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At first the gentleman ordered a post-chaise, to return home; but he soon felt himself so ill that he desired a bed might be got ready, and in the mean time sent to the nearest medical man, both for himself and to examine my wounds.
De Boigne's squares, however, resisted all attempts throughout the afternoon, and a general advance of the whole line at length took place, before which the enemy gradually broke. De Boigne placing himself at the head of one of his battalions, ordered the others to follow, and precipitated his foot upon the enemy's batteries.
There was a note found near the body insisting on its being done. 'For safety, it said, so I ordered it looked to." "You're in charge, then?" "It's my house. And there are no relatives so far as I know. Come and look at his papers. You won't find much."
These successes encouraged the pirates, they seeming very lucky beginnings, especially finding their fleet pretty well recruited in a little time: for the first ship arriving at Tortuga, the governor ordered it to be instantly unladen, and soon after sent back, with fresh provisions, and other necessaries, to Lolonois.
Madame fainted away, the punters hurried out, and I followed their example, as soon as I had secured one-half of the gold which was on the table. I was glad enough it was not worse. As I left, Croce told me that we would meet again in Venice, for he had been ordered to quit Padua within twenty-four hours.
Except from the water, it was almost impregnable; cannon might have reached it from shore, but two axmen could have held the narrow way against an army. Brian laughed softly and ordered the men to remain where they were. "What are you going to do, master?" queried old Turlough anxiously. "I am going to lean on my sword, as you advised me," chuckled Brian, and rode on alone.
I asked jocosely. "Well, I guess we have ordered SOME. Of course we wanted to take advantage of being in Paris ladies always do. We have left the principal things till we go back. Of course that is the principal interest, for ladies. Mother said she should feel so shabby if she just passed through. We have promised all the people to be back in September, and I never broke a promise yet. So Mr.
"Poor Jack! And you had the decisive letter in your pocket?" George asked of his future brother-in-law. "Well, yes," Jack owned he had the document "and my mother has ordered a chair, and was coming to wait on Miss Lyddy," he whispered piteously, as the young men lingered on the steps. George had a note, too, in his pocket for the young lady, which he had not cared to mention to Jack.
Belgian Civic Guards hastening to the scene dispatched an officer and two men of the German raiders. The rest of the party are said to have been made prisoners. The end being merely a question of hours, General Leman ordered the evacuation of the city by the infantry. He wisely decided it could be of more service to the Belgian army at Dyle, than held in a beleaguered and doomed city.
The funeral was ordered for the morrow, 8th May, and the troops were to attend in the morning by break of day. This took place accordingly: the Governor arrived first, the Rear-Admiral soon after, and shortly all the authorities, civil and military, were assembled at Longwood.
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