[Truxton King by George Barr McCutcheon]@TWC D-Link bookTruxton King CHAPTER II 26/37
For Heaven's sake, my lords, let us consider the Prince's future--let us deal promptly with the situation." "What's he saying, Uncle Caspar ?" whispered the Prince fiercely. "Sh!" cautioned Count Halfont. "I won't sh! I am the Prince.
And I'll say 'chase yourself' whenever I please.
It's good English.
I'll pronounce it for you in our own language, so's you can see how it works that way.
It goes like--" "You need not illustrate, your Highness," the Premier hastened to say. Turning to the Duke, he said coldly: "I acknowledge the wisdom in your remarks, your Grace, but--you will pardon me, I am sure--would it not be better to discuss the conditions privately among ourselves before taking them up officially ?" "That confounded American has every one hypnotised," exploded the Duke. "His influence over this boy is a menace to our country.
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