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If that horse had not run away with you, these rascals would almost certainly have made away with me; and the incident of to-day is one of the consequences of that which I mentioned at our first interview." "When we had that good run from Latton. I remember it very well. You said you had been hunted yourself." "Yes." "How was it, Mr. Fortescue?" "Ah! Thereby hangs a tale." "Tell it me, Mr.
Professor Fortescue watched the smoke of his pipe curling away, as if he expected to find the answer in its coils. He answered slowly, and with an air of reflection. "Mental integrity, and mercy. But one must add the quality of imagination. Without imagination and its fruits, the world would be a howling wilderness."
Then he stopped, as if unable to keep on, and taking out his handkerchief, wiped away drops upon his forehead, so deadly white under his black hair. Colonel Fortescue remained silent. He saw that Broussard had something to tell that racked his soul. Broussard sighed heavily, and after a pause spoke again: "I found Lawrence in San Francisco; he was trying to work his way back to Fort Blizzard.
I, 1801-1832 , political and conservative; G. C. Broderick and J. K. Fotheringham, Political History of England, 1801-1837 , accurate but dry, containing valuable bibliographies; J. H. Rose, William Pitt and the Great War , a notable contribution, and, by the same author, though not so excellent, Pitt and Napoleon: Essays and Letters ; W. C. Russell, Horatio Nelson , a convenient little biography in the "Heroes of the Nations" Series; A. T. Mahan, The Life of Nelson, the Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain, 2 vols. , a standard work; J. S. Corbett, Campaign of Trafalgar , with reference to Pitt more than to Nelson; A. T. Mahan, Sea Power in its Relation to the War of 1812, 2 vols. ; J. W. Fortescue, History of the British Army, Vols.
We asked Fortescue what evidence he had of this marriage. "For one thing this," he said, bringing forth a ring which had the words, "to my husband Henry from Zoe" and the date engraved in it. Douglas wished Fortescue to produce the witnesses who were present at the marriage. This Fortescue refused to do. He became suddenly stubborn, almost sullen.
Temperley had rented the Red House at Craddock Dene, and had brought his new wife to live there. The Red House belonged to Professor Fortescue, who also owned the Priory, which had stood empty, said Mrs. Gullick, since that poor Mrs. Fortescue killed herself in the old drawing-room. Mr.
As she passed the open door of the handsome dining-room, Kettle beckoned to her mysteriously. Mrs. Fortescue walked into the room and Kettle closed the door after her. "Miss Betty," whispered Kettle earnestly, "doan' you go into that there apiary," by which Kettle meant the aviary. "Miss Anita is in there with Mr.
"But there are plenty of mounts besides Birdseye," said Anita. Mrs. Fortescue glanced out of the window at the winter landscape and shivered a little. "It is very cold," she said, "and rather late; the sun will be gone in a little while." Anita came behind her mother and put her hands under Mrs. Fortescue's pretty chin.
The sword presented to him for his brave preservation of the crew of the Syren will never be stained by dishonour, while he looks upon it and remembers the past, and even as in those of my own son, shall I henceforward rejoice in using my best endeavours to promote the fortunes of Edward Fortescue."
He put his faith in a recusant priest one John Ballard who goes ruffling about as Captain Fortescue in velvet hose and a silver-laced cloak." "Ha!" "Hast seen him?" "Ay, in company with Babington, on the day I came to London, passing through Westminster." "Very like. Their chief place of meeting was at a house at Westminster belonging to a fellow named Gage. We took some of them there.
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