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Updated: June 8, 2025
He knew where the harbor of Callao should lie, and in the middle of the harbor he could see them, one great cluster of lights, the lights of the battle fleet. And there were the fleet's search-lights playing on the great stone pier. "The band was playing again something fine. "And then the monastery bell tolled. And presently he heard a chanting a slow sad chanting!
Shiffney, she began to feel that fate had left her alone with the one human being of whom she could make a confidante. Again and again she looked furtively at Miss Fleet's serene and practical face, and wondered what effect her revelation would have upon the very sensible personality it indicated. "She'll think it is all nonsense, that it doesn't matter at all!" thought Charmian.
"Now, Toto," said his master, "be nice, and do what we want you to. Up you go." He had the little dog in his arms and was walking toward the platform on which Joe's tank stood. But Toto acted very strangely. He trembled and whined, and seemed to want to get out of Mr. Fleet's arms. "Why, why now! Steady!" murmured the trainer soothingly. "What's the matter, Toto?"
The British fleet under my command could never have returned the second time to Egypt, had not Lady Hamilton's influence with the Queen of Naples caused letters to be wrote to the governor of Syracuse that he was to encourage the fleet's being supplied with everything, should they put into any port in Sicily.
Susan Fleet is here!" Mrs. Mansfield knew at once that she had broken in upon a confidential interview, not by Miss Fleet's demeanor, but by Charmian's. But she did not show her knowledge. She sat down and joined pleasantly in the talk. She had often seen Miss Fleet in London, but she did not know her well. At once she realized that Charmian had found an excellent friend.
The second pirate ship was much galled by the fleet's fire, and ran great risk of being taken. Dampier's ship held to the westward, till she was about a mile to windward of the other ships. She then tacked, and ran down to assist her consort, "who was hard put to it."
What's England done in this war, anyway?" "Her fleet's keeping the Kaiser out of your front yard, for one thing," retorted another voice. With assurance slightly wobbling and a touch of the nasal whine, the first speaker protested, "Well, look what George III done to us. Bad as any Kaiser." "Aw, get your facts straight!" It was said with scornful force. "Don't you know George III was a German?
Thar ain't any others in all the west except them on the fleet, an' it's them that's been talkin'. Ez shore ez we live, Major, the fleet's buttin' its way through the darkness and the wind an' the thunder an' the lightnin' and the rain an' the Injuns an' the renegades, an' is comin' straight to Fort Prescott."
These were to be convoyed by the entire squadron to the mouth of the River Yalu, forming the boundary between China and Korea, and landed there; after which the fleet's future movements would be guided by circumstances. The probability was that enough information would be obtained meanwhile to enable Admiral Ting to locate the position of the Japanese fleet.
'Those are our flanking ships, said Arnott at my elbow. 'That one is over Galena. Look south that other one's over Keithburg. Vincennes is behind us, and north yonder is Winthrop Woods. The Fleet's in position, sir' this to De Forest. 'As soon as you give the word. 'Ah no! No! cried Dragomiroff at my side. I could feel the old man tremble. 'I do not know all that you can do, but be kind!
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