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We shall have an answer by twelve o'clock, and until then we will not give up all hope, though of course we must not count on your friend being able to come at such short notice." The telegram was written and despatched, Carr having given me an address where letters would find him, though he said he did not put up there.
Cullingworth is to go one way and I another; and yet I am glad to say that there has not been any quarrel between us. As usual, I have begun my letter at the end, but I'll work up to it more deliberately now, and let you know exactly how it came about. And first of all, a thousand thanks for your two long letters, which lie before me as I write.
I even took a room, registering myself for the second time that day, which formality over, I sat down in the office to write letters. Oliver Ostrander is in Washington. That's something. I cannot sleep. Indeed, I may say that this is the first time in my life when I failed to lose my cares the moment my head struck the pillow. The cause I will now relate.
I shall distribute my letters amongst the different ships, in case any accident should happen to either one of them. I shall now speak to you, my love, about the country and its inhabitants, who are as agreeable as my enthusiasm had led me to imagine. Simplicity of manner, kindness of heart, love of country and of liberty, and a delightful state of equality, are met with universally.
The truth is, she didn't have enough to eat, and you could see how happy it made her. She read me a good many of Hector's letters, her voice often trembling with happiness over his triumphs. The letters were long, I'll say that for Hector, which may have been to his credit as a son, or it may have been because he had such an interesting subject.
"The seal, a curious thing, had belonged to the girls' father, and she conceived the idea of signing the letters with it to add to the grimness of her threats. As a matter of fact, I do not think she ever had the least intention of carrying them out. It was to be solely a campaign of fear.
Among the rest a young gallant lately come from France, who was full of his French, but methought not very good, but he had enough to make him think himself a wise man a great while. Thence by water from the New Exchange home to the Tower, and so sat at the office, and then writing letters till 11 at night.
He had inserted the sign in his vest, completely covering his shirt front. In effect, the word "In" had been painted upon his shirt in large black letters. "Yoho!" cheered Dean. "Mister In." He inserted his own sign in like manner. "Mister Out!" he announced triumphantly. "Mr. In meet Mr. Out." They advanced and shook hands. Again laughter overcame them and they rocked in a shaken spasm of mirth.
Here I was strongly struck with our long projected scheme of visiting the Hebrides being realized . I called to him, 'We are contending with seas; which I think were the words of one of his letters to me . 'Not much, said he; and though the wind made the sea lash considerably upon us, he was not discomposed.
The disadvantages are an inaptitude for scholarly things, a want of the steadiness and clearness of the tone of letters, the need of a great deal of experimenting, a certain thickness and indistinctness of accent. The farmer and laborer in me, many generations old, is a little embarrassed in the company of scholars; has to make a great effort to remember his learned manners and terms.
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