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James could not be King in effect: but he must still continue to be King in semblance. Writs must still run in his name. His image and superscription must still appear on the coin and on the Great Seal.

JAMES COULD NOT BE KING IN EFFECT BUT HE MUST STILL CONTINUE TO BE KING IN SEMBLANCE WRITS MUST STILL RUN IN HIS NAME HIS IMAGE AND SUPERSCRIPTION MUST STILL APPEAR ON THE COIN AND ON THE GREAT SEAL

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But here the entrance of Frances and Euphemia put an unfortunate stop to the conversation, for this was not a subject which could be discussed before young people.

BUT HERE THE ENTRANCE OF FRANCES AND EUPHEMIA PUT AN UNFORTUNATE STOP TO THE CONVERSATION FOR THIS WAS NOT A SUBJECT WHICH COULD BE DISCUSSED BEFORE YOUNG PEOPLE

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1401

The most formidable insurrection, indeed the only really formidable one, broke out in the county of Wexford, a county in which it was stated there were not 200 sworn United Irishmen, and which Lord Edward Fitzgerald had altogether omitted from his official list of counties organized in the month of February.

THE MOST FORMIDABLE INSURRECTION INDEED THE ONLY REALLY FORMIDABLE ONE BROKE OUT IN THE COUNTY OF WEXFORD A COUNTY IN WHICH IT WAS STATED THERE WERE NOT TWO HUNDRED SWORN UNITED IRISHMEN AND WHICH LORD EDWARD FITZGERALD HAD ALTOGETHER OMITTED FROM HIS OFFICIAL LIST OF COUNTIES ORGANIZED IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

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1212

"There's a lot of room cut to waste," pursued Soames. Bosinney began to walk about, and Soames did not like the expression on his face. "The principle of this house," said the architect, "was that you should have room to breathe—like a gentleman!"

THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM CUT TO WASTE PURSUED SOLMES VASI BEGAN TO WALK ABOUT AND SOLMES DID NOT LIKE THE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE THE PRINCIPLE OF THIS HOUSE SAID THE ARCHITECT WAS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ROOM TO BREATHE LIKE A GENTLEMAN

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1401

She was only content when "working," and however the Cragg mystery developed or resulted, her efforts to solve it were sure to sharpen her wits and add to her practical knowledge of her future craft.

SHE WAS ONLY CONTENT WHEN WORKING AND HOWEVER THE CRAG MYSTERY DEVELOPED OR RESULTED HER EFFORTS TO SOLVE IT WERE SURE TO SHARPEN HER WITS AND ADD TO HER PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF HER FUTURE CRAFT

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1166

Incidents of this kind are frequent; and every day teems with fresh absurdities, which are too gross to make a thinking man merry.

INCIDENTS OF THIS KIND ARE FREQUENT AND EVERY DAY TEEMS WITH FRESH ABSURDITIES WHICH ARE TOO GROSS TO MAKE A THINKING MAN MERRY

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1066

Without a greater sacrifice of human life than I am willing to make, all cannot be accomplished that I had designed outside of the city."

WITHOUT A GREATER SACRIFICE OF HUMAN LIFE THAN I AM WILLING TO MAKE ALL CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED THAT I HAD DESIGNED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY

1992

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1259

After he discovered my situation, he was like a restless spirit from the pit. He came every day; and I was subjected to such insults as no pen can describe. I would not describe them if I could; they were too low, too revolting.

AFTER HE DISCOVERED MY SITUATION HE WAS LIKE A RESTLESS SPIRIT FROM THE PIT HE CAME EVERY DAY AND I WAS SUBJECTED TO SUCH INSULTS AS NO PEN CAN DESCRIBE I WOULD NOT DESCRIBE THEM IF I COULD THEY WERE TOO LOW TOO REVOLTING

1706

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May re!" called a voice from the house. "Yes, Mamma!" "You an' Cap'n Bill come in to supper."

MAY RIE CALLED A VOICE FROM THE HOUSE YES MAMMA YOU AND CAP'N BILL COME IN TO SUPPER

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1401

We shall, therefore, speak of all the localities we may have occasion to mention as on or near one of the four main roads of the county, the Dublin, Carlow, Boss, and Waterford roads.

WE SHALL THEREFORE SPEAK OF ALL THE LOCALITIES WE MAY HAVE OCCASION TO MENTION AS ON OR NEAR ONE OF THE FOUR MAIN ROADS OF THE COUNTY THE DUBLIN CARLO BOSS AND WATERFORD ROADS

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1316

At this time he learned that he had a chance of escaping on board of a ship which lay off Brentisland.

AT THIS TIME HE LEARNED THAT HE HAD A CHANCE OF ESCAPING ON BOARD OF A SHIP WHICH LAY OFF BRENTICELAND

775

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107

X pranced in, in his long night garment, with a candle, young Z after him with another candle; a procession swept in at another door, with candles and lanterns landlord and two German guests in their nightgowns and a chambermaid in hers. I looked around; I was at Harris's bed, a Sabbath day's journey from my own.

X PRANCED IN IN HIS LONG NIGHT GARMENT WITH A CANDLE YOUNG Z AFTER HIM WITH ANOTHER CANDLE A PROCESSION SWEPT IN AT ANOTHER DOOR WITH CANDLES AND LANTERNS LANDLORD AND TWO GERMAN GUESTS IN THEIR NIGHTGOWNS AND A CHAMBERMAID IN HERS I LOOKED AROUND I WAS AT HARRIS'S BED A SABBATH DAY'S JOURNEY FROM MY OWN

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1401

It was wearisome work and she began to tire of it. On the fourth day, as she was "visiting" with Ingua, she asked: "Has your grandfather had any sleepless nights lately?" "I don't know," was the reply. "But he ain't walked any, as he sometimes does, for I hain't heard him go out."

IT WAS WEARISOME WORK AND SHE BEGAN TO TIRE OF IT ON THE FOURTH DAY AS SHE WAS VISITING WITH ENGLA SHE ASKED HAS YOUR GRANDFATHER HAD ANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS LATELY I DON'T KNOW WAS THE REPLY BUT HE AIN'T WALKED ANY AS HE SOMETIMES DOES FOR I HAIN'T HEARD HIM GO OUT

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"I really, my dear, described to you a manner?" the Colonel, clearly, from want of habit, scarce recognised himself in the imputation.

I REALLY MY DEAR DESCRIBE TO YOU A MANNER THE COLONEL CLEARLY FROM WANT OF HABIT SCARCE RECOGNIZED HIMSELF IN THE IMPUTATION

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1212

"In architecture," he went on—and though looking at Soames he did not seem to see him, which gave Soames an unpleasant feeling—"as in life, you'll get no self respect without regularity.

IN ARCHITECTURE HE WENT ON AND THOUGH LOOKING AT SOLMES HE DID NOT SEEM TO SEE HIM WHICH GAVE SULMS AN UNPLEASANT FEELING AS IN LIFE YOU'LL GET NO SELF RESPECT WITHOUT REGULARITY

1022

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1066

Everything being ready, on the night of May 4, Meade threw five bridges across the Rapidan, and before the following night the whole Union army, with its trains, was across the stream moving southward by the left flank, past the right flank of the Confederates.

