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On the 27th January he consulted M. Mocatta and I. L. Goldsmid respecting the application to Parliament in favour of removing the disabilities of the Jews. On the 31st January he attended a meeting of the deputies of the Synagogues at the house of Moses Mocatta; there were twelve present, besides Mr I. L. Goldsmid and Mr Thomas M. Pearce.
There are two classes of people who hope to do something one waits for the opportunity to occur, the other goes in search of it and seldom fails in the search. Pearce Ripley belonged to the latter class.
This is one of those occasions when experience is valuable, and I shall be glad to have your opinion as to which plan is the better." Pearce, meanwhile, had been peering through the glass again; but when I finished speaking he laid it down and turned to me. "'Pon my word, Mr Delamere, it's very difficult to say," he answered.
Sigel retreated in perfect order, and managed his artillery so well that the pursuing cavalry were kept at a distance, while he marched with his train through Carthage, and fifteen miles beyond, before halting. That night and next morning Jackson was heavily reinforced by Price, who brought from the south several thousand Arkansas and Texas troops, under General Ben. McCulloch and General Pearce.
"Yes, as midshipmen we were together, I believe," answered Harry, superciliously; "but really it is difficult to remember all one's old shipmates." Pearce under some circumstances would have been inclined to laugh at Harry Verner's impudence, but it was very evident that the lieutenant wished to pick a quarrel with him, which was by all means to be avoided.
He could not only see, but could as readily overhear any conversation that might occur. Glancing into the room, he saw Tom Pearce, whom he had seen many times before on board several of the boats that sail over the bay.
Beth heard with surprise that the hearthrug was one which Aunt Victoria had worked herself as a present for Prentice when she married. Prentice was now Mrs. Pearce, but Aunt Victoria always called her Prentice. The hearthrug was like a Turkey carpet, only softer, deeper, and richer. Aunt Victoria had sat on Chippendale chairs in her youth, and she was happy amongst them.
When he arose he was shaking his head. Evidently he had decided that Pearce was not the man to whom he had married Joan. "Please remove your mask," he said to Joan. She did so, swiftly, without a tremor. The preacher peered into her face again, as he had upon the night he had married her to Jim. He faced Kells again. "I am beyond your threats," he said, now with calmness.
Pearce swayed upright, like a tree chopped at the roots, and then fell, face up, eyes set dead. The bandit leader stood over him with the smoking gun. "My Gawd, Jack!" gasped Handy Oliver. "You swore no one would pull a gun an' here you've killed him yourself!... YOU'VE DOUBLE-CROSSED YOURSELF! An' if I die for it I've got to tell you Red wasn't lyin' then!"
Cleve slowly lowered the gun and stepped back. Evidently that satisfied him. But Joan had an intuitive feeling that Pearce lied. "You want to be careful how you talk about me," said Cleve. Kells purled out a suspended breath and he flung the sweat from his brow. There was about him, perhaps more than the others, a dark realization of how close the call had been for Pearce.
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