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On a sudden, however, he looked mighty solemn, and when Cousin Maud, bethinking her of Ann, spoke kindly to him, saying that matters were so in this world, that one who stood in the sun must need cast a shadow on other folks, the Magister bowed his head sadly and cried: "A wise saying, worthy Mistress Maud; and he who casts the shade commonly does so against his will, 'sine ira et studio'. And from that saying we may learn suffer me the syllogism that, inasmuch as all things which bring woe to one bring joy to another, and vice-versa, there must ever be some sad faces so long as there is no lack of happy ones.
His "errand of mercy," as Cap'n Ira had called it, had seemed so reasonable for both sides! Tunis realized that he had not overurged the matter to the girl. But there was a reason for that. The difficulty would be in explaining to the Balls just how unsuitable Ida May was.
The "Agamemnon" standing on, she and the "Ça Ira" now crossed within half pistol-range; but, the French guns being too much elevated, the shot passed over their antagonist, who lost in this day's work only seven men wounded.
It was in his plan to continue his seeming of entire trustfulness and nothing better furthered that attitude than sending them away together in the close companionship of a sail boat while, in reality, the presence of Ira Forman, tending tiller and sheet, was as effective as the watchfulness of a duenna or the guardianship of a harem's chief eunuch.
When Cap'n Ira heard her express the wish to go to the harvest-home festival he took an extra pinch of snuff. "I swan!" he said. "If we take that Queen of Sheby out at night, she'll near have a conniption. She'll think the world's come to an end. She ain't been out o' her stable at night since Hector was a pup and Hector is a big dog now! How can you think of such a thing, Prudence?"
"The time of my being left out here by Lord Hood," which he had so much regretted, "I may call well spent; had I been absent, how mortified should I now be. What has happened may never happen to any one again, that only one ship-of-the-line out of fourteen should get into action with the French fleet for so long a time as two hours and a half, and with such a ship as the Ça Ira."
He went back to the house, and reappeared in a few moments with Ira, white, stupefied, and hopelessly bewildered; clear only in his statement that his wife had just fainted at the news of the catastrophe, and was equally helpless in her own room. The constable a man of narrow ideas but quick action saw it all. The mystery was plain without further evidence.
"Good advice ain't to be sneezed at not as I ever heard." "I have the other young woman's promise that she will tell her story to nobody else nobody at all until I can hear from those whom she says are her employers. But with the understanding that you will do your part." "What's that?" asked Cap'n Ira quickly. "She wants to come up here and stay with you.
IRA: It was your Aunt Isabel gave you your parties. MADELINE: Yes. IRA: Well, you see now. I'm grown up now. IRA: Grown up now and going off and leaving me alone. You too the last one. And what for? My grandmother. She sat there. Father. It wasn't ever lonely where father was. Then Madeline Fejevary my Madeline came to this house. Lived with me in this house.
He calmly awaited the coming of the mounted men, saluted them, and said: "You have come for Mont Sterry, and Cadmus there assures me that if I give him my word that he is not in my house he will accept the statement; do you agree to it?" "How's that, Larch?" asked Ira Inman, turning toward him. "Them was my words, but "
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