EVERYTHING BEING READY ON THE NIGHT OF MAY FOURTH MEAD THROUGH FIVE BRIDGES ACROSS THE RAPIDAN AND BEFORE THE FOLLOWING NIGHT THE WHOLE UNION ARMY WITH ITS TRAINS WAS ACROSS THE STREAM MOVING SOUTHWARD BY THE LEFT FLANK PAST THE RIGHT FLANK OF THE CONFEDERATES

1992

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1166

I have known a negro driver, from Jamaica, pay over night, to the master of one of the rooms, sixty five guineas for tea and coffee to the company, and leave Bath next morning, in such obscurity, that not one of his guests had the slightest idea of his person, or even made the least inquiry about his name.

I HAVE KNOWN A NEGRO DRIVER FROM JAMAICA PAY OVERNIGHT TO THE MASTER OF ONE OF THE ROOMS SIXTY FIVE GUINEAS FOR TEA AND COFFEE TO THE COMPANY AND LEAVE BATH NEXT MORNING IN SUCH OBSCURITY THAT NOT ONE OF HIS GUESTS HAD THE SLIGHTEST IDEA OF HIS PERSON OR EVEN MADE THE LEAST INQUIRY ABOUT HIS NAME

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1259

My child bore a strong resemblance to her father, and to the deceased Mrs. Sands, her grandmother. He noticed this; and while I stood before him, trembling with weakness, he heaped upon me and my little one every vile epithet he could think of. Even the grandmother in her grave did not escape his curses.

MY CHILD BORE A STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO HER FATHER AND TO THE DECEASED MISSUS SAMMS HER GRANDMOTHER HE NOTICED THIS AND WHILE I STOOD BEFORE HIM TREMBLING WITH WEAKNESS HE HEAPED UPON ME AND MY LITTLE ONE EVERY VILE EPITHET HE COULD THINK OF EVEN THE GRANDMOTHER IN HER GRAVE DID NOT ESCAPE HIS CURSES

1706

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1085

Meanwhile Oldenbarneveldt and the other prisoners had been confined in separate rooms in the Binnenhof and were treated with excessive harshness and severity. They were permitted to have no communication with the outside world, no books, paper or writing materials; and the conditions of their imprisonment were such as to be injurious to health. A commission was appointed by the States General to examine the accused, and it began its labours in November.

MEANWHILE OLDEN BARNIFELT AND THE OTHER PRISONERS HAD BEEN CONFINED IN SEPARATE ROOMS IN THE BINENHOF AND WERE TREATED WITH EXCESSIVE HARSHNESS AND SEVERITY THEY WERE PERMITTED TO HAVE NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD NO BOOKS PAPER OR WRITING MATERIALS AND THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR IMPRISONMENT WERE SUCH AS TO BE INJURIOUS TO HEALTH A COMMISSION WAS APPOINTED BY THE STATES GENERAL TO EXAMINE THE ACCUSED AND IT BEGAN ITS LABORS IN NOVEMBER

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1401

On the day succeeding these arrests, being Whitsunday, Father John Murphy, parish priest of Kilcormick, the son of a small farmer of the neighbourhood, educated in Spain, on coming to his little wayside chapel, found it laid in ashes.

ON THE DAY SUCCEEDING THESE ARRESTS BEING WHIT SUNDAY FATHER JOHN MURPHY PARISH PRIEST OF KILCORIC THE SON OF A SMALL FARMER OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD EDUCATED IN SPAIN ON COMING TO HIS LITTLE WAYSIDE CHAPEL FOUND IT LAID IN ASHES

2885

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1212

Philip was the only one _he_ liked. I've heard him talk in the queerest way; he once said to me: 'My dear fellow, never let your poor wife know what you're thinking of!' But I didn't follow his advice; not I! An eccentric man!

PHILIP WAS THE ONLY ONE HE LIKED I'VE HEARD HIM TALK IN THE QUEEREST HE ONCE SAID TO ME MY DEAR FELLOW NEVER LET YOUR POOR WIFE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING OF BUT I DIDN'T FOLLOW HIS ADVICE NOT I AN ECCENTRIC MAN

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In the village were many boys and girls of her own age, but she never had as much fun playing with them as she had wandering by the sea accompanied by the old sailor and listening to his fascinating stories.

IN THE VILLAGE WERE MANY BOYS AND GIRLS OF HER OWN AGE BUT SHE NEVER HAD AS MUCH FUN PLAYING WITH THEM AS SHE HAD WANDERING BY THE SEA ACCOMPANIED BY THE OLD SAILOR AND LISTENING TO HIS FASCINATING STORIES

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I believed I could dress in the dark without waking Harris. I had banished my shoes after the mouse, but my slippers would do for a summer night. So I rose softly, and gradually got on everything down to one sock. I couldn't seem to get on the track of that sock, any way I could fix it.

I BELIEVED I COULD DRESS IN THE DARK WITHOUT WAKING HARRIS I BANISHED MY SHOES AFTER THE MOUSE BUT MY SLIPPERS WOULD DO FOR A SUMMER NIGHT SO I ROSE SOFTLY AND GRADUALLY GOT ON EVERYTHING DOWN TO ONE SOCK I COULDN'T SEEM TO GET ON THE TRACK OF THAT SOCK ANY WAY I COULD FIX IT

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1345

That evening, when Aunt Hester had just got off to sleep in the back bedroom that used to be Aunt Juley's before Aunt Juley took Aunt Ann's, her door was opened, and Mrs. Small, in a pink night cap, a candle in her hand, entered: "Hester!" she said. "Hester!"

THAT EVENING WHEN AUNT HESTER HAD JUST GOT OFF TO SLEEP IN THE BACK BEDROOM THAT USED TO BE AUNT JULEY'S BEFORE AUNT JULEY TOOK AUNT ANNE'S HER DOOR WAS OPENED AND MISSUS SMALL IN A PINK NIGHT CAP A CANDLE IN HER HAND ENTERED HESTER SHE SAID HESTER

1022

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1316

But, in the wide interval which separated the bigots who still clung to the doctrines of Filmer from the enthusiasts who still dreamed the dreams of Harrington, there was room for many shades of opinion. If we neglect minute subdivisions, we shall find that the great majority of the nation and of the Convention was divided into four bodies.

BUT IN THE WIDE INTERVAL WHICH SEPARATED THE BIGOTS WHO STILL CLUNG TO THE DOCTRINES OF FILMER FROM THE ENTHUSIASTS WHO STILL DREAMED THE DREAMS OF HARRINGTON THERE WAS ROOM FOR MANY SHADES OF OPINION IF WE NEGLECT MINUTE SUBDIVISIONS WE SHALL FIND THAT THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE NATION AND OF THE CONVENTION WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR BODIES

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1401

Slowly the outer door opened and a form appeared in the doorway. It was a mere shadow, at first, but it deliberately advanced to the table, struck a match and lighted a small kerosene lamp. She was face to face with Old Swallowtail.

