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Sandars was at one time a professor of Constitutional Law in the Inns of Court, but he was much occupied in various financial undertakings and did little to make himself known to the outside world. He was a man, however, of great literary taste, and overflowing with humorous and delightful conversation.
However, that was soon settled. Captain Horton said that he should go; and gave the corvette in charge of Lieutenant Johnson. Major Sandars followed his example by appointing Captain Smithers to the task of taking command of the fort; and to his great disgust Tom Long found that he was not to be of the select.
Mrs Major Sandars found the two ladies pale and anxious to a degree; and though she refrained from saying so, she shook her head, telling herself that this excess of anxiety was due to something more than the absence of a father and uncle, especially as the resident was not a fighting man.
"I envy you your command of countenance, and knowledge of the language, Linton." "Game? over?" said Mr Linton, smiling sadly. "No, my dear sirs, that is only the first move our adversaries have made king's pawn two squares forward; to which I have replied with queen's pawn one square forward." "And that's a bad move, isn't it, Horton?" exclaimed Major Sandars.
He met Major Sandars directly, and their greeting was warm in the extreme. "The scoundrels tried to poison us," said the major. "Yes, yes, I know," cried the doctor; "but is any one hurt?" "A few scratches there in the dhoolies," said the major. "No one killed?" "Not a soul, thank heaven," cried the major. "But we shall have our work cut out. Ah, here's Horton. All right in the rear?"
Even the Major was out of spirits, and told Mrs Major that he would after all a great deal rather be at home, than out in such a treacherous, krising, throat-cutting place as Parang. "And a very nice thing to say too," said Mrs Major Sandars, "just too as we are going to bed.
Major Sandars and the doctor stood talking together beneath the shade of a silk-cotton tree, whose leaves seemed to keep off a portion of the heavy falling dew, and the former was waiting for an answer from his companion, who, however, did not speak. "Come, say something, doctor," exclaimed the major; "what do you think of affairs?"
Hear a member of the League, and of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mr G. Sandars: "If three loaves instead of two could be got for 2s., in consequence of a repeal of the Corn-laws, another consequence would be, that the workman's 2s. would be reduced to 1s. 4d., which would leave matters, as far as he was concerned, just as they were!!"
"Do you think there is really any danger, Mr Linton?" said Captain Smithers, rather hoarsely. "Why, you are not afraid, are you, Smithers? Come, you must not show the white feather!" "I am not afraid for myself, Major Sandars," said the young captain, quietly; "and I hope I shall never show the white feather; but when there are women and children in an expedition "
"No," said Major Sandars, aloud; "for my part, if provisioned, I should see no difficulty in holding our place against half-a-dozen rajahs. There is only one way in which we could be hit." "And that is?" said Captain Horton. "By a surprise such as they treated us to last night. There is no other way in which they could harm us." Adam Gray heard his words, and in silence made an addition to them.
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