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On the 8th General Westmacott started, with his brigade, to punish the Zakka-Khels for the continued night firing which, our commander had learned from prisoners, was kept up by that tribe. The brigade did its work thoroughly and, by evening, the whole of the eastern valley was in flames.
As soon as his speech had been spoken he escaped up to London by the night mail train. Westmacott also spoke; but announcement was made on behalf of the members of the borough that they were, both of them, in their beds. The election took place on a Tuesday, Tuesday, the 17th of October.
It was a Post Office concern; and he, simply as the late liberal member, and last liberal candidate for the borough, was not entitled to intrude, even in a matter of patronage, upon the Postmaster-General, with whom he was not acquainted. But Mr. Westmacott was malicious as well as secure.
Early in the morning Moggs had been in the ascendant. At half-past nine the numbers were as follows: Moggs 193 Westmacott 172 Griffenbottom 162 Underwood 147 At ten, and at half-past ten, Moggs was equally in advance, but Westmacott had somewhat receded. At noon the numbers were considerably altered, and were as follows: Griffenbottom 892 Moggs 777 Westmacott 752 Underwood 678
And, good gracious, look at the mess which you have made upon the cloth! Why, you have burned a hole right through." "Oh, that is the acid," Ida answered contentedly. "Mrs. Westmacott said that it would burn holes." "You might have taken her word for it without trying," said her father dryly. "But look here, pa! See what the book says: `The scientific mind takes nothing upon trust.
She saw her face as the glass reflected it, but she did not see the changing play of expression which gave it its charm the infinite pity, the sympathy, the sweet womanliness which drew towards her all who were in doubt and in trouble, even as poor slow-moving Charles Westmacott had been drawn to her that night. She was herself, she thought, outside the pale of love.
General Westmacott waited for two hours on the summit and, supposing that General Kempster could not make his way up, was about to withdraw his men; as large bodies of the enemy were seen, moving in a direction which threatened the left rear. As they did so, General Kempster arrived. He had experienced considerable resistance, and had lost two officers.
You will remember that its only address was 'to my good friend, W., and that will stand for Westmacott as well as Wilding." Mr. Wilding was fain to laugh at the irony of this surprising turn of things of which she brought him news; for he had neither knowledge nor suspicion of the machinations of his friend Trenchard, to which these events were due.
It was after dinner, and through the open French window of the dining-room a clear view was to be had of the tennis court and the players. A set had just been finished, and young Charles Westmacott was hitting up the balls as high as he could send them in the middle of the ground. Doctor Walker and Mrs.
The top ridge had been proved to be absolutely a death passage, but there was another path, by which General Westmacott had forced his way up, three days before, and which was shorter across the open zone of fire. A fresh regiment was to take the lead. The colonel collected his men at the edge of the nullah, and said: "Gordons, the general says that the position must be taken, at all costs.
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