our Division will go straight ahead, for Longueval and Delville Wood, while the next Division makes a lateral thrust out to the right, to push the Boche out of Trones Wood and cover our flank." "I believe that is so," said the Colonel. "Bobby, take a good look at the approaches to Longueval.
From east of Pozières to Delville Wood the enemy had lost their second line and were forced to construct a switch line to establish a connection between the third position and an uncaptured point, such as Pozières, in his second position. There was stubborn fighting among the orchards of Longueval and the outskirts of Delville, where the British made little headway, but registered some gains.
Mostyn was descanting on the evolution of the nautilus, and the relationship of protoplasm and humanity, to Colonel Delville, who sat smiling placidly behind an immense cigar, and accepted the most stupendous facts and the most appalling theories with a friendly little nod of his handsome head. Mr. Mostyn frankly slept, as it was his custom to do upon all convenient occasions.
'I should be charmed, said Don Gomez, 'if I thought my friend Smithson wanted me. Would you really like to have me, Smithson? 'I should be enchanted. 'And there is room on the drag? 'Room enough for half-a-dozen. I am only taking Sir George Kirkbank and Colonel Delville whom we are to pick up at the Haute Gomme and Mr. and Mrs. Mostyn, who are in the stalls.
The British had swept through Bazentin Wood and taken the Bazentin villages. They held Trônes Wood and were in Delville and High Woods. A footing was established on the Ridge where the British could fight for final mastery on even terms with the enemy.
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