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Updated: June 20, 2025
At an early hour the heralds were commanded to blow to the field, and soon from every side a throng of knights was to be seen riding gayly to the lists, while a goodly host of spectators made haste to take their seats, all eager to behold that noble passage-at-arms.
Arnold took her rebuke without protest. Either something in this passage-at-arms had perversely brought a sudden impulse to his mind, or he had all along a purpose in his fantastic trip West. As they reached the two ladies, he burst out, "Say, Madrina, why couldn't I go on to La Chance and go to school there, and live with the Marshalls?" Four amazed faces were turned on him.
I shall be much obliged if the Chinese Government will inform me whether or not these reports are well founded in fact. Reply to be addressed by the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Japanese Minister. Within forty-eight hours of this passage-at-arms of the 1st May it was understood in Peking that Japan was meditating a serious step.
There was courage in the foppish substance, and he would clearly have rejoiced to try his chance in a passage-at-arms. "My lord," he said, "I will measure word and sword with you at any season, but now I seek promised speech with this lady." Villon laughed at his menace. "While I have better business in hand, you shall know only the smooth of my tongue and the flat of my falchion.
To fight or to look on is all one to me." Then they armed and rode to the spot where so many knights had tried their fortune before the tournament. When Palamides saw them approach, he said to his squire, "Go to yonder knight with a green shield and in it a lion of gold. Tell him that I request a passage-at-arms with him, and that my name is Palamides."
Exercising the privilege of an old friend, he began to tease her about the rapidity with which her programme had got filled. "A girl must flirt a little," she asserted calmly, after a short passage-at-arms. "You're not jealous, Morgan, are you?" "I am only observant," he answered evasively.
Meanwhile the guide marched on stolidly with Ruth's reins thrown loosely over the crook of his elbow. In his summer courses up and down the mountain, the man, with his four languages, had probably assisted dumbly at much fugitive love-making and many a conjugal passage-at-arms.
Go to the woods, O son of Kunti, for thou art not skilled in battle. Employed in cutting fruits and roots or in waiting upon guests, thou art unfit, I think, to take a part, O Vrikodara, in any passage-at-arms." And, O monarch, all the wrongs done to him in his younger years, were also reminded by Karna in harsh words. And as he stood there in weakness, Karna once more touched him with the bow.
For instance, I had a delightful passage-at-arms last night, but it was no fault of mine. I was coming across the Sillon when a pretty girl came towards me with a leisurely step that seemed to say: "I have just been watching for you." She had a face like a flower, in the moonlight, and I could not resist snatching a kiss. That was all: but it acted like a match in a powder magazine.
Chestermarke!" said the Earl, hastening to intervene in what seemed likely to develop into a passage-at-arms. "We're forgetting the suggestion made just before this lady Miss Fosdyke, I think? entered. Don't let's forget it it's a good one." Miss Fosdyke turned eagerly to the Earl. "What suggestion was it?" she asked. "Do tell me? I'm sure you agree with me I can see you do. Thank you, again!"
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