Capitolo 71
In the meantime, we had been learning for the morning Set next day how young
The Mr. Granton had stolen one March on us. He had arrived from Africa
from the same mail with the letter of our agent, and you/he/she had connected his/her father
suffered to Glen-Ellachie.
Two days later us we received a kinder replica from the adversary
interest. Raced after this way:--
"CRAIG-ELLACHIE LODGE,
"NARROW VALLEY AND LONG-ELLACHIE, INVERNESS-COUNTY.
"Dear Lord Charles VANDRIFT--Thanks for the Your of the 20. In it replies,
I can only say me I fully alternate Your agreeable desire that nothing
adverse to both our societies should happen in Southern Africa.
With respect to Your suggestion that we should satisfy in person, to
discusses the base of a possible fusion, I can only say me my
house is currently flood of guests--as it is undoubtedly Your really--and
I should find him/it therefore practically impossible to permission
Glen-Ellachie. My child David is however now, fortunately in house
on a brief party from Kimberley; and it will give him/it great
pleasure to come on and to feel what you have to tell favour of a
setup that certainly, on the motives, it seems to me desirable
in the affairs of both concessions of ours likewise. He will arrive
afternoon of to-tomorrow to Seldon, and he is cleared in each,
respects, to negotiate with full powers for me and the
other managers. With kinder regards to Your wife and children, me
remains, the dear Lord Charles, yours Sincerely,
"CRAIG-ELLACHIE."
"Old astute fox!" Mr. that Charles has exclaimed, with a sniff. "What it is
thin to I now, wonder me? It almost seems as anxious to amalgamate as us
we am, Sey." A sudden thought struck him/it. "You know,"
he cried, while looking on, "I really believe the same thing it has to have
happened to _both_ our parties that explore. _They_ has had to find a
bluff that goes _our_ under hinders, and the bad old lacks of scoundrel
deceive out us of him!"
"As we want to deceive him/it", I ventured me to insert.
Charles looked fixedly at me. "We am in such case, well, both in fortune,"