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At first they flatly refused to negotiate at all, but at last, with the permission of Maurice, who conducted himself throughout with scrupulous delicacy, and made no attempts to induce them to violate their allegiance to the king, they received Count Belgioso, the envoy of the archduke.
Factors in the Trading World are what Ambassadors are in the Politick World; they negotiate Affairs, conclude Treaties, and maintain a good Correspondence between those wealthy Societies of Men that are divided from one another by Seas and Oceans, or live on the different Extremities of a Continent.
"No, I can't stop got important business to negotiate," replied Andy. "Yes, you must," continued Alfred; "spell fun." "P-h-u-g-n," said Andy. "Spell hotel," continued Alfred. "H-o-e-t-e-l-l-e." "Spell calculate," said Oscar. "K-a-l-k-e-w-l-a-i-g-h-t there, that 'll do," continued Andy. "No, spell one more word spell tobacco, and you shall have it," added Alfred.
So when Nimbus and his friend and counsellor, Eliab Hill, sought to negotiate the purchase of Red Wing, no mention was made of that fact; neither was it alluded to when they came again to conclude the purchase, nor when instructions were given to Colonel Desmit's lawyer to prepare the necessary papers. The trade was soon brought to an apparently happy conclusion.
A worse politician, and a less celebrated soldier, than the sagacious and successful De Lacy, could not have failed, under such circumstances, to negotiate as he did an advantageous peace, which, while it deprived Powys of a part of its frontier, and the command of some important passes, in which it was the Constable's purpose to build castles, rendered the Garde Doloureuse more secure than formerly, from any sudden attack on the part of their fiery and restless neighbours.
When the work with the mashie is indifferent or poor, the player is frequently left with long putts to negotiate, and is in a fever of anxiety until the last stroke has been made on the green. It often happens at these times that the putting also is poor, and when this is the case a sad mess is made of the score.
It was argued that the Syndicate had no right to negotiate in any way with the Government of England; that it had been empowered to carry on a war; and that, if its duties in this regard had been satisfactorily executed, it must now retire, and allow the United States Government to attend to its foreign relations. But the Syndicate was firm.
But, as though this difficulty were not in itself sufficient, there was a stretch of twelve miles of channel running in a north-easterly direction which the ship could not possibly negotiate under sail unless a change of wind should occur of which there seemed to be absolutely no prospect.
'Decidedly an inviting prospect, said Hugo. He walked about the room. 'Then I may take it that you are at any rate prepared to negotiate? the lawyer ventured, staring at the fountain. 'Mr. Polycarp, answered Hugo, 'I must first give you a little information and ask you a few questions. 'Certainly.
For these reasons, he would have had independence delayed until a confederation of the colonies could be established by written articles, which, he probably supposed, would take but a few weeks; and also until American agents could have time to negotiate with the French and Spanish courts.
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