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One carriage only showed two places; the other seats were occupied by six students, who gallantly invited the lady to enter. But Helen shrunk back, saying, "Is there no other place?" "None, mademoiselle; this, or remain till morning," said Karl. "Where will you go if I take this place?" "Among the luggage, anywhere; it is nothing. But we must decide at once."

The title 'virago, which is an equivocal compliment in the present day, then implied nothing but praise. It was borne in all its glory by Caterina Sforza, wife and afterwards widow of Girolamo Riario, whose hereditary possession, Forli, she gallantly defended first against his murderers, and then against Cesare Borgia.

"Is it peace?" asked Mademoiselle Brun, who, having seen him climbing the steep slope in the glaring sunshine, was waiting for him by the open side-door when he arrived there. He took her withered hand, and bowed over it as gallantly as if it had been soft and young. "What do you mean?" he asked, looking at her curiously.

Farr pointed down the street. Not far away a low-hung transparency heralded "The Square Deal Club." Mr. Converse gazed in that direction and hesitated a few moments longer. "You assure me that it's not a mere political rally?" "I do, sir!" Then the son of General Converse gallantly extended his arm. "I'll be glad to be escorted by you, Mr. Farr," he said.

Thus, clasping his enemy to his breast he ascended the steep hill, struggling and stumbling upwards, as if with some fixed and stern purpose in view, until at last he gained the shelter of his mountain cave. We change the scene once more, and transport our readers over the ocean waves to a noble ship which is breasting those waves right gallantly. It is H.M.S. "Furious."

Harold caught me the other day, and would not liberate me till I had given her a promise." "That is an attraction certainly," said Lady Lufton. "I do like going to a house when I know that you will be there." "And now that Miss Grantly is with you you owe it to her to do the best you can for her." "I certainly do, Ludovic; and I have to thank you for reminding me of my duty so gallantly."

"I shall send for you both ere this time to-morrow," said the priest, shaking hands kindly with Lionel. "You would make a good general officer, fair madame, where speedy dispatch was necessary," said Lionel gallantly.

Charles looked at Evander curiously. There were some of his friends, he thought, who might not stand the trial too well. He brushed the thought aside, for he knew that most of the Cavaliers would act as gallantly as the young Puritan before him, and he could not but applaud, even while he wondered at so stiff a constancy in one whom he regarded as a rebel.

Two or three passers-by humanely gathered round her; and the driver, looking back, and muttering to himself, "Not bad-looking; neatly dressed; lady-like; French shawl; may have tin; worth while perhaps!" gallantly descended and hastened to offer apologies, with a respectful hope that she was not injured. Mrs.

Not a man approached within gun-shot that did not pay the penalty of his rashness; and those who drew nigh to succor or carry off the wounded, shared the same fate. It was determined to attempt the ford, and the advance was put forward, as a forlorn hope, with this desperate purpose. The officer leading it, came on very gallantly, waving his sword aloft and loudly encouraging his men.