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...use was not large it had, like all houses on Floral Heights, an altogether royal bathroom of porce- lain and glazed tile and metal sleek as silver. Th... ... in its spacious lawns and landscaping, one of the notable sights crowning Royal Ridge, but merry and homelike despite its mighty stone walls and its ... ...ce Updike was making love to Lucile McKelvey in her mauve drawing- room on Royal Ridge, after their return from a lecture by an eminent English noveli... ... riding on the Pullman. Both of them, I forgot to say, were sailors in the Navy. It seems Mike had the lower berth and by and by he heard a terrible r... ...Rather than make trouble, and always providin’ there ain’t any enforcement officers hiding in the waste-bas- ket—” The words died choking in his throa... ...n and the United States must, on behalf of oppressed small nations, keep a navy equal to the ton- nage of all the rest of the world. But they were so ... ... important of the year, as it was to be followed by the annual election of officers. There was agitation abroad. The lunch was held in the ballroom of... ...unch proclaimed, “Gentlemen, we will now proceed to the annual election of officers.” For each of the six offices, three candidates had been chosen by...

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... whose past was untraceable to any European eye, it is well known that the navy (especially, in time of war, the commercial navy) of Christendom is th... ...d butler within, whom Pharaoh ought to have hanged, but whom he clothed in royal apparel, and mounted upon a horse that carried him to a curule chair ... ... guard his official seat, a coal- black night, lamps blazing back upon his royal scarlet, and his blunderbuss correctly slung. T riton would not stay,... ...king’s statue:—Till very lately the etiquette of Europe was, that none but royal persons could have equestrian stat- ues. Lord Hopetoun, the reader wi... ...pro- duced by the absence of your association and intercourse with British officers and merchants: you have no moral dis- cernment to distinguish betw...

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...ngregation. They had further beautified the place with a huge board of the royal arms, and with Moses and Aaron in white cauliflower wigs presiding ov... ...y, he must needs go to some correspondents of his who are Fel- lows of the Royal Society. I took it for granted they must be friends of his Majesty or... ... I must have left Bowstead. I was pledged to her Majesty’s card-table, and royal commands cannot be disre- garded, so I had to go away in grievous anx... ...ne of his men to a boat coming up from Woolwich, rowed by men of the Royal navy, who were certain to take part with an officer; but Sir Amyas and Bett... ...a billet been brought in from the widow of one of her father’s old brother officers who had heard of his being in town, and begged him to bring his da...

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...ht do worse than try a slip of one of those juicy weeds; ill-fated, sickly Royalties would be set-up striding through another half-cen- tury with such... ...t enter the service?” “Want of an income, my lady.” “Bad look-out. Army or Navy for gentlemen, if they stick to the school of honour. The sedentary pr... ... the Peninsula; I was at Talavera with him. Bad day for our cavalry.” “Our officers were young at their work then.” “They taught the Emperor’s troops ... ...men of my age or older for the 57 George Meredith cavalry—heavy losses of officers.” She spoke, as if urged by a sting to revert to the distasteful: ... ...poleon’s tactics, his command to the troopers to “give point,” and English officers’ neglect of sword exercise, and the “devil of a day” Old England i... ...hing comes easier to them: a plaguey cut, if it does cut— say, one in six. Navy too. Their cutlass-drill is like a woman’s fling of the arm to fetch a... ...n. In those days the world had oscillated, under higher lead- ing than its royal laxity, to rigidity. Tiny peccadilloes were no longer matter of jest,... ...overeign splendour in England was riding down the heavens, and drawing the royal mantle of the gold-fringed shadows over plain and wavy turf, blue wa-...

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...im from a window of the Observatory, where the Familiars of the Astronomer Royal nightly outwatch the winking stars. But, the minutes passing on and n... ..., but that was to be expected. There’ s 58 Our Mutual Friend – V ol. 4 no royal road to learning; and what is life but learning!’ ‘And what do you do... ... army?’ ‘Not exactly,’ said Fledgeby, rather flattered by the ques- tion. ‘Navy?’ asked Miss Wren. 89 Charles Dickens ‘N—no,’ said Fledgeby. He quali... ... buttoned-up frock coat and pantaloons, presented a serviceable, half-pay, Royal Arms kind of appearance, as he applied his pocket handkerchief to his... ...th by slow starvation and bitter weather, to the mercies of some Relieving Officers and some Union Houses; the other, admitting that there are such 1...

