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For almost a year I had lived with this thing, so close that its faults and its virtues had become indistinguishable to me. Day and night, for many months, it had been in my mind. Of late some instinct had prompted me to finish it.

"All ready for letting fall, sir," the middy stationed in the foretop was the first to sing out. This was Dick Popplethorne, a smart lad, who prompted the topmen under his charge to emulate his ready example, so as to get ahead of the others. Larkyns at the maintop was a good second, while Adams at the mizzen was the last; the officer of the watch, on hearing his hail, reporting "All ready!"

He received his early musical training at the hands of Broche, a great musician and the cathedral organist, but a drunkard and brutal taskmaster. At the age of sixteen he had become a good pianist and knew something of composition. At all events his passionate love of the theatre prompted him to try his hand at an opera, which was actually performed at Rouen.

"Of course," prompted the adjutant, "Madame d'Aurillac understands the man must not know we inquired concerning him." General Andre frowned at Marie. "Certainly not!" he commanded. "The honest fellow must not know that even for a moment he was doubted." Marie raised the violet eyes reprovingly.

By whatever motive he was prompted, the result was that he refused to accede to the wishes of the Christian King. Peron de Basche so far presumed, no doubt emboldened by this support, as to threaten the Pope with deposition if he persisted in his refusal to obey the King of France.

The French nation saw the English citizen and citizeness no caricature, but the living reality and their indignation exploded in laughter. The success of the stratagem prompted them later on to offer their services to the German Government, with the beneficial results that we all know. Our own Government might learn the lesson.

Cowan, with the air of a man who faces facts but his natural generosity of spirit prompted him to add "but you'll get over that, and anyway a girl is older in her ways than a boy." "We measure time by heart-beats," said Pearl, as she handed him a flowered cushion to put behind his head, "not by figures on a dial." She tossed it off easily, as if poetry were the language of every day life to her.

"But not the kind I was!" prompted Anna. "No," said her sister, "for this one coming is already scared to death." "So's Miranda," breathed Anna as he came up the steps uncovering and plainly uncomfortable. A pang lanced through her as she caught herself senselessly recalling the flag presentation. And then " oh! oh!" "Mrs. Callender?" asked the stranger. "Yes, sir," said that lady.

Doris recalled how this phase of Martin's profession always exhausted him, and she smiled gently into his eyes. Just then the tray she had ordered was sent up. He looked at it and his tired face relaxed; the deep eyes betrayed the boyish delight in the thought that had prompted the act.

His demeanour was fierce and repulsive, but my eagerness to learn some particulars of my father's untimely death in Candia prompted me to cultivate his acquaintance, and I played with him the game of Morra, forgave his losses, and paid for his wine.