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The whole winding-up is unnatural, and the process of turning the organizing chief of a great warlike confederacy into a Sunday-school hero is only saved from being commonplace by being absurd. Far more singular, however, was the central idea of "The Sea Lions," the story that followed.
The people of the house knew what to do; the proper authorities were soon brought; and they took an equable business-like possession of the deceased, and of what had been his property, with no greater disturbance of manner or countenance than usually attends the winding-up of a clock.
I don't want to say anything unpleasant, but I can't help it. I've seen men dying before and I've seen men shot. But it always seemed more natural; they were not so clever as you. Damnation damnation! You might have done something better than this. It's about the meanest winding-up of a man's affairs that I can imagine!" Valentin feebly waved his hand to and fro. "Don't insist don't insist!
For my own sake, if for no other reason, I hurried along the winding-up of Bryce's affairs. I saw, or fancied I saw, that the sooner I left the house the better would Moira be pleased. For when all was said and done there could be no denying that things were far from satisfactory.
Those who knew the country judged that the Kalmucks were making for a large fresh-water lake about seven or eight miles distant; they were right; and to that point the Imperial cavalry was ordered up; and it was precisely in that spot, and about three hours after and at noon-day on the 8th of September, that the great Exodus of the Kalmuck Tartars was brought to a final close, and with a scene of such memorable and hellish fury, as formed an appropriate winding-up to an expedition in all its parts and details so awfully disastrous.
"I understand enough," said Jacqueline, in a very low voice, and kissed her cousin upon the brow. Rand closed the heavy ledger. "It is all straight," he said. "It's as straight as if 'twas a winding-up forever," answered Tom. "Are you going home now?" "Yes." "There's almost nothing on the docket. I've seen no such general clearance since you began to practise and took me in.
And his winding-up was the coolest thing of all. For he told them how, at the funeral of our old King, the French King-at-Arms had broken his staff of office over the coffin of "Charles VI. and his dynasty," at the same time saying, in a loud voice, "God grant long life to Henry, King of France and England, our sovereign lord!" and then he asked them to join him in a hearty Amen to that!
Every plan that could facilitate packing and winding-up affairs at Abermouth, every errand and arrangement that could expedite their departure by one minute, was done by Ruth with stern promptitude. She spared herself in nothing.
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