SLOWLY THE OUTER DOOR OPENED AND A FORM APPEARED IN THE DOORWAY IT WAS A MERE SHADOW AT FIRST BUT IT DELIBERATELY ADVANCED TO THE TABLE STRUCK A MATCH AND LIGHTED A SMALL KEROSENE LAMP SHE WAS FACE TO FACE WITH OLD SWALLOW TAIL

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1066

Sudden as was the advance, it did not escape the vigilant observation of Lee, who instantly threw his force against the flanks of the Union columns, and for two days there raged in that difficult, broken, and tangled region known as the Wilderness, a furious battle of detachments along a line five miles in length.

SUDDEN AS WAS THE ADVANCE IT DID NOT ESCAPE THE VIGILANT OBSERVATION OF LEE WHO INSTANTLY THREW HIS FORCE AGAINST THE FLANKS OF THE UNION COLUMNS AND FOR TWO DAYS THERE RAGED IN THAT DIFFICULT BROKEN AND TANGLED REGION KNOWN AS THE WILDERNESS A FURIOUS BATTLE OF DETACHMENTS ALONG A LINE FIVE MILES IN LENGTH

1992

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1166

Each of them apart, in succeeding conferences, expatiated upon his own particular grievances; and they were all malcontents at bottom Over and above their personal disasters, they thought themselves unfortunate in the lottery of life.

EACH OF THEM APART IN SUCCEEDING CONFERENCES EXPATIATED UPON HIS OWN PARTICULAR GRIEVANCES AND THEY WERE ALL MALCONTENTS AT BOTTOM OVER AND ABOVE THEIR PERSONAL DISASTERS THEY THOUGHT THEMSELVES UNFORTUNATE IN THE LOTTERY OF LIFE

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1259

I knew she had enough to sadden her life, without having my troubles to bear. When she saw the doctor treat me with violence, and heard him utter oaths terrible enough to palsy a man's tongue, she could not always hold her peace. It was natural and motherlike that she should try to defend me; but it only made matters worse.

I KNEW SHE HAD ENOUGH TO SADDEN HER LIFE WITHOUT HAVING MY TROUBLES TO BEAR WHEN SHE SAW THE DOCTOR TREAT ME WITH VIOLENCE AND HEARD HIM UTTER OATHS TERRIBLE ENOUGH TO PALSY A MAN'S TONGUE SHE COULD NOT ALWAYS HOLD HER PEACE IT WAS NATURAL AND MOTHER LIKE THAT SHE SHOULD TRY TO DEFEND ME BUT IT ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE

1706

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1212

The movement itself, apparently, made him once more stand off. He had felt on his nearer approach the high temperature of the question. "Perhaps that's just what she's doing: showing him how much she's letting him alone pointing it out to him from day to day."

THE MOVEMENT ITSELF APPARENTLY MADE HIM ONCE MORE STAND OFF HE HAD FELT ON HIS NEARER APPROACH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF THE QUESTION PERHAPS THAT'S JUST WHAT SHE'S DOING SHOWING HIM HOW MUCH SHE'S LETTING HIM ALONE POINTING IT OUT TO HIM FROM DAY TO DAY

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Now this engagement is the best thing that could have happened—keep him steady; he's one of those that go to bed all day and stay up all night, simply because they've no method; but no vice about him—not an ounce of vice. Old Forsyte's a rich man!"

NOW THIS ENGAGEMENT IS THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED KEEP HIM STEADY HE'S ONE OF THOSE THAT GO TO BED ALL DAY AND STAY UP ALL NIGHT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'VE NO METHOD BUT NO VICE ABOUT HIM NOT AN OUNCE OF VICE O FORESIGHT'S A RICH MAN

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1085

But a number of the representative towns in Holland, and among them Amsterdam, declined to enforce the resolution.

BUT A NUMBER OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TOWNS INLLAND AND AMONG THEM AMSTERDAM DECLINED TO ENFORCE THE RESOLUTION

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Along at first I was mentally offering a reward of five six seven ten dollars for that mouse; but toward the last I was offering rewards which were entirely beyond my means.

ALONG AT FIRST I WAS MENTALLY OFFERING A REWARD OF FIVE SIX SEVEN OR TEN DOLLARS FOR THAT MOUSE BUT TOWARD THE LAST I WAS OFFERING REWARDS WHICH WERE ENTIRELY BEYOND MY MEANS

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"Mermaids," he said gravely, "is the most beautiful creatures in the world or the water, either. You know what they're like, Trot, they's got a lovely lady's form down to the waist, an' then the other half of 'em's a fish, with green an' purple an' pink scales all down it."

MERMAIDS HE SAID GRAVELY IS THE MOST BEAUTIFULLEST CREETURS IN THE WORLD OR IN THE WATER EITHER YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LIKE TROT THEY'S GOT A LOVELY LADY'S FORM DOWN TO THE WAIST AND THEN THE OTHER HALF OF EM IS A FISH WITH GREEN AND PURPLE AND PINK SCALES ALL ADOWN IT

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1345

And symbolizing Bosinney's name "the big one," with his great stature and bulk, his thick white hair, his puffy immovable shaven face, he looked more primeval than ever in the highly upholstered room.

AND SYMBOLIZING BASSINNY'S NAME THE BIG ONE WITH HIS GREAT STATURE AND BULK HIS THICK WHITE HAIR HIS PUFFY IMMOVABLE SHAVEN FACE HE LOOKED MORE PRIMEVAL THAN EVER IN THE HIGHLY UPHOLSTERED ROOM

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1401

You must not consider Josie O'Gorman an especially brave girl, for she had no thought of fear in such solitary wanderings.

YOU MUST NOT CONSIDER JOSIO GORMAN AN ESPECIALLY BRAVE GIRL FOR SHE HAD NO THOUGHT OF FEAR IN SUCH SOLITARY WANDERINGS

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On came the confident Walpole, never dreaming that these silent thickets were so soon to re echo the cries of the onslaught. The 4th dragoon guards, the Ancient Britons, under Sir Watkyn Wynne, the Antrim militia, under Colonel Cope, had all entered the defile before the ambuscade was discovered.

ON CAME THE CONFIDENT WALPOLE NEVER DREAMING THAT THESE SILENT THICKETS WERE SOON TO RE ECHO THE CRIES OF THE ONSLAUGHT THE FOURTH DRAGOON GUARDS THE ANCIENT BRITONS UNDER SIR WATKIN WYNN THE ANTRA MILITIA UNDER COLONEL COPE HAD ALL ENTERED THE DEFILE BEFORE THE AMBUSCADE WAS DISCOVERED

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1166

You and I, Lewis, having been always together, never tasted friendship in this high gout, contracted from long absence.

YOU AND I LOUIS HAVING BEEN ALWAYS TOGETHER NEVER TASTED FRIENDSHIP IN THIS HIGH GOUT CONTRACTED FROM LONG ABSENCE

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1212

Bosinney's uncle by marriage, Baynes, of Baynes and Bildeboy, a Forsyte in instincts if not in name, had but little that was worthy to relate of his brother in law. "An odd fellow!" he would say: "always spoke of his three eldest boys as 'good creatures, but so dull'; they're all doing capitally in the Indian Civil!

