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With the open courts and everything done in style, nowadays there's no question of stealing. We are just talking things over like gentlemen. His excellency's asking too much for the forest. I can't make both ends meet over it. I must ask for a little concession." "But is the thing settled between you or not?
You will consider that the gaining possession of the town grew by them that are now in office, who being of the religion, and well affected to his Excellency's government, wrought his entry into the same . . . . I know that Lord Leicester is sworn to maintain all the inhabitants of the Provinces in their ancient privileges and customs.
MY DEAR GENERAL, Agreeable to your excellency's orders, I have taken the oath of the gentlemen officers in General Woodford's brigade, and their certificates have been sent to the adjutant-general's office. Give me leave, now, to present you with some observations delivered to me by many officers in that brigade, who desire me to submit them to your perusal.
She will be more comfortable there than at Sakhalin, and it is a lucky thing for her that she has found favour in his Excellency's eyes." Colston could have shot the fellow where he sat leering across the table; but though his blood was at boiling point, he controlled himself sufficiently to make a reply after the same fashion, and soon after took his leave and retired for the night.
and most humble servant, Th: Jefferson. LETTER XXXIV. TO GENERAL WASHINGTON, November 26, 1780 Richmond, November 26, 1780. Sir, I have been honored with your Excellency's letter of the 8th instant.
"Ay, he had better not interfere, of he will come in for his share of the blows," roared several voices. "I care not what befals me," shouted Mounchensey. "You shall not injure a hair of his Excellency's head while I stand by." And as he spoke he warded off several blows aimed at the ambassador.
'Of course, says he, 'your Excellency's troops once before Fort Duquesne, such a weak little place will never be able to resist such a general, such an army, such artillery, as will there be found attacking it. But do you calculate, sir, on the difficulty of reaching the place?
He did accordingly what he could to bring the States to his Excellency's way of thinking; nor was he unsuccessful. On the 22nd January, a committee of conference was sent by the States to Leyden, in which city Leicester was making a brief visit.
In a group where there were a number of government clerks, some ladies, and Don Custodio, the topic was a commission sent to India to make certain investigations about footwear for the soldiers. "Who compose it?" asked an elderly lady. "A colonel, two other officers, and his Excellency's nephew." "Four?" rejoined a clerk. "What a commission! Suppose they disagree are they competent?"
Marcoline, who was sitting next to M. Querini, stopped short in something she was saying, and staring at the man, exclaimed in a questioning voice, "My uncle?" "Yes, my dear niece." Marcoline flung herself into his arms, and there was a moving scene, which excited the admiration of all. "I knew you had left Venice, dear uncle, but I did not know you were in his excellency's service.
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