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On the Nymphe rejoining her, the two frigates went in pursuit of the enemy as far as Cherbourg. Thence Captain Pellew proceeded to the North Channel, where some French cruisers were reported to have gone; but having swept the Channel without seeing anything of them, and taken on board his brother Israel, then living, a commander on half-pay, at Larne, he returned to Falmouth.
He was therefore taken by back streets to the Midland terminus, and without waiting for the ordinary train by which he had arranged to travel, was as hastily as possible despatched to Larne by a special train before it was generally known that Royal Avenue and York Street were to see him no more. Mr.
In a high round voice rather like an angel's, Jock answered: "All right, Mother; I'll get rid of it," and rapidly swallowing the yellow liquor, took up another glass. Mrs. Larne laughed. "What am I to do with him?" A loud shriek prevented a response. Phyllis, who had taken her brother by the ear to lead him to the door, let him go to clasp her injured self.
Sir George Richardson, G.O.C. in C., remained in Belfast through the night, being kept fully and constantly informed of the progress of events by signal and motor-cyclist despatch-riders. Captain James Craig was in charge of the operations at Bangor; at Larne General Sir William Adair was in command, with Captain Spender as Staff officer.
"We can afford to dispense with less majesty, for one of those finer cliffs would have been our destruction. "This is going to Larne, where there is a railway station and something of a town, and the Bishop has written to the doctor of the place. I will write again when he has been here. I hope to send you another and more cheery account to-morrow, or whenever post goes.
The most noteworthy of these contests in the early Norman age was the invasion under Edward Bruce, brother of the Scottish king, who brought a great fleet and army to Larne, then as now the Irish port nearest to the northern kingdom.
Lord Londonderry addressed an immense gathering at Enniskillen; seventy thousand Orangemen marched from Belfast to Drumbeg to hear Carson, who sounded the same warning note as at Larne two days before. But nowhere throughout the Province was a single occurrence reported that called for action by the police.
Larne is out, sir; Miss Phyllis is at home." His heart leaped. "Oh-h! I'm sorry. I wonder if she'd see me?" The little maid answered "I think she's been washin' 'er'air, sir, but it may be dry be now. I'll see." Bob Pillin stood stock still beneath the young woman on the wall. He could scarcely breathe. If her hair were not dry how awful! Suddenly he heard floating down a clear but smothered "Oh!
"Well, yes, there is. I've just been to see Mrs. Larne." Mr. Ventnor did not flinch. "Ah! Nice woman; pretty daughter, too!" And into those words he put a certain meaning. He never waited to be bullied. Bob Pillin felt the pressure of his blood increasing. "Look here, Ventnor," he said, "I want an explanation." "What of?" "Why, of your going there, and using my name, and God knows what." Mr.
Gefoozleme!" and other words which he could not catch. The little maid came running down. "Miss Phyllis says, sir, she'll be with you in a jiffy. And I was to tell you that Master Jock is loose, sir." Bob Pillin answered "Tha-anks," and passed into the drawing-room. He went to the bureau, took an envelope, enclosed the cheque, and addressing it: "Mrs. Larne," replaced it in his pocket.
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