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... Mr. Jarndyce doubted whether he might not already be too old to enter the Navy, Richard said he had thought of that, and perhaps he was. When Mr. Jar... ...ble men!” said Mr. Badger in a tone of confidence. “Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy, who was Mrs. Badger’s first husband, was a very distinguished o... ...n!” said Mr. Badger in a tone of confidence. “Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy, who was Mrs. Badger’s first husband, was a very distinguished officer... ...s barely twenty,” said Mrs. Badger, “when I married Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy. I was in the Mediterra nean with him; I am quite a sailor. On ... ...ly twenty,” said Mrs. Badger, “when I married Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy. I was in the Mediterra nean with him; I am quite a sailor. On the tw... ...hen he fell in love with her at a ball on board the Crippler, given to the officers of that ship when she lay in Plymouth Harbour. “The dear old Cripp... ...I have been called, for some years now, Gentleman T urveydrop, or that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent did me the honour to inquire, on my remov ... ... I don’t care a pinch of snuff for the whole Royal Artillery establishment—officers, men, tumbrils, waggons, horses, guns, and ammunition.” “’Tis like...

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...rgeant Kite (it was at this time, by the way, that those famous recruiting-officers were playing their pranks in Shrewsbury) were occupied very much i... ...rth; for his mother, whose name he took, had acted as camp-fol- lower to a Royalist regiment; had then obeyed the Parliamen- tarians; died in Scotland... ... most moderate calculation, ninety years of age when she went off with His Royal Highness Prince Paris of Troy? Was not Madame La V alliere ill-made, ... ...ting seamen to be; and for the further in- crease and encouragement of the navy, to take able-bodied landsmen when seamen fail. This Act, which occupi... ...ndeed, I had; for the wretch could not speak for some minutes, and all the officers stood laughing at him, as he writhed and wriggled hideously. “‘Gen... ...Count came up. Y e gods, how his embroidery glittered in the lamps! What a royal exhalation of musk and bergamot came from his wig, his handkerchief, ...

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...entative statue of City Corporations and London’s maj- esty, the figure of Royalty, worshipful in its marbled redun- dancy, fronting the bridge, on th... ... ‘No, Fenellan! Besides they’ve got to land. I guarantee a trusty army and navy under a contract, at two-thirds of the present cost. We’ll start a Nat... ...he 34 One of Our Conquerors winds brawnily larcenous; and London, smoking royally to the open skies, builds images of a dusty epic fray for posses- s... ...or shook head, pitiful over the good people likened to things unclean, and royally upraising them: in doing which, he scattered to vapour the leaden i... ...d then desired to receive. It hardly mattered:— considering that the Dutch Navy did really, incredible as it seems now, come sailing a good way up the... ...aratory fashion; because he is determined we shall have an army of trained officers instead of infant ama- teurs heading heroic louts. Not a thought o... ... Colney hasn’t said it. If we’re not plucked, as your regiments are of the officers who have learnt their work, we’re emasculated:—the nation’s half m...

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...and in railway and mine disasters and in the minutest domesticities of the Royal Family . Most of the books at home were my father’s, and I do not thi... ...te and successful last stand of insurrectionary troops (who had seized the Navy, the Bank and other advan- tages) against a royalist army—reinforced b... ...roops (who had seized the Navy, the Bank and other advan- tages) against a royalist army—reinforced by Germans—ad- vancing for reasons best known to t... ...riend of his father’s, admission for us both to the spectacle of volunteer officers fighting the war game in Caxton Hall. We developed a war game of o... ...dworking, hard- living, modern and scientific boys’ schools, first for the Royal Navy and then for the public service generally, and as they grew, ope... ...ng, hard- living, modern and scientific boys’ schools, first for the Royal Navy and then for the public service generally, and as they grew, opening t... ...self human, mor- tal and human in the sight of all the world, the pleasant officers we had imagined would change to wonderful heroes at the first crac... ...in French, porters in blouses, workmen in enormous purple trousers, police officers in peaked caps instead of helmets and romantically cloaked, big ca...

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... was all in vain; and had I not come on board, and their own commander and officers with me, and with good words, and some threats also of giv- ing th... ...ry him home to England, and make him captain of the best man-of-war in the navy , he would not go with him if he might not carry his wife and children... ...hem a plantation, he would give them a small stock to begin with – for the officers of the Inquisition had seized all his effects and estate, and he h... ...on board. The boatswain, the gunner, the car- penter, and all the inferior officers, as soon as I was gone off in the boat, came up, and desired to sp... ...h thing so far off. Otherwise, what are their buildings to the palaces and royal buildings of Eu- rope? What their trade to the universal commerce of ...