VASSINNY'S UNCLE BY MARRIAGE BAINES OF BAINES AND BUILDA BOY A FORESIGHT IN INSTINCTS IF NOT IN NAME HAD BUT LITTLE THAT WAS WORTHY TO RELATE OF HIS BROTHER IN LAW AN ODD FELLOW HE WOULD SAY ALWAYS SPOKE OF HIS THREE ELDEST BOYS AS GOOD CREATURES BUT SO DULL THEY'RE ALL DOING CAPITALLY IN THE INDIAN CIVIL

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It included about one half of the House of Lords, about one third of the House of Commons, a majority of the country gentlemen, and at least nine tenths of the clergy; but it was torn by dissensions, and beset on every side by difficulties.

IT INCLUDED ABOUT ONE HALF OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS A MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRY GENTLEMEN AND AT LEAST NINE TENTHS OF THE CLERGY BUT IT WAS TORN BY DISSENSIONS AND BESET ON EVERY SIDE BY DIFFICULTIES

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"And how do you think then," the Colonel asked with interest, "that, when together, they SHOULD do? The less they do, one would say, the better if you see so much in it."

AND HOW DO YOU THINK THEN THE COLONEL ASKED WITH INTEREST THAT WHEN TOGETHER THEY SHOULD DO THE LESS THEY DO ONE WOULD SAY THE BETTER IF YOU SEE SO MUCH IN IT

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There she had presented me for baptism, without any reason to feel ashamed. She had been married, and had such legal rights as slavery allows to a slave. The vows had at least been sacred to _her_, and she had never violated them.

THERE SHE HAD PRESENTED ME FOR BAPTISM WITHOUT ANY REASON TO FEEL ASHAMED SHE HAD BEEN MARRIED AND HAD SUCH LEGAL RIGHTS AS SLAVERY ALLOWS TO A SLAVE THE VOWS HAD AT LEAST BEEN SACRED TO HER AND SHE HAD NEVER VIOLATED THEM

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1401

But, do you know, sir, he is well educated and intelligent. Once he studied for the priesthood or ministry, attending a theological college."

BUT DO YOU KNOW SIR HE IS WELL EDUCATED AND INTELLIGENT ONCE HE STUDIED FOR THE PRIESTHOO OR MINISTRY ATTENDING A THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

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1066

They act purely on the defensive behind breastworks, or feebly on the offensive immediately in front of them, and where, in case of repulse, they can instantly retire behind them. Without a greater sacrifice of human life than I am willing to make, all cannot be accomplished that I had designed outside of the city."

THEY ACT PURELY ON THE DEFENSIVE BEHIND BREASTWORKS OR FEEBLY ON THE OFFENSIVE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THEM AND WHERE IN CASE OF REPULSE THEY CAN INSTANTLY RETIRE BEHIND THEM WITHOUT A GREATER SACRIFICE OF HUMAN LIFE THAN I AM WILLING TO MAKE ALL CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED THAT I HAD DESIGNED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY

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He had been wrecked on desert islands like Robinson Crusoe and been attacked by cannibals, and had a host of other exciting adventures. So he was a delightful comrade for the little girl, and whatever Cap'n Bill knew Trot was sure to know in time.

HE HAD BEEN WRECKED ON DESERT ISLANDS LIKE ROBINSON CRUSOE AND HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY CANNIBALS AND HAD A HOSTST OF OTHER EXCITING ADVENTURES SO HE WAS A DELIGHTFUL COMRADE FOR THE LITTLE GIRL AND WHATEVER CAP'N BILL KNEW TROT WAS SURE TO KNOW IN TIME

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Being struck with some of their faces, I consulted the subscription book; and, perceiving the names of several old friends, began to consider the groupe with more attention.

BEING STRUCK WITH SOME OF THEIR FACES I CONSULTED THE SUBSCRIPTION BOOK AND PERCEIVING THE NAMES OF SEVERAL OLD FRIENDS BEGAN TO CONSIDER THE GROUP WITH MORE ATTENTION

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Then the landlord's party left, and the rest of us set about our preparations for breakfast, for the dawn was ready to break. I glanced furtively at my pedometer, and found I had made 47 miles. But I did not care, for I had come out for a pedestrian tour anyway.

THEN THE LANDLORD'S PARTY LEFT AND THE REST OF US SET ABOUT OUR PREPARATIONS FOR BREAKFAST FOR THE DAWN WAS READY TO BREAK I GLANCED FURTIVELY AT MY PEDOMETER AND FOUND I HAD MADE FORTY SEVEN MILES BUT I DID NOT CARE FOR I HAD COME OUT FOR A PEDESTRIAN TOUR ANYWAY

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Captain Matthew Keogh, a retired officer of the regular army, aged but active, was made governor of the town, in which a couple of hundred armed men were left as his guards.

CAPTAIN MATTHEW KIO A RETIRED OFFICER OF THE REGULAR ARMY AGED BUT ACTIVE WAS MADE GOVERNOR OF THE TOWN IN WHICH A COUPLE OF HUNDRED ARMED MEN WERE LEFT AS HIS GUARDS

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Maurice, with the deputation from the States General and a large suite, left the Hague only a little later than De Groot and his companions, and reached Utrecht on the evening of the 25th. This strange situation lasted for several days, and much parleying and several angry discussions took place.

MORRIS WITH A DEPUTATION FROM THE STATES GENERAL AND A LARGE SUITE LEFT THE HAGUE ONLY A LITTLE LATER THAN D'HROT AND HIS COMPANIONS AND REACHED UTRECHT ON THE EVENING OF THE TWENTY FIFTH THIS STRANGE SITUATION LASTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND MUCH PARLEYING AND SEVERAL ANGRY DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE

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Among those ministers Perth, as filling the great place of Chancellor, as standing high in the royal favour, as an apostate from the reformed faith, and as the man who had first introduced the thumbscrew into the jurisprudence of his country, was the most detested.

AMONG THOSE MINISTERS PERTH AS FILLING THE GREAT PLACE OF CHANCELLOR AS STANDING HIGH IN THE ROYAL FAVOUR AS AN APOSTATE FROM THE REFORMED FAITH AND AS THE MAN WHO HAD FIRST INTRODUCED THE THUMBSCREW INTO THE JURISPRUDENCE OF HIS COUNTRY WAS THE MOST DETESTED

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My own opinion is that he feared his ungovernable temper would lead to his undoing. I am positive that his hysterical fury, when aroused, has gotten him into trouble many times, even in this patient community."

MY OWN OPINION IS THAT HE FEARED HIS UNGOVERNABLE TEMPER WOULD LEAD TO HIS UNDOING I AM POSITIVE THAT HIS HYSTERICAL FURY WHEN AROUSED HAS GOTTEN HIM INTO TROUBLE MANY TIMES EVEN IN THIS PATIENT COMMUNITY

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It was natural and motherlike that she should try to defend me; but it only made matters worse. When they told me my new born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before.

IT WAS NATURAL AND MOTHER LIKE THAT SHE SHOULD TRY TO DEFEND ME BUT IT ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE WHEN THEY TOLD ME MY NEW BORN BABE WAS A GIRL MY HEART WAS HEAVIER THAN IT HAD EVER BEEN BEFORE

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"And how do you think then," the Colonel asked with interest, "that, when together, they SHOULD do? The less they do, one would say, the better if you see so much in it." His wife, at this, appeared to hear him. "I don't see in it what YOU'D see. And don't, my dear," she further answered, "think it necessary to be horrid or low about them. They're the last people, really, to make anything of that sort come in right."

