Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: July 28, 2025
Parma is bringing all his troops to aid the Guise here, and while they are away the Dutch will take town after town, and will make themselves so strong that when Parma goes back he will find the nut harder than ever to crack." "How long will Paris hold out, think you, Master Vickars? They say that provisions are well nigh spent."
Geoffrey exclaimed, "Master Lirriper's going to London in a ketch a ship with a big mizzen sail, you know and he has offered to take us with him and show us London. And father has said yes, and it's all settled if you have no objection; and of course you haven't." "Going to London, Geoffrey!" Mrs. Vickars exclaimed aghast. "I never heard of such a thing.
Vickars observed, "that the want of a little ready money should preclude her from the possibility of profiting by her situation." Miss Turnbull, who was not deficient in quickness of comprehension, upon this hint immediately said, "that her ladyship might command some thousands which she had in Sir Thomas Stock's bank."
"But if the armies of Parma and the League come they may drive you away, Master Vickars." "It is quite possible, mademoiselle; we do not pretend to be invincible, but I think there will be some tough fighting first." As the weeks went on Lionel Vickars came to be on very intimate terms with the family. The two maidservants shared in the general liking for the young officer.
Almeria felt herself highly honoured by her ladyship's taking a concern in any of her affairs; and she begged of Mrs. Vickars to say, that "expense was no object to her." She consequently paid a few hundred guineas more than the value of the house, for the honour of Lady Pierrepoint's interference.
The meeting with Gerald was followed by a still greater surprise, for not many days after, when Geoffrey was sitting with his wife and Don Mendez under the shade of a broad cypress in the garden of the merchant's house at Chelsea, they saw a servant coming across towards them, followed by a man in seafaring attire. "Here is a person who would speak to you, Master Vickars," the servant said.
"My wound is healing fast, and Lionel only needs an extra amount of sleep for a time. You see, for nearly a month we were never in bed, but just lay down to sleep by the side of Captain Vere on the top of the ramparts, where we had been fighting all day. "It was a gallant defence," Mr. Vickars said, "and all England is talking of it.
There was no probability, after all the interest and influence she had used, she said, that Mrs. Vickars could ever be gratified in the line she had attempted; that therefore it was her ladyship's advice to her to look out for some situation of an eligible description, which might relieve her from the distressing apprehension of appearing burdensome or importunate.
Vickars to bring the boys up next day to see him in order that he might learn a full account of the fighting at Sluys, and that he hoped they would very often come in, and would, while they were at home, practise daily with his master of arms at the castle. "I know, Mr.
During the week's fighting Geoffrey and Lionel Vickars had taken such part as they could in the contest; but as there had been no hand-to- hand fighting, the position of the volunteers on board the fleet had been little more than that of spectators.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking