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"What do you mean?" cried Frank. "When you go out I and three or four of my young men are to attend you with the camels." "So much the better, Ibrahim. You will be invaluable to us." "Your Excellency is very good to say so," replied the old man sadly; "but that is not all." "Not all?" cried the professor. "No, Excellency.
"Danger is so familiar to us," she said, "that we are always prepared to meet it. My father is already up he is in Rashleigh's apartment. Keep them a few minutes in play. And, dear, dear Frank, once more fare-thee-well!" She vanished like a meteor to join her father, and the intruders were rapping violently, and attempting to force the library door by the time I had returned into it.
Good heavens! can you think so poorly of me? But as to the marchesa's affections," continued Frank, with a faltering voice, "do you really and honestly believe that they are to be won by me?"
Then turning to Frank, and, looking earnestly into his face, he asked: "Frank, do you love Jesus?" Frank started at the question, the blood mounted to his forehead, and his head dropped. He seemed reluctant to reply, and it was some time before he answered, almost in a whisper: "I'm afraid I don't, Bert."
Frank smiled in spite of himself and cast a quick glance around. In spite of the death that had overtaken their comrades, the surviving gun crews in the turret were working like Trojans. The big guns continued to spit defiance at the enemy. Now and then a cheer rose on the Essex as a shot went home. Frank again returned to the bridge to report. "Boom!" It was a deeper voice that spoke this time.
Running before a light breeze makes no high demand upon the helmsman's skill. Frank learned to keep the boat's head steady on her course and realised how small a motion of his hand produced a considerable effect. The time came when the course had to be altered. Priscilla, bent above all on discovering the new camping-ground of the spies, kept in the main channel.
"Frank," said Miss Dora, coming softly after him with her handkerchief held over her head as a defence from the sun "oh, Frank, I want to speak to you. I couldn't say anything at lunch because of everybody being there. If you would only stop a moment till I get my breath. Frank, my dear boy, I wish you joy. I do wish you joy with all my heart.
Wait a week, and I may be able to grasp the case I won't say calmly, for I couldn't be calmer than I am at this very moment. But I will say, with understanding, with justice. Give me no credit yet for either. To be frank, I don't recognise myself in this crisis. As a rule, I have an impulse more or less violent to some extreme measure.... I saw d'Alchingen this afternoon," he added, abruptly.
I will tell you this, that I tried to dissuade him." "Ah!" "Well, sir, your story?" "You told me they were the arms of De Genlis. Surely you were mistaken in that?" "I will be frank with you, Prosper. I was mistaken. They are the arms of Salomon de Montguichet." "Pardon me, dame," said Prosper, "they are the arms of Salomon de Born." He never dealt cleaner blow with a spear.
As for our position, I think I don't fool myself. The job at the Foreign Office is easy because there is no real trouble between us, and because Sir Edward Grey is pretty nearly an ideal man to get on with. I think he likes me, too, because, of course, I'm straightforward and frank with him, and he likes the things we stand for.
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