The Rivals a Tale of the Times of Aaron Burr And Alexander Hamilton
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The folly of which you have been guilty will be converted into crime by a reckless exposure of your life on the battle-field." " I did not mean exactly that, sir. I only meant that I might be less careful to preserve it. I rejoice that you acquit me of anything worse than folly, and I assure you that in all this I have been hurried on without knowing what I did, and can scarcely be said to have been a free agent." "Why bless you, man, I know that as well as you do! I know, also, that at your ag...e I should have done the same thing. If you will ask the old lady who sits at the head of my table, she will tell you that there was a time when a petticoat could have lured Israel Putnam to the devil." THE RIVALS. 105 The idea of putting such a question to the demure Qua- keress, over whose placid countenance no ripple of passiou ever seemed to have rolled, called a faint smile to the lips of the aid-de-camp, and he replied, — "I am afraid I should lose ground in her estimation by asking a question that implied her good lord had ever been different from what he now is — the most clear-headed and practical, as well as the most upright of men." "Pshaw!
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