AND HOW DO YOU THINK THEN THE COLONEL ASKED WITH INTEREST THAT WHEN TOGETHER THEY SHOULD DO THE LESS THEY DO ONE WOULD SAY THE BETTER IF YOU SEE SO MUCH IN IT HIS WIFE AT THIS APPEARED TO HEAR HIM I DON'T SEE IN IT WHAT YOU'D SEE AND DON'T MY DEAR SHE FURTHER ANSWERED THINK IT NECESSARY TO BE HORRID OR LOW ABOUT THEM THEY'RE THE LAST PEOPLE REALLY TO MAKE ANYTHING OF THAT SORT COME IN RIGHT

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Scattered as a large portion of the Union forces were in garrisons and detachments at widely separated points, there were, of course, many details to be arranged, and a few expeditions already in progress; but these were of minor importance, and for contributory, rather than main objects, and need not here be described.

SCATTERED AS A LARGE PORTION OF THE UNION FORCES WERE IN GARRISONS AND DETACHMENTS AT WILDLY SEPARATED POINTS THERE WERE OF COURSE MANY DETAILS TO BE ARRANGED AND A FEW EXPEDITIONS ALREADY IN PROGRESS BUT THESE WERE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE AND FOR CONTRIBUTORY RATHER THAN MAIN OBJECTS AND NEED NOT HERE BE DESCRIBED

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At the end of an hour my head was in a perfect whirl and I was dead tired, fagged out. The fatigue was so great that it presently began to make some head against the nervous excitement; while imagining myself wide awake, I would really doze into momentary unconsciousness, and come suddenly out of it with a physical jerk which nearly wrenched my joints apart the delusion of the instant being that I was tumbling backward over a precipice.

AT THE END OF AN HOUR MY HEAD WAS IN A PERFECT WHIRL AND I WAS DEAD TIRED FAGGED OUT THE FATIGUE WAS SO GREAT THAT IT PRESENTLY BEGAN TO MAKE SOME HEAD AGAINST THE NERVOUS EXCITEMENT WHILE IMAGINING MYSELF WIDE AWAKE I WOULD REALLY DOZE INTO MOMENTARY UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND COME SUDDENLY OUT OF IT WITH A PHYSICAL JERK WHICH NEARLY WRENCHED MY JOINTS APART THE DELUSION OF THE INSTANT BEING THAT I WAS TUMBLING BACKWARD OVER A PRECIPICE

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1212

He would gain credit by living in a house like that—with such individual features, yet perfectly well arranged. He continued poring over the plans, while Bosinney went into his bedroom to shave and dress. The two walked back to Montpellier Square in silence, Soames watching him out of the corner of his eye.

HE WOULD GAIN CREDIT BY LIVING IN A HOUSE LIKE THAT WITH SUCH INDIVIDUAL FEATURES YET PERFECTLY WELL ARRANGED HE CONTINUED PORING OVER THE PLANS WHILE BASSINNY WENT INTO HIS BEDROOM TO SHAVE AND DRESS THE TWO WALKED BACK TO MONTPELLER'S SQUARE IN SILENCE SOLMES WATCHING HIM OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE

1022

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1345

It had that look, peculiar to some men, of having been steeped in linseed oil, with its waxed dark moustaches and the little distinguished commencements of side whiskers; and concernedly he felt the promise of a pimple on the side of his slightly curved and fattish nose.

IT HAD THAT LOOK PECULIAR TO SOME MEN OF HAVING BEEN STEEPED IN LINSEED OIL WITH ITS WAXED DARK MOUSTACHES AND THE LITTLE DISTINGUISHED COMMENCEMENTS OF SIDE WHISKERS AND CONCERNEDLY HE FELT THE PROMISE OF A PIMPLE ON THE SIDE OF HIS SLIGHTLY CURVED AND FATTISH NOSE

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"Know what about 'em, Trot?" "About their green and pink scales and pretty songs and wet hair." "They don't know, I guess. But mermaids jes' natcherly has to be like that, or they wouldn't be mermaids." She thought this over.

NO WHAT ABOUT EM TROT ABOUT THEIR GREEN AND PINK SCALES AND PRETTY SONGS AND WET HAIR THEY DON'T KNOW I GUESS BUT MERMAIDS JUST NATURALLY HAS TO BE LIKE THAT OR THEY WOULDN'T BE MERMAIDS SHE THOUGHT THIS OVER

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I cannot express the half of what I felt at this casual meeting of three or four companions, who had been so long separated, and so roughly treated by the storms of life. It was a renovation of youth; a kind of resuscitation of the dead, that realized those interesting dreams, in which we sometimes retrieve our ancient friends from the grave.

I CANNOT EXPRESS THE HALF OF WHAT I FELT AT THIS CASUAL MEETING OF THREE OR FOUR COMPANIONS WHO HAD BEEN SO LONG SEPARATED AND SO ROUGHLY TREATED BY THE STORMS OF LIFE IT WAS A RENOVATION OF YOUTH A KIND OF RESUSCITATION OF THE DEAD THAT REALIZED THOSE INTERESTING DREAMS IN WHICH WE SOMETIMES RETRIEVE OUR ANCIENT FRIENDS FROM THE GRAVE

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I feel the full weight of the responsibilities now devolving on me; and I know that if they are met, it will be due to those armies, and above all to the favor of that Providence which leads both nations and men."

I FEEL THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES NOW DEVOLVING ON ME AND I KNOW THAT IF THEY ARE MET IT WILL BE DUE TO THOSE ARMIES AND ABOVE ALL TO THE FAVOR OF THAT PROVIDENCE WHICH LEADS BOTH NATIONS AND MEN

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I was glad she was not alive, to know under what different circumstances her grandchildren were presented for baptism.

I WAS GLAD SHE WAS NOT ALIVE TO KNOW UNDER WHAT DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES HER GRANDCHILDREN WERE PRESENTED FOR BAPTISM

1706

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You must not consider Josie O'Gorman an especially brave girl, for she had no thought of fear in such solitary wanderings. Although but seventeen years of age, she had been reared from early childhood in an atmosphere of intrigue and mystery, for her detective father had been accustomed to argue his cases and their perplexities with his only child and for hours at a time he would instruct her in all the details of his profession. It was O'Gorman's ambition that his daughter might become a highly proficient female detective.

YOU MUST NOT CONSIDER JOSIO GORMAN AN ESPECIALLY BRAVE GIRL FOR SHE HAD NO THOUGHT OF FEAR IN SUCH SOLITARY WANDERINGS ALTHOUGH BUT SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE SHE HAD BEEN REARED FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF INTRIGUE AND MYSTERY FOR HER DETECTIVE FATHER HAD BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO ARGUE HIS CASES AND THEIR PERPLEXITIES WITH HIS ONLY CHILD AND FOR HOURS AT A TIME HE WOULD INSTRUCT HER IN ALL THE DETAILS OF HIS PROFESSION IT WAS O GORMAN'S AMBITION THAT HIS DAUGHTER MIGHT BECOME A HIGHLY PROFICIENT FEMALE DETECTIVE

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—to study foreign architecture—foreign! What could he expect? And there he is—a clever young fellow—doesn't make his hundred a year!

