On arriving at the railroad, the Duke invited me into his car, and made me some valuable presents, at the same time giving me a cordial invitation to visit him, if ever I should come to his country.

On comparing notes she discovered that, like herself, he had come on Beaumaroy's urgent invitation and, moreover, that he was engaged also to come on afterwards to Tower Cottage, where Beaumaroy was to entertain the chief mourners at a mid-day repast.

By Wednesday evening everything, including the formal invitation and the doctors permission to accept the same, had been obtained, and for the two following days the Triple Alliance could talk or think of little else besides their projected excursion.

'Graham, (said he,) is a fellow to make one commit suicide.' We had received a polite invitation to Slains castle.

He would listen to no excuses, and on introducing me to Messrs. Overton & Blair, proprietors of the Brevoort, they also gave me a pressing invitation to make my home at their house.

"] III About four months after my first acquaintance with Mr. and Mrs. Crowder, I found myself again in New York; and when I called at the house of my friends, I received from them a most earnest invitation to take up my abode with them during my stay in the city.

"Hence, in giving a friendly invitation to dinner, it is common to say, 'Will you come and tak your kail wi' me?'

The following day brought a large party of the military elegants to the Hall, in acceptance of the baronet's hospitable invitation to dinner.

He treated me most civilly, despite some whisperings which went on behind my back, and shortly after sent me a courteous invitation to serve on his staff.

November 28, 1800 Dear Manning,I have received a very kind invitation from Lloyd and Sophia to go and spend a month with them at the Lakes.

Father, however, maintained his position on the dry-goods box, notwithstanding the excitement and the numerous invitations to step down, until a hot-headed pro-slavery man, who was in the employ of my Uncle Elijah, crowded up and said: "Get off that box, you black abolitionist, or I'll pull you off.

una vipera sarò!' What 'nice English girl' ever told herself or any one else that she would be a 'viper'? CHAPTER VII Two days later Margaret was somewhat surprised by an informal invitation to dine at the Turkish Embassy.

Darrin and Dalzell concealed their surprise, but expressed their pleasure in accepting the gracious invitation.

He had, as we have shown, returned to the capital at the express invitation of the Regent; but he had no sooner arrived there than he discovered how little his tenure of office was really desired.

[Sidenote:10] Otho, not succeeding by frequent invitations in persuading Vitellius to come and share the imperial office, eventually plunged into open war against him.

Fancy!' 'Yes, and what I thought was so particularly jolly of him was that it was a verbal invitation.

(Madame K., being in heaven for some years, cannot accept the amiable invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Madame Waddington.

It was settled that Tug and Jumbo and Punk should accept the flattering invitation of the Kingston Athletic Association, and their parents were glad enough to have them go, seeing that Kingston was an academy of excellent standing.

The double invitation in the legend of Don Juan.

"Cassio" is brave, benevolent, and honest, ruined only by his want of stubbornness to resist an insidious invitation.

"Why, I know the old boy; I have a standing invitation to go and look him up."

Printed invitations and leaflets have been principally addressed to villages held by Sikhs; and at a public meeting at Ferozepore, at which disaffection was openly preached, the men of the Sikh regiments stationed there were specially invited to attend, and several hundreds of them acted upon the invitation.

"Line up and hit the red-eye," he went on, and leaning against the bar as he spoke, his habitual smile broadened into one of actual invitation.

All the family have been extremely polite and attentive to me; I received constant invitations to dinner and tea, indeed every encouragement was given me.... "I painted two hasty sketches of scenery in Concord.

"They have not sent you any definite invitation yet, but they will be sure to want you to go and stay with them, for a time, at any rate; and I think you ought to go.