This seemed to alleviate considerably my friend's grief, and excite my thirst -fortunately, perhaps for us; for if our eloquence had held out much longer, I am afraid our auditory might have lost their patience; and, indeed, I am quite certain if our French had not been in nearly as disjointed a condition as the spokes of the caleche, such must have been the case.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
I immediately inquired if a carriage had passed, resembling Mrs. Bingham's, and learned that it had, about an hour before, and that the lady in it had been informed that two persons, like those she asked after, had been seen in a caleche driving rapidly to Amiens, upon which she set out as fast as possible in pursuit.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
But, pray, don't mind your luggage, for my caleche is loaded.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)