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Thus stripped, he roamed about Normandy in a forlorn condition, occasionally entertained by honorable persons who had heard of his misfortunes, and seeking always means of continuing his travels, wandering from port to port on the chance of embarking on a man-of- war.
"The fellows are certain to grow careless, sooner or later, and afford us a chance to give them the slip, even if we do not fall in with a man-of- war and get taken.
Were the guns those of some Austrian man-of- war which had engaged an Italian ironclad; or were they the 'Affondatore, which left the Thames only a month ago, pitching into Trieste? To tell the truth, although we patiently waited two long hours on Dolo church spire, when both I and my companion descended we were not in a position to solve either of these problems.
He declared his orders from the French Government to be specific; he was to annex New Caledonia. I had an old brig, while he had a good man-of- war. No doubt I could have spoken with more authority, if my vessel had also been a man-of-war.
DEAR M., Baron Haussmann took me in to dejeuner this morning. The Baron is the Prefet de Paris. He is very tall, bulky, and has an authoritative way of walking ahead and dragging his partner after him, which makes one feel as if one was a small tug being swept on by a man-of- war!
After dat I drifted up dis way and went to railroadin'." He hadn't exactly the manner of a man-of. warsman. "How long have you been on this road?" asked Grenfall. "'Bout a year, I should t'ink. Been on dis branch only two months, dough." "Are you pretty well acquainted in Edelweiss? "Oh, I run in dere every other day in an' out ag'in. It's a fine place, purtiest you ever saw in your life.
Miss Severence was not attracted; but she was interested. She saw beyond the ill-fitting frock-coat, and the absurd manner, thoroughly ill at ease, trying to assume easy, nonchalant man-of- the-world airs. "I'd never have thought of judging you except on your own ground," said she, "if you hadn't invited the comparison." "You mean, by getting myself up in these clothes and coming here?" "Yes."
On one long low structure, with a double row of windows gleaming like the port-holes of a man-of- war at night, was a squat round tower that now and then threw open a vast valve at the top, and belched forth a volume of amber smoke, which curled upward to a dizzy height and spread itself out against the sky.
Only as he joined their hands, his eyes rested an instant with infinite tenderness on Easter's face-as though the look were a last farewell-and his voice deepened with solemn earnestness when he bade Clayton protect and cherish her until death. There was a strange mixture in those last words of the office and the man-of divine authority and personal appeal-and Clay. ton was deeply stirred.
He puffs along like a small steam-tug with a glorious man-of- war in tow, and is too anxious to exhibit his prize in "The Big" to do even the ordinary honours of the place to his relative.
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