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ancl aspiring official who , as connected with nobility , expected the post himself . Addressing his chief , he enquired , with the air of an ill-used man , " May I venture to ask , Sii Henry , who recommended this party—this—this anchorite —this Ephraim James , for this appointment ? " " The recommendation was minesir" was the l ;
, , repy " he needed no other ; the nomination , appointment , and confirmation , rested with myself . " "But his backers , Sir Henry , his backers ?" " Were his indisputable business habits ; and "—looking the enquirer full in the face— " his invariably temperate
" This rise is of infinite moment , " said the exile , when the first transports of joy had subsided , and he could believe that his good fortune was real ; "it will expedite my return to England by at least five years , and will enable me to wipe off arrears of interest at once . " But again his conclusions were at fault . Long before the
five years , or even three of them , had expired , a letter reached him from his elder uncle much to this effect . " You have undergone a trying ordeal in the colony , and have come out of it nobly . This I have ascertained from unsuspected sources . You have learnt how to ' say No , ' to refrainand to withold . Your education being nmo
com-, plete , return to England . All your debts are paid . No obstacle exists . Neither my health nor memory are what they once were ; both warn me of an inevitable event . Before it happens , is it unnatural that I should wish to see and embrace him whom I have always loved , and who will inherit the bulk of my property when I am gone ? "
VI . With contending emotions , in which gratitude to THE ALL MERCIFUL predominated , James sought an audience of the Governor , to tender to him , with many expressions of heartfelt obligation , the resignation of his office , and to announce his immediate departure for England .
If Sir Henry had been on previous occasions cold , distant , and repelling , he was not so now . His manner was kindness and cordiality itself . "I congratulate you—I congratulate you with all my soul . Your information gives me infinite pleasure . What I say , Mr . Heron , I feel . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Silence:
ancl aspiring official who , as connected with nobility , expected the post himself . Addressing his chief , he enquired , with the air of an ill-used man , " May I venture to ask , Sii Henry , who recommended this party—this—this anchorite —this Ephraim James , for this appointment ? " " The recommendation was minesir" was the l ;
, , repy " he needed no other ; the nomination , appointment , and confirmation , rested with myself . " "But his backers , Sir Henry , his backers ?" " Were his indisputable business habits ; and "—looking the enquirer full in the face— " his invariably temperate
" This rise is of infinite moment , " said the exile , when the first transports of joy had subsided , and he could believe that his good fortune was real ; "it will expedite my return to England by at least five years , and will enable me to wipe off arrears of interest at once . " But again his conclusions were at fault . Long before the
five years , or even three of them , had expired , a letter reached him from his elder uncle much to this effect . " You have undergone a trying ordeal in the colony , and have come out of it nobly . This I have ascertained from unsuspected sources . You have learnt how to ' say No , ' to refrainand to withold . Your education being nmo
com-, plete , return to England . All your debts are paid . No obstacle exists . Neither my health nor memory are what they once were ; both warn me of an inevitable event . Before it happens , is it unnatural that I should wish to see and embrace him whom I have always loved , and who will inherit the bulk of my property when I am gone ? "
VI . With contending emotions , in which gratitude to THE ALL MERCIFUL predominated , James sought an audience of the Governor , to tender to him , with many expressions of heartfelt obligation , the resignation of his office , and to announce his immediate departure for England .
If Sir Henry had been on previous occasions cold , distant , and repelling , he was not so now . His manner was kindness and cordiality itself . "I congratulate you—I congratulate you with all my soul . Your information gives me infinite pleasure . What I say , Mr . Heron , I feel . "