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Nicol Jarvie, as they occasioned at times disputes and coldness between the English house and their correspondent, which were only got over by a sense of mutual interest, as, moreover, Owen's personal vanity sometimes suffered a little in the discussions to which they gave rise, you cannot be surprised, Tresham, that our old friend threw at all times the weight of his influence in favour of the civil, discreet, accommodating concern of MacVittie and MacFin, and spoke of Jarvie as a petulant, conceited Scotch pedlar, with whom there was no dealing.
There has not the like come there since the battle of Almanza, where the total of the British loss was summed up to five thousand men killed and wounded, besides a floating balance of missing but what will that be to the news that Osbaldistone and Tresham have stopped!"
We may hope, my dear Tresham, that there will be no occasion to use such documents, and that you and I may both be able personally to watch over his career. Still, it is as well to take every precaution. I shall, of course, give D'Aubusson full particulars about you, your vow, and your wishes." "I thank you greatly, old friend," Sir Thomas said. "It has taken a load off my mind.
"Edward is in a perverse humour," the queen said in a tone of much vexation to Sir Thomas Tresham, when Gervaise had left the room. "However, I know he will bear himself well when the hour of trial comes." "That I can warrant he will, madam; he has a noble character, frank and fearless, and yet thoughtful beyond his years.
It seems to me that the grand master has acted wisely in putting aside all question of seniority, and employing the knight who is better suited than any other for it." "You are right, Boswell," the bailiff said. "I really have been astonished at the manner in which Tresham has given himself up to study.
Her husband was a brute a mean, selfish, cowardly brute he ought to be dead. I should like to help her to see her what is the street? the number? Excuse me I was shocked!" "I see, Mr. Tresham," answered Ada, kindly. She had some ivory tablets by her side, and she looked at them and said, "It is a very long way One Hundred and Seventieth Street here is the address.
In point of numbers they were superior to their antagonists, and had the advantage of a strong position. Sir Thomas Tresham had, as he proposed, left his wife and son at Exeter when the force marched away. "Do not be despondent, love," he said to his weeping wife, as he bade her goodbye. "Everything is in our favour, and there is a good hope of a happy termination to this long struggle.
So home by water with him, having good discourse by the way, and so I to the office a while, and late home to supper and to bed. 13th. Barwell the King's Squire Sadler, where about this time twelvemonths I dined before at a good venison pasty. The like we had now, and very good company, Mr. Tresham and others. Thence to White Hall to the Fishery, and there did little.
"But I have to be in my carriage every day at the same hour. I don't know what would be thought of us if we were absent." Then she turned, with a puff and a waddle, to Miss Abbot. "Dear Lady Tresham was with us." Mrs. Mountjoy murmured something as to her satisfaction at not having delayed the carriage-party, and bethought herself how exactly similar had been the excuse made by Sir Magnus himself.
"He lives," said I, "thank God! but to what distress and difficulty" "If that be all, despair not, May I read this letter?" she said, taking it up. I assented, hardly knowing what I said. She read it with great attention. "Who is this Mr. Tresham, who signs the letter?" "He writes here," said Miss Vernon, "of various letters sent to you previously." "I have received none of them," I replied.
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