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... Mr. Jarndyce doubted whether he might not already be too old to enter the Navy, Richard said he had thought of that, and perhaps he was. When Mr. Jar... ...ble men!” said Mr. Badger in a tone of confidence. “Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy, who was Mrs. Badger’s first husband, was a very distinguished o... ...n!” said Mr. Badger in a tone of confidence. “Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy, who was Mrs. Badger’s first husband, was a very distinguished officer... ...s barely twenty,” said Mrs. Badger, “when I married Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy. I was in the Mediterra nean with him; I am quite a sailor. On ... ...ly twenty,” said Mrs. Badger, “when I married Captain Swosser of the Royal Navy. I was in the Mediterra nean with him; I am quite a sailor. On the tw... ...hen he fell in love with her at a ball on board the Crippler, given to the officers of that ship when she lay in Plymouth Harbour. “The dear old Cripp... ...I have been called, for some years now, Gentleman T urveydrop, or that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent did me the honour to inquire, on my remov ... ... I don’t care a pinch of snuff for the whole Royal Artillery establishment—officers, men, tumbrils, waggons, horses, guns, and ammunition.” “’Tis like... ...beach. There was a concourse of people in one spot, surrounding some naval officers who were landing from a boat, and press ing about them with unusu...

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...oys were gradually assembling. They were sons of the local clergy , of the officers at the Depot, and of such manu- facturers or men of business as th... ...outing at a foot- ball match, or from club windows in Pall Mall cheering a royal procession. It is because of them that man has been called a social a... ...sort, on the destruction of the monasteries it had been reorganised by the officers of King Henry VIII and thus acquired its name. Since then, pursuin... ...ins sat at the table? And what about the depot? He really could not expect officers and gentlemen to receive him as one of themselves. It would do the... ...a bottle of wine and a good dinner , and having once been seen at the Cafe Royal with a lady who was very prob- ably a near relation, was thenceforwar... ... at the witty immorality of a farce at the Palais 121 W. Somerset Maugham Royal, but here was nothing but filth. With an emphatic gesture he held his... ...y thought there were only four professions for a gentleman, the Army , the Navy , the Law, and the Church. She had added medi- cine because her brothe... ...ar were three or four who were past their first youth: one had been in the Navy , from which according to report he had been dismissed for drunkenness... ...feel like going to lectures that morning, but went instead to the Army and Navy Stores to buy Mildred a wedding-present. After much wavering he settle...

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...tics and in morals. On the other hand, Malebranche and the writers of Port Royal were against him; some reprehended the licen- tiousness of his writin... ..., and attend to small matters in their turn, according to the duty of your royal dignity, which exposes you at all times to every description and degr... ...o be really your own, by the exercise of a protection truly pa- ternal and royal. In the conduct of such affairs as you have in hand, men are obliged ... ...will find me more modest in my claims upon you than the hum- blest of your officers. Sire, I pray God for your prosperity and health. Your very humble... ...rld and general of so many armies, a miserable suppliant to the ras- cally officers of a king of Egypt: so much did the prolonga- tion of five or six ... ...de one Aratus admiral; ’tis true, but withal, Lysander went general of the navy; and, by the same subtlety, one of their ambassadors being sent to the... ... they should by all means avoid giving any sign of suspicion, but that the officers who were most in dan- ger should boldly go, and with cheerful and ...

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...for a mutual un- 14 The Count of Monte Cristo derstanding between the two officers of the law. They read to Noirtier the formal copy of a will, in or... ...Al- though General d’Epinay served under Napoleon, did he not still retain royalist sentiments? And was he not the person who was as- sassinated one e... ... “how I have called him in my long sleepless nights; how I have longed for royal wealth to purchase a million of secrets from a million of men, and to... ... in the wars?” “I think he entered the service.” “In what branch?” “In the navy.” “Are you not his confessor?” “No, sir; I believe he is a Lutheran.” ... ...Morrel, captain of Spahis, one of our best, and, above all, of our bravest officers.” “I have already had the pleasure of meeting this gentleman at Au... ...ill remain the millionaire.” “Which seems to me the finest title under the royalty of July,” re- plied Danglars. “Unfortunately,” said Monte Cristo, “... ...ot, for he will tell you, what is very true, that perhaps there were fifty officers in the Greek army bearing the same name.” “We will fight, neverthe... ...aximilian,” said Monte Cristo, smiling. “I have made an agreement with the navy, that the access to my island shall be free of all charge. I have made...