TO STUDY FOREIGN ARCHITECTURE FOREIGN WHAT COULD HE EXPECT AND THERE HE IS A CLEVER YOUNG FELLOW DOESN'T MAKE HIS HUNDRED A YEAR

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One of them only returned, the other, Mr. Fitzgerald, joined the rebels, who, continuing their march, were allowed to take possession of the county town without striking a blow.

ONE OF THEM ONLY RETURNED THE OTHER MISTER FITZGERALD JOINED THE REBELS WHO CONTINUING THEIR MARCH WERE ALLOWED TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE COUNTY TOWN WITHOUT STRIKING A BLOW

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It was, in truth, an attempt to make a middle way where there was no room for a middle way, to effect a compromise between two things which do not admit of compromise, resistance and nonresistance.

IT WAS IN TRUTH AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE A MIDDLE WAY WHERE THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR A MIDDLE WAY TO EFFECT A COMPROMISE BETWEEN TWO THINGS WHICH DO NOT ADMIT OF COMPROMISE RESISTANCE AND NONRESISTANCE

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The old sailor's face was brown as a berry. He had a fringe of hair around the back of his head and a fringe of whisker around the edge of his face, running from ear to ear and underneath his chin.

THE OLD SAILOR'S FACE WAS BROWN AS A BERRY HE HAD A FRINGE OF HAIR AROUND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND A FRINGE OF WHISKER AROUND THE EDGE OF HIS FACE RUNNING FROM EAR TO EAR AND UNDERNEATH HIS CHIN

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But I had to have it; so I went down on my hands and knees, with one slipper on and the other in my hand, and began to paw gently around and rake the floor, but with no success. I enlarged my circle, and went on pawing and raking. With every pressure of my knee, how the floor creaked! and every time I chanced to rake against any article, it seemed to give out thirty five or thirty six times more noise than it would have done in the daytime.

BUT I HAD TO HAVE IT SO I WENT DOWN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES WITH ONE SLIPPER ON AND THE OTHER IN MY HAND AND BEGAN TO PAW GENTLY AROUND AND RAKE THE FLOOR BUT WITH NO SUCCESS I ENLARGED MY CIRCLE AND WENT ON PAWING AND RAKING WITH EVERY PRESSURE OF MY KNEE HOW THE FLOOR CREAKED AND EVERY TIME I CHANCED TO RAKE AGAINST ANY ARTICLE IT SEEMED TO GIVE OUT THIRTY FIVE OR THIRTY SIX TIMES MORE NOISE THAN IT WOULD HAVE DONE IN THE DAYTIME

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They had even philosophy enough to joke upon their own calamities; such is the power of friendship, the sovereign cordial of life I afterwards found, however, that they were not without their moments, and even hours of disquiet.

THEY HAD EVEN PHILOSOPHY ENOUGH TO JOKE UPON THEIR OWN CALAMITIES SUCH IS THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP THE SOVEREIGN CORDIAL OF LIFE I AFTERWARDS FOUND HOWEVER THAT THEY WERE NOT WITHOUT THEIR MOMENTS AND EVEN HOURS OF DISQUIET

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It appeared that he had been a Lincolnshire country doctor of Cornish extraction, striking appearance, and Byronic tendencies—a well known figure, in fact, in his county. Bosinney's uncle by marriage, Baynes, of Baynes and Bildeboy, a Forsyte in instincts if not in name, had but little that was worthy to relate of his brother in law.

IT APPEARED THAT HE HAD BEEN A LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTRY DOCTOR OF CORNISH EXTRACTION STRIKING APPEARANCE AND BYRONIC TENDENCIES A WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN FACT IN HIS COUNTY VASSINNY'S UNCLE BY MARRIAGE BAINES OF BAINES AND BUILDA BOY A FORESIGHT IN INSTINCTS IF NOT IN NAME HAD BUT LITTLE THAT WAS WORTHY TO RELATE OF HIS BROTHER IN LAW

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When my baby was about to be christened, the former mistress of my father stepped up to me, and proposed to give it her Christian name.

WHEN MY BABY WAS ABOUT TO BE CHRISTENED THE FORMER MISTRESS OF MY FATHER STEPPED UP TO ME AND PROPOSED TO GIVE IT HER CHRISTIAN NAME

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1401

A small wing, built upon one side, was used by Mr. Cragg for his private apartment, but its only outlet was through the main room. At the back was a lean to shed, in which was built a narrow flight of stairs leading to a little room in the attic, where Ingua slept.

A SMALL WING BUILT UP ON ONE SIDE WAS USED BY MISTER CRAGGE FOR HIS PRIVATE APARTMENT BUT ITS ONLY OUTLET WAS THROUGH THE MAIN ROOM AT THE BACK WAS A LEAN TO SHED IN WHICH WAS BUILT A NARROW FLIGHT OF STAIRS LEADING TO A LITTLE ROOM IN THE ATTIC WHERE INGA SLEPT

2881

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The sailor man had one "meat leg" and one "hickory leg," and he often said the wooden one was the best of the two.

THE SAILOR MAN HAD ONE MEAT LEG AND ONE HICKORY LEG AND HE OFTEN SAID THE WOODEN ONE WAS THE BEST OF THE TWO

2315

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1212

What indeed had she come home for but to bury, as decently as possible, her mistake?

WHAT INDEED HAD SHE COME HOME FOR BUT TO BURY AS DECENTLY AS POSSIBLE HER MISTAKE

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The Royalist shuddered at the thought that he was allied with all that from his youth up he had most hated, with old parliamentary Captains who had stormed his country house, with old parliamentary Commissioners who had sequestrated his estate, with men who had plotted the Rye House butchery and headed the Western rebellion.

THE ROYALIST SHUDDERED AT THE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS ALIVE WITH ALL THAT FROM HIS YOUTH UP HE HAD MOST HATED WITH OLD PARLIAMENTARY CAPTAINS WHO HAD STORMED HIS COUNTRY HOUSE WITH OLD PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONERS WHO HAD SEQUESTRATED HIS ESTATE WITH MEN WHO HAD PLOTTED THE RYE HOUSE BUTCHERY AND HEADED THE WESTERN REBELLION

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English and Scottish representatives took an active part in the proceedings. The Synod decided to summon the Remonstrants to send a deputation to make their defence.

ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH REPRESENTATIVES TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN THE PROCEEDINGS THE SYNNARD DECIDED TO SUMMON THE REMONSTRANCE TO SEND A DEPUTATION TO MAKE THEIR DEFENCE

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I resolved that I would suffer all possible torture before I would disturb him a third time. The mouse eventually retired, and by and by I was sinking to sleep, when a clock began to strike; I counted till it was done, and was about to drowse again when another clock began; I counted; then the two great RATHHAUS clock angels began to send forth soft, rich, melodious blasts from their long trumpets.

