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When Dick had retraced his steps to Mansfield's he found no less than ten of the citizens there, several of whom he had already met; and all were evidently eager to talk with the boy who had walked across Smoke Creek Desert.
Maynard left great wealth to his grand-daughters, Lady Hobart and Mary Countess of Stamford. Lord Mansfield's favorite investment was mortgage; and towards the close of his life the income which he derived for moneys lent on sound mortgages was £30,000 per annum. When Lord Kenyon had lost his eldest son, he observed to Mr.
Tenderness of heart was even less notable in Kenyon than in Murray; but Lord Mansfield's successor was at least on one occasion stirred by apathetic consequence of the bloody law against persons found guilty of trivial theft.
They then went to Bloomsbury, and fastened upon Lord Mansfield's house, which they pulled down; and as for his goods, they totally burnt them . They have since gone to Caen-wood, but a guard was there before them. They plundered some Papists, I think, and burnt a mass-house in Moorfields the same night. 'On Wednesday I walked with Dr.
It is proper to mention this because it has been said that he did not cross the stream. The criticisms made by McClellan as to the time occupied in these changes and movements will not seem forcible if one will compare them with any similar movements on the field; such as Mansfield's to support Hooker, or Sumner's or Franklin's to reach the scene of action.
Mansfield's whale then milled round and came right on to Charles Mills' boat, and he fastened to her. This gave him a claim of one half of her, so that Mills and his men got two and a half out of the three whales. The men were all picked up. Mills' whales were anchored about half-a-mile from the schooner, and the boats went out next morning and took them in tow.
"'I believe that's all a woman wants." "Is it?" Mrs. Mansfield's dark, intense eyes searched Charmian's. "Is it all that you want?" "You mean ?" "Isn't the fear of the crowd still haunting you? Isn't uneasy ambition still tugging at you?" Charmian took her foot away from Caroline's side and sat very still for a moment. "I do want Claude to succeed, yes, I do, Madre.
The Twelfth Corps also had its large list of casualties, increased a little later by its efforts to support Sumner, and aggregating, before the day was over, 1746. But the fighting of Hooker's and Mansfield's men, though lacking unity of force and of purpose, had also cost the enemy dear.
On looking through the official papers at the time, he had found Captain Mansfield's report, in which he stated that, on the night after leaving the fort, the troops, which had been reduced to half their original strength, had been attacked by a party either of dacoits or irregular troops.
"It's as if everything in my poor little brain-box had been shaken about." "Poor child! And I've been very inconsiderate." "Inconsiderate? How?" "About to-night." "You haven't accepted a party for me?" "It isn't so bad as that. But I've invited someone to dinner." "Mother!" Charmian looked genuinely surprised. "Not Aunt Kitty!" Aunt Kitty was a sister of Mrs. Mansfield's whom Charmian disliked.
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