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The Senior Surgeon's eyes narrowed suddenly again. "Damn it all, Rae," he said, "I want you!" Precipitously the White Linen Nurse scrambled to her feet. "If you don't mind, sir," she cried, "I'll run down to the brook and get myself a drink of water!" Impishly like a child, muscularly like a man, the Senior Surgeon clutched out at the flapping corner of her coat.
Miss Hopkins has gorgeous great eyes, but Miss Rae is more your style. Still, you may have your choice." "Silly boy; you're afraid to death that I shall choose Miss Hopkins. Well, if they are not over stupid and flirtatious " "Stupid! Oh, no," Eric scouted that idea "and flirtatious, perhaps. Miss Hopkins rolls her eyes a good deal, but then she has a frankness, a winning way."
With apparent irrelevance he reached for his ivory paper-cutter and began bending it dangerously between his adept fingers. "How long have you been with me, Rae Malgregor?" he asked quite abruptly. "Four months actually with you, sir," said the White Linen Nurse. "Do you happen to remember the exact phrasing of my proposal of marriage to you?" he asked shrewdly.
Rae felt that it was an unusual course to pursue, but the time was short, the occasion was gravely critical, and demanded extreme measures. During their railway journey Mr. Rae strove to impress upon the Captain's mind the need of diplomacy. "Sir Archibald is a man of strong prejudices," he urged; "for instance, his Bank he regards with an affection and respect amounting to veneration.
The savages told Dr Rae that they thought that the last survivors of the white men must have been feeding on the dead bodies, as some of these were hacked and mutilated and there was flesh in the kettles.
Double sentries were placed at each of the angles of the walls. The cannons were loaded, and all ready for instant action. Doctor Rae and his two subalterns were upon the alert, visiting the posts every quarter of an hour to see that the men were vigilant.
I have been communing with myself anent your petition; truly have I, but see not that I can serve thee; I cannot indeed. If we would all walk in the straight path, we had need to walk warily; for in this matter I cannot help thee, seeing my Lord Rae is a State prisoner, and I have no power over him; none, truly, none whatever. The law is strong, and may not be trifled with.
The officer took and ran his eye over it quickly: "Flora McDonald; with two servants, Betty Bruce and Malcolm Rae," he read. His gaze moved rapidly over the occupants of the boat, resting for a moment on the bright and intelligent face of the young lady. "This seems all right, Miss McDonald," he said, respectfully, returning her the paper. "You can pass. Good-by, and a pleasant journey."
He had latterly, besides, a surpassing business agent in my old friend James Rae, whose firm of Jackson, Rae and Co. had retired comparatively early, after attaining the mercantile headship of the colony; thus leaving the colonial field open to other early friends, Fred. G. Dalgety and Fred. A. Du Croz, who have since, as Dalgety, Du Croz and Co., and Dalgety and Co.
Brother Brigham will marry us here, right now, and you can go home to-night and keep it secret from your parents if you like. Then I said, 'But I am betrothed to Joel Rae, the son of Giles Rae, who is away on mission. 'I know that, he said 'I sent him away, and anyway you will be safer to marry me.
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