I RESOLVED THAT I WOULD SUFFER ALL POSSIBLE TORTURE BEFORE I WOULD DISTURB HIM A THIRD TIME THE MOUSE EVENTUALLY RETIRED AND BY AND BY I WAS SINKING TO SLEEP WHEN A CLOCK BEGAN TO STRIKE I COUNTED TILL IT WAS DONE AND WAS ABOUT TO DROWSE AGAIN WHEN ANOTHER CLOCK BEGAN I COUNTED THEN THE TWO GREAT ROTHOUSE CLOCK OF ANGELS BEGAN TO SEND FORTH SOFT RICH MELODIOUS BLASTS FROM THEIR LONG TRUMPETS

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Butler's second attempt to seize Petersburg while Grant was marching to join him also failed, and Grant, unwilling to make any needless sacrifice, now limited his operations to the processes of a regular siege.

BUTLER'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO SEIZE PETERSBURG WHILE GRANT WAS MARCHING TO JOIN HIM ALSO FAILED AND GRANT UNWILLING TO MAKE ANY NEEDLESS SACRIFICE NOW LIMITED HIS OPERATIONS TO THE PROCESSES OF A REGULAR SIEGE

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cried June, flaring up at once; "wouldn't give that for his taste, or any of the family's!" Mrs. Small was taken aback. "Your Uncle Swithin," she said, "always had beautiful taste!

CRIED JUNE FLARING UP AT ONCE WOULDN'T GIVE THAT FOR HIS TASTE OR ANY OF THE FAMILIES MISSUS SMALL WAS TAKEN ABACK YOUR UNCLE SWIFTON SHE SAID ALWAYS HAD BEAUTIFUL TASTE

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"Don't call me a girl detective, please," pleaded Josie O'Gorman. "I'm only an apprentice at the trade, Colonel, and I have never realized more than I do at this moment the fact that I've considerable to learn before I may claim membership with the profession."

DON'T CALL ME A GIRL DETECTIVE PLEASE PLEADED JOSIE O GOREMOND I'M ONLY AN APPRENTICE AT THE TRADE COLONEL AND I HAVE NEVER REALIZED MORE THAN I DO AT THIS MOMENT THE FACT THAT I'VE CONSIDERABLE TO LEARN BEFORE I MAY CLAIM MEMBERSHIP WITH THE PROFESSION

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My friend Quin, being luckily unengaged, obliged us with his company; and, truly, this the most happy day I have passed these twenty years.

MY FRIEND QUINN BEING LUCKILY UNENGAGED OBLIGED US WITH HIS COMPANY AND TRULY THIS THE MOST HAPPY DAY I HAVE PASSED THESE TWENTY YEARS

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1345

Aunt Hester made a little movement of recoil: "Oh, ask your Aunt Julia!" she said; "I know nothing about it."

AUNT HESTER MADE A LITTLE MOVEMENT OF RECOIL OH ASK YOUR AUNT JULIA SHE SAID I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT

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He took the baby from my arms, laid it on the bed, dashed cold water in my face, took me up, and shook me violently, to restore my consciousness before any one entered the room. Just then my grandmother came in, and he hurried out of the house.

HE TOOK THE BABY FROM MY ARMS LAID IT ON THE BED DASHED COLD WATER IN MY FACE TOOK ME UP AND SHOOK ME VIOLENTLY TO RESTORE MY CONSCIOUSNESS BEFORE ANYONE ENTERED THE ROOM JUST THEN MY GRANDMOTHER CAME IN AND HE HURRIED OUT OF THE HOUSE

1706

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A cry was raised that this was a fresh force from Waterford; the disorganised multitude endeavoured to rally in turn, but before the leaders could collect their men, the town was once more in possession of the Bang's troops.

A CRY WAS RAISED THAT THIS WAS A FRESH FORCE FROM WATERFORD THE DISORGANIZED MULTITUDE ENDEAVORED TO RALLY IN TURN BUT BEFORE THE LEADERS COULD COLLECT THEIR MEN THE TOWN WAS ONCE MORE IN POSSESSION OF THE BANG'S TROOPS

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This was about the time Trot was born, and the old sailor became very fond of the baby girl.

THIS WAS ABOUT THE TIME TROT WAS BORN AND THE OLD SAILOR BECAME VERY FOND OF THE BABY GIRL

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Arran ventured to recommend a negotiation with the King. But this motion was ill received by the mover's father and by the whole assembly, and did not even find a seconder. At length resolutions were carried closely resembling the resolutions which the English Lords and Commoners had presented to the Prince a few days before.

ARRAN VENTURED TO RECOMMEND A NEGOTIATION WITH THE KING BUT THIS MOTION WAS ILL RECEIVED BY THE MOVER'S FATHER AND BY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY AND DID NOT EVEN FIND A SECONDER AT LENGTH RESOLUTIONS WERE CARRIED CLOSELY RESEMBLING THE RESOLUTIONS WHICH THE ENGLISH LORDS AND COMMONERS HAD PRESENTED TO THE PRINCE A FEW DAYS BEFORE

775

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107

Now out of an immense, a limitless distance, came a something which grew and grew, and approached, and presently was recognizable as a sound it had rather seemed to be a feeling, before. This sound was a mile away, now perhaps it was the murmur of a storm; and now it was nearer not a quarter of a mile away; was it the muffled rasping and grinding of distant machinery?

NOW OUT OF AN IMMENSE LIMITLESS DISTANCE CAME A SOMETHING WHICH GREW AND GREW AND APPROACHED AND PRESENTLY WAS RECOGNIZABLE AS A SOUND IT HAD RATHER SEEMED TO BE A FEELING BEFORE THIS SOUND WAS A MILE AWAY NOW PERHAPS IT WAS THE MURMUR OF A STORM AND NOW IT WAS NEARER NOT A QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY WAS IT THE MUFFLED RASPING AND GRINDING OF DISTANT MACHINERY

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On July 23 the Prince, accompanied by his suite, ostentatiously attended divine service at the Cloister Church at the Hague, where the Contra Remonstrants had a fortnight before, in face of the prohibition of the Estates, established themselves.

ON JULY TWENTY THIRD THE PRINCE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SUITE OSTENTATIOUSLY ATTENDED DIVINE SERVICE AT THE CLOISTER CHURCH AT THE HAGUE WHERE THE CONTRA REMONSTRANCE HAD A FORTNIGHT BEFORE IN THE FACE OF THE PROHIBITION OF THE ESTATES ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES

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'An old friend, sure enough! (cried he, squeezing my hand, and surveying me eagerly through his glasses) I know the looming of the vessel, though she has been hard strained since we parted; but I can't heave up the name' The moment I told him who I was, he exclaimed, 'Ha!

AN OLD FRIEND SURE ENOUGH CRIED HE SQUEEZING MY HAND AND SURVEYING ME EAGERLY THROUGH HIS GLASSES I KNOW THE LOOMING OF THE VESSEL THOUGH SHE HAS BEEN HARD STRAINED SINCE WE PARTED BUT I CAN'T HEAVE UP THE NAME THE MOMENT I TOLD HIM WHO I WAS HE EXCLAIMED HA

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This double faced stove in the centre, here, looks one way towards the court, one way towards the picture room; this end wall is all window; you've a southeast light from that, a north light from the court. The rest of your pictures you can hang round the gallery upstairs, or in the other rooms." "In architecture," he went on—and though looking at Soames he did not seem to see him, which gave Soames an unpleasant feeling—"as in life, you'll get no self respect without regularity. Fellows tell you that's old fashioned.

