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The little man smiled rather queerly. "That is quite true," he answered calmly. "They hate a liar and a turn-coat. So do I!" Brott stopped short upon the pavement. "If you are going to talk like that to me, Hedley," he said, "the less you have to say the better." The man nodded. "Very well," he said. "What I have to say won't take me very long.
The prisoners and the wounded from the barn, irrespective of party, had been sent to the nearest town; and as no immediate call was being made upon his services, and his orders were to wait for reinforcements, so as to render the men under his command something like respectable in number, General Hedley set himself seriously to the task of crippling the Royalist forces, by securing the person of Sir Godfrey Markham, whose influence in the district was very great, and whose prowess as a soldier had worked terrible disaster to the Puritan cause.
Those with whom they are engaged may be willing to take them prisoners, but they will fight with terrible desperation, incited by Sir Godfrey's example, and no one can say how the attack will end." "Yes, father, I see," said Fred, sadly, "but could you not persuade General Hedley to give up the attack?" Colonel Forrester was silent for a few moments, and then said sadly "No."
There was no hesitating welcome for him now; he was met by the truest and warmest affection, he was cheerfully given the honour which he had faithfully won. And the wedding day was no longer delayed, it was joyfully hastened forward. Bishop Hedley, the Vedders and Maximus Grant had already arrived and the little town was all agog and eager for the delayed ceremony.
Then as to the men, could there be found anywhere finer fellows than uncle Rik and Ebenezer Smith, and Frank Hedley to say nothing of myself and our splendid little boy Sammy? I can't understand it, Robin. You're not ill, are you?" "Ill? no. Never was better in my life." "Well, then, what is it? Be confidential, my boy. The witching hour of sunrise is fitted for confidential communications.
There were some nice-looking well-dressed people at this party, and all so kind and anxious we should be pleased. I like the Americans! they are so good au fond, and the women are superior to the men of the younger generation. After dinner at the hotel, Hedley spied out Mr. Angus, our host at Montreal, and we had a long chat.
"Frank Hedley," he exclaimed, "why, I thought you had gone to California!" "Robin Wright," replied the young engineer, "I thought you were dead!" "Not yet," returned Robin; "I'm thankful to report myself alive and well." "But you ought to be dead," persisted Frank, "for you've been mourned as such for nigh a couple of years.
The injured deputies were H. B. Blackburn, James A. Broadbent, R. E. Brown, E. P. Buehrer, Owen Clay, Louis Connor, Jr., Fred Durr, A. J. Ettenborough, Athol Gorrell, Thomas Hedley, Joe Irving, James Meagher; Donald McRae, J. C. Rymer, Edwin Stuchell, and Charles Tucker.
We returned there again in the afternoon, and sat reading till half-past seven, when we returned to our small house and John and E , and the conductor gave us a capital dinner champagne and all sorts of good things, and we all enjoyed it. Then we chatted and played whist, and then to bed. Hedley and I in the drawing-room, and John and E in small room, the maids in dining-room.
I can't say I slept well for they moved our car once, causing our conductor to storm at them for their impertinence, and the arrival and departure of various trains and fog signals, &c., were not calculated to favour one's slumbers! Hedley declares that a fog signal in the morning did not awake me, but he slept through all.
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