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Knowing as we do the antiseptic properties of this climate, animal or vegetable substances in this state of decay convey to the mind an idea of much greater age than they would in any other part of the world. Kane's "Arctic Explorations," an attractively written journal of hardship and adventure that had the interest of a romance to most readers.
She came down-stairs in a few minutes quite unconscious of the import of his message; he greeted her most blandly. "This is Mrs. Kane?" he asked, with an interlocutory jerk of his head. "Yes," replied Jennie. "I am, as you see by my card, Mr. O'Brien, of Knight, Keatley & O'Brien," he began. "We are the attorneys and executors of the late Mr. Kane, your ah Mr. Kane's father.
He then took down from the mantelpiece one of the few books belonging to his library "Dr. Kane's Arctic Explorations" and began to read, for the tenth time, it might be, the record of these daring explorers. The plain little room presented a picture of graceful tranquillity, but it proved to be only the calm which preceded the storm.
At this meeting there developed the unusual condition that Hatch had spent so much time with the Indians that his English was very imperfect and broken, while Colonel Kane's language was of cultured sort, unfamiliar and almost unintelligible to Hatch.
He stuffed a spur into each hip pocket, and moved cautiously and on tiptoe toward Tom Kane's barn. It was almost full night by now. But in the west still glowed the faintly red streak of the dying embers of the day. Racey suddenly bethought him that the red streak was at his back, therefore he dropped on all fours and proceeded catwise. He was too late.
The fourth instance of a forcible invasion of the Hill was that of Washington's army, which encamped in the vicinity in the fall of 1778, the Headquarters being in John Kane's house, on a site now within the borders of Pawling Village. See on Map I, "HeadQrs."
Their bedding consisted of an empty tick, to be filled with straw in Judge Kane's barn, some equally empty pillow-ticks, and a pair of brown sheets and two blankets. But, with one thing and another, the skiff was well loaded.
What's this sudden love of yours for Helen, you who, until yesterday, were willing to marry another woman for her money or were you in love with her too? What's Miss Jakes's love of Mr. Kane, who, until a week ago, thought herself in love with you? And you may well ask me what is Mr. Kane's love of Helen, who, until a week ago, thought himself in love with Miss Jakes?
At the camp the Commissioners remained only three days, which they employed in obtaining accurate information concerning the transactions of the last three months; for when they started from Missouri, no news of the result of Mr. Kane's mission had reached the frontier.
I supped last night at Lady Hertford's with the two Fitzroys, Miss Floyd, and Lord F. Cavendish; and to-day, Lady Hertford, Miss Floyd, and Lord Frederick and I dined at Colonel Kane's, who is settled in the Stable Yard, and in a damned good house, plate, windows cut down to the floor, elbowing his Majesty with an enormous bow window.
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