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I ventured to hint an inquiry as to their means of prosecuting their journey. The old lady understood the intention, and took it kindly. That afternoon I left Coblenz for England. On a certain Wednesday of the present year, after enjoying the excellent acting of Bouffé in two of his best characters, I paused a moment to speak to a friend in the crowded lobby of the St James's Theatre.
Wasn't it sweet for him to put it that way right off, ma. 'Mother Coblenz, he says." "He's a good boy, Selene. It'll be a proud day for me and gramaw. Gramaw mustn't miss none of it. He's a good boy and a fine family." "That's why, mamma, we got to to do it up right." "Lester knows, child, he's not marrying a rich girl." "A girl don't have to be rich to get married right."
Shila Coblenz, of not too fulsome but the hour-glass proportions of two decades ago, smiled, her black eyes, ever so quick to dart, receding slightly as the cheeks lifted. "Two twenty-five, Milt, for those ribbed assorted sizes and reinforced heels. Leave or take. Bergdorff & Sloan will quote me the whole mill at that price." With his chest across the counter and legs out violently behind, Mr.
The Comte de Noce had returned from Coblenz at a time when it was dangerous for the nobility to be found in France. No one had such courage and such kindness, such craft and such recklessness as this aristocrat.
Renunciation of the treaties of Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest. Delivery to and occupation by American and allied troops within nineteen days, of Mayence, Coblenz and Cologne, together with their bridgeheads. The return within fifteen days, of all inhabitants removed from invaded countries, including hostages and persons under trial or convicted.
It was vain, therefore, at the present time, to hope that the establishment of the direct communication between Metz and Verdun might pass into the hands of the invaders. On the other hand, there was a direct line of railway running through Rheims, Rethel, Mezières to the great war depot, Coblenz on the Rhine. A branch line from Metz, through Luxemburg, thus gave communication to the eastern wing.
Coblenz, he says, 'that you want to make that trip, just you let me know. Before the war there wasn't a year I didn't cross the water twice, maybe three times, for the firm. I don't know there's much I can do; it ain't so easy to arrange for Russia, but, just the same, you let me know when you're ready to make that trip. Just like that he said it. That from Mark Haas!"
She dropped down into the upholstered chair beside the base-burner, the pink and moisture of exertion out in her face, took to fanning herself with the end of a face-towel flung across her arm. "Poor gramaw!" she said. "Poor gramaw!" Miss Coblenz sat down on the edge of a slim, home-gilded chair, and took to gathering the blue-silk dress into little plaits at her knee.
Here, work some more, dearie till Selene comes with your evening papers." With her profile still to the chair-back, a tear oozed down the corrugated surface of Mrs. Horowitz's cheek. Another. "Now, mamma! Now, mamma!" "I got a heaviness here inside. I got a heaviness " Mrs. Coblenz slid down to her knees beside the chair. "Now, mamma; shame on my little mamma!
There was a large company of soldiers stopped too, part of the garrison of Ehrenbreitstein that had been over to attend a parade on the public square at Coblenz, and were now going home, so that Rollo was not sorry for the detention, as it gave him a fine opportunity to see the soldiers, and to examine the Prussian uniform.
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