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Dangerous Discord in North Holland Leicester's Resignation arrives Enmity of Willoughby and Maurice Willoughby's dark Picture of Affairs Hatred between States and Leicestrians Maurice's Answer to the Queen's Charges End of Sonoy's Rebellion Philip foments the Civil War in France League's Threats and Plots against Henry Mucio arrives in Paris He is received with Enthusiasm The King flies, and Spain triumphs in Paris States expostulate with the Queen English Statesmen still deceived Deputies from Netherland Churches Hold Conference with the Queen And present long Memorials More Conversations with the Queen National Spirit of England and Holland Dissatisfaction with Queen's Course Bitter Complaints of Lord Howard Want of Preparation in Army and Navy Sanguine Statements of Leicester Activity of Parma The painful Suspense continues.
Chosroes was justly offended, and might fairly have considered that a casus belli had arisen; but he allowed himself to be pacified by the representations of Maurice's envoy, George, and consented not to break the peace on account of so small a matter.
"Yes," she answered. "It is yours." "You love me then, Lily?" "Yes, I love you, Maurice." There was no tremor in her voice. There was no shame in her eyes. Alone in her chamber on the night of Maurice's confession she had flushed and trembled. Now she stood before him and made this great acknowledgement simply and fearlessly.
Bending her head and blushing with confusion under Maurice's ardent gaze, the pretty Maria ends by murmuring the fatal "Yes." Then she sees Maurice turn pale with joy, and he says to her, "I must talk to you alone; not before these bores." She replies: "But how? It is impossible!"
Buckley, who knew the proprietor well, and for whom a letter was reposing in the pocket of Maurice's coat.
As Lucia went up the staircase, the slight stimulus of excitement which Maurice's presence had supplied, died out, and she began to be conscious of a horrible depression and sense of vacancy. She went up with a step that grew more tired and languid at every movement, till she reached the door where Claudine was having a little gossip with the concierge.
In the spring of 1625 the prince became so seriously ill that he asked the States-General to appoint his brother commander-in-chief in his stead. Feeling his end drawing near, Maurice's chief wish was to see Frederick Henry married before his death. Frederick Henry, like Maurice himself, had never shown any inclination for wedlock and there was no heir to the family.
He had not yet quite forgiven his faithless ally, and he meant to make a new treaty, now that he was on the spot to see it carried out. "I am afraid," he began, "that my coming so unexpectedly must have startled you a little, but I thought it was best not to write." Mrs. Costello could not help smiling she was quite conscious of her tactics having been surpassed by Maurice's.
Tell me, Ada, had you any notion that that lad, Gerald Underwood, was engaged to Dolores Mohun?" "No; who told you?" "Mysie let it out. She had been warned not to mention it till his position was ascertained, Maurice's consent and all." "I must say Mysie should have spoken. It was not fair towards me to keep it back."
Maurice's faculty as an interpreter of Scripture, let him study the two volumes on the Gospel and the Epistles of St. I mention these only as peculiar examples of Mr. Maurice's power.
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