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Updated: June 16, 2025
The silver rims alone will sell for double money. 'A fig for the silver rims, cried my wife, in a passion: 'I dare swear they won't sell for above half the money at the rate of broken silver, five shillings an ounce. 'You need be under no uneasiness, cried I, 'about selling the rims; for they are not worth six-pence, for I perceive they are only copper varnished over. 'What, cried my wife, 'not silver, the rims not silver! 'No, cried I, 'no more silver than your saucepan, 'And so, returned she, 'we have parted with the Colt, and have only got a groce of green spectacles, with copper rims and shagreen cases!
Cdptain Groce and other officers had fallen; Connell became the leader of the remnant. Bansemer stood squarely in front of the altar and blazed away at the horde of Filipinos as they advanced. They shot at him wildly and without effect; bullets crashed into the altar decorations behind him. He stood there as one protected by God, unharmed in the shelter of the cross.
Connell scattered his men and they stole carefully into the fastnesses, finding on all sides evidences of hasty departure. Before noon they were far up in the hills, everywhere met by the physical assurance that the enemy was not far ahead of them. Behind them came Captain Groce and his men and the two correspondents. Amigos along the mountain road gave information that was not worth having.
The alarm sounded clear from the bugle and echoed back from the surrounding hills. A sharp command came from the throat of the sergeant; the company seized the stacked rifles. Captain Groce gave another order; the formation to repel attack was made in an incredibly short space of time. There was no disorder; no confusion. The little officer was as cool as if on dress parade. "Steady, men!
Again the sick man groaned, tried to rise from the blankets and speak, but only to fall back moaning. Connell cautioned him against exertion and promised that no harm should come to either of them. While he reported the discovery to Captain Groce, he had the man carried to another part of the church and there made comfortable. For the first time now, Bansemer began to notice the pain in his arm.
I sent for Mr Flamborough, and they talked him up as finely as they did me, and so at last we were persuaded to buy the two groce between us. Mr Burchell is found to be an enemy; for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice Our family had now made several attempts to be fine; but some unforeseen disaster demolished each as soon as projected.
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