THIS DOUBLE FACED STOVE IN THE CENTRE HERE LOOKS ONE WAY TOWARDS THE COURT ONE WAY TOWARDS THE PICTURE ROOM THIS END WALL IS ALL WINDOW YOU'VE A SOUTH EAST LIGHT FROM THAT A NORTH LIGHT FROM THE COURT THE REST OF YOUR PICTURES YOU CAN HANG ROUND THE GALLERY UPSTAIRS ON THE OTHER ROOMS IN ARCHITECTURE HE WENT ON AND THOUGH LOOKING AT SOLMES HE DID NOT SEEM TO SEE HIM WHICH GAVE SULMS AN UNPLEASANT FEELING AS IN LIFE YOU'LL GET NO SELF RESPECT WITHOUT REGULARITY FELLOWS TELL YOU THAT'S OLD FASHIONED

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Returning to the door of the mysterious inner room, the contents of which she had determined to investigate, she seized the padlock firmly with one hand while with the other she began to saw through the steel loop that passed through the hasp.

RETURNING TO THE DOOR OF THE MYSTERIOUS INNER ROOM THE CONTENTS OF WHICH SHE HAD DETERMINED TO INVESTIGATE SHE SEIZED THE PADLOCK FIRMLY WITH ONE HAND WHILE WITH THE OTHER SHE BEGAN TO SAW THROUGH THE STEEL LOOP THAT PASSED THROUGH THE HASP

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On the fourth day after the birth of my babe, he entered my room suddenly, and commanded me to rise and bring my baby to him. The nurse who took care of me had gone out of the room to prepare some nourishment, and I was alone.

ON THE FOURTH DAY AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY BABE HE ENTERED MY ROOM SUDDENLY AND COMMANDED ME TO RISE AND BRING MY BABY TO HIM THE NURSE WHO TOOK CARE OF ME HAD GONE OUT OF THE ROOM TO PREPARE SOME NOURISHMENT AND I WAS ALONE

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If he must go off like that why couldn't he have chosen someone who would have done them credit! And what was he now?—an underwriter at Lloyd's; they said he even painted pictures—pictures! Damme! he might have ended as Sir Jolyon Forsyte, Bart., with a seat in Parliament, and a place in the country!

IF HE MUST GO OFF LIKE THAT WHY COULDN'T HE HAVE CHOSEN SOME ONE WHO WOULD HAVE DONE THEM CREDIT AND WHAT WAS HE NOW AN UNDER RIDER AT LLOYD'S THEY SAID EVEN PAINTED PICTURES PICTURES DAMN HE MIGHT HAVE ENDED A SIR JOLIAN FORESIGHT BARONET WITH A SEAT IN PARLIAMENT AND A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY

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CHAPTER XIII [My Long Crawl in the Dark] When we got back to the hotel I wound and set the pedometer and put it in my pocket, for I was to carry it next day and keep record of the miles we made.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN MY LONG CRAWL IN THE DARK WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL I WOUND AND SET THE PEDOMETER AND PUT IT IN MY POCKET FOR I WAS TO CARRY IT NEXT DAY AND KEEP RECORD OF THE MILES WE MADE

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"Somebody MUST have lived, Cap'n Bill," she declared positively. "Other fairies have been seen by mortals; why not mermaids?"

SOMEBODY MUST HAVE LIVED CAP'N BILL SHE DECLARED POSITIVELY OTHER FAIRIES HAVE BEEN SEEN BY MORTALS WHY NOT MERMAIDS

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When Petersburg fell, Richmond fell of necessity. The reason was, that Lee's army, inclosed within the combined fortifications, could only be fed by the use of three railroads centering at Petersburg; one from the southeast, one from the south, and one with general access from the southwest.

WHEN PETERSBURG FELL RICHMOND FELL OF NECESSITY THE REASON WAS THAT LEE'S ARMY ENCLOSED WITHIN THE COMBINED FORTIFICATIONS COULD ONLY BE FED BY THE USE OF THREE RAILROADS CENTERING AT PETERSBURG ONE FROM THE SOUTHEAST ONE FROM THE SOUTH AND ONE WITH GENERAL ACCESS FROM THE SOUTHWEST

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At Taghmon this force was joined by Captain Adams with his command, and thus reinforced they continued their march to Wexford.

AT TAGMAN THIS FORCE WAS JOINED BY CAPTAIN ADAMS WITH HIS COMMAND AND THUS REINFORCED THEY CONTINUED THEIR MARCH TO WEXFORD

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It almost resembled a return from a funeral unless indeed it resembled more the hushed approach to a house of mourning. What indeed had she come home for but to bury, as decently as possible, her mistake?

IT ALMOST RESEMBLED A RETURN FROM A FUNERAL UNLESS INDEED IT RESEMBLED MORE THE HUSHED APPROACH TO A HOUSE OF MOURNING WHAT INDEED HAD SHE COME HOME FOR BUT TO BURY AS DECENTLY AS POSSIBLE HER MISTAKE

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"Have you discovered anything more than you have told me?" she asked. "Not a thing," replied Mary Louise. "I'm waiting for _you_ to make discoveries, Josie." "A puzzle that is readily solved," remarked the Colonel, picking up his book, "is of little interest.

HAVE YOU DISCOVERED ANYTHING MORE THAN YOU HAVE TOLD ME SHE ASKED NOT A THING REPLIED MARY LOUISE I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO MAKE DISCOVERIES JOSIE A PUZZLE THAT IS READILY SOLVED REMARKED THE COLONEL PICKING UP HIS BOOK IS OF LITTLE INTEREST

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The Estates of Holland, however, under the influence of Oldenbarneveldt by a small majority refused the Contra Remonstrant demand and resolved to take drastic action against the Gomarists. But a number of the representative towns in Holland, and among them Amsterdam, declined to enforce the resolution.

THE ESTATES OF HOLLAND HOWEVER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OLD AND BARNIFELT BY A SMALL MAJORITY REFUSED THE CONTRA REMONSTRANT DEMAND AND RESOLVED TO TAKE DRASTIC ACTION AGAINST THE GOMERISTS BUT A NUMBER OF THE REPRESENTATIVE TOWNS INLLAND AND AMONG THEM AMSTERDAM DECLINED TO ENFORCE THE RESOLUTION

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This thing flying out behind is not a flag, it is a curtain. That other thing up there is the sun, but I didn't get enough distance on it. I do not remember, now, what that thing is that is in front of the man who is running, but I think it is a haystack or a woman.

THIS THING FLYING OUT BEHIND IS NOT A FLAG IT IS A CURTAIN THAT OTHER THING UP THERE IS THE SUN BUT I DIDN'T GET ENOUGH DISTANCE ON IT I DO NOT REMEMBER NOW WHAT THAT THING IS THAT IS IN FRONT OF THE MAN WHO IS RUNNING BUT I THINK IT IS A HAYSTACK OR A WOMAN

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