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...pendix B] with empty window arches, ivy- mailed battlements, moldering towers—the Lear of inani- mate nature—deserted, discrowned, beaten by the storm... ...I framed this idea into a proposition. But it was not accepted. The code was in the way again. I proposed rifles; then double-barreled shotguns; then ... ...ee that the King is pleased; and as to the actor encored, his pride and gratification are simply bound- less. Still, there are circumstances in which ... ... bravo! More thunder! more lightning! turn on more rain!” The thunder boomed, the lightning glared, the storm-winds raged, the deluge poured down. The... ...e has ordered a choice car to be added to the train for you. At custom-houses the multitude file tediously through, hot and irritated, and look on whi... ...urely read a good deal, for it has more book- stores to the square rod than any other town I know of. And it has its own share of military folk. The I... ... rough in the assemblace—all nicely dressed fathers and mothers, young gentlemen and ladies and children; and plenty of university students and glitte...

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...e sound in Kirk and State. Who saved them in that fatal year? I do not refer to His Royal Highness and his ramrods, which were extremely useful in the... ...ark I was launched on a bevy of eight or ten young gentlemen (some of them cockaded officers, the rest chiefly advocates) who crowded to attend upon t... ...of all that merriment with my own thoughts. From these I was recalled by one of the officers, Lieuten- ant Hector Duncansby, a gawky, leering Highland... ...n Holland. Now, what say you, Alan? Could not 84 Robert Louis Stevenson a cadet of Royal Ecossais get a furlough, slip over the marches, and call in ... ...; the whole business of my sequestration was designed for privacy, and here, with a navy captain perhaps blundering ashore, it looked to become public...

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...evening when both Kennicott and Raymie had gone out of town with the other officers of the Ancient and Affiliated Order of Spartans, to inaugurate a n... ... I When America entered the Great European War, Vida sent Raymie off to an officers’ training-camp—less than a year after her wedding. Raymie was dili... ...corps, and were stationed at camps in Iowa and Georgia. They were the only officers, besides 283 Sinclair Lewis Raymie, from the Gopher Prairie distr... ...oys— Barroom? Why, Perce Bresnahan was saying there isn’t a finer bunch of royal good fellows anywhere than just the crowd that were here tonight!” Th... ...g in a white and mahogany room with a small bed. “Oh, do you have your own royal apartments, and the doctor his?” Carol hinted. “Indeed I do! The doct... ...y of a congressman, a cyni- cal young widow with many acquaintances in the navy. Through her Carol met commanders and majors, newspa- permen, chemists... ...is poverty. “We’re no million- aire dudes,” he boasted. Yet these army and navy men, these bureau experts, and organizers of multitudinous leagues, we...

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...tion was most attracted. Heaps and heaps of blue-black coils and braids, a royal crown of swarthy bands, a veritable sable tiara, heavy, abundant, odo... ...nt. Across her forehead, her little pale forehead, under the shadow of her royal hair, he would surely see the smudge of a foul ordure, the footprint ... ...or was it redolent! That heavy, enervating odor of her hair—her wonderful, royal hair! The smell of that little hairbrush was talismanic. He had but t... ... the crowd back, his arm across the open door. “Whew!” whistled one of the officers as they came out into the kitchen, “cutting scrape? By George! Som... ...he dentist came quickly forward. He was wearing a pair of blue overalls; a navy-blue flannel shirt without a cravat; an old coat, faded, rain-washed, ...

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...e after nightfall to Klausenburgh. Here I stopped for the night at the Hotel Royale. I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way w... ...ndon Directory, the “Red” and “Blue” books, Whitaker’s Almanac, the Army and Navy Lists, and it somehow gladdened my heart to see it, the Law List. ... ...he new searchlight was ready for experiment, but had not yet been tried. The officers in charge of it got it into working order, and in the pauses of ... ...cap tain). On 11 July at dawn entered Bosphorus. Boarded by Turkish Customs officers. Backsheesh. All correct. Under way at 4 p. m. On 12 July throu... ... correct. Under way at 4 p. m. On 12 July through Dardanelles. More Customs officers and flagboat of guarding squadron. Backsheesh again. Work of off... ...ry heart was bleeding, and it took all the man hood of him, and there was a royal lot of it, too, to keep him from breaking down. I paused before an ...

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...Ay, now I feel _3860 I am a King in truth!’ he said, and took His royal seat, and bade the torturing wheel Be brought, and fire, and pincers,... ...very flow; And that mankind is free, and that the shame _4385 Of royalty and faith is lost in freedom’s fame! 19. 19. 19. 19. 19. ‘If thus, ... ...be? Already Beatrice, Lucretia and the murderer are in prison. I doubt not officers are, whilst we speak, _35 Sent to arrest... ...steps, and clinging round the altar of the temple. Enter Swellfoot, in his royal robes, without perceiving the pigs. SWELLFOO SWELLFOO SWELLFOO SWELLF... ...n English politics, particularly as regarded foreign affairs; nor that the navy of his country would fight for in- stead of against the Greeks, and by...