 We had gone so far forty miles, at least twenty on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill and party, Lady Churchill passing as Miss Spencer, and General Grey as Dr. Grey! Brown once forgot this, and called me "Your Majesty...  Queen Victoria - Page 267by Lytton Strachey - 1921 - 434 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1862 - 580 pages
...carriage and Brown on the other. We had •ruin- so far forty miles, at least twenty miles on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves "Lord and Lady Churchill...Spencer, and General Grey as Dr. Grey. Brown once forgut this, and called me "Tour Majesty," as I was getting into the carriage, and Grant on the box... | |
 | English wit and humor - 1868 - 412 pages
...rise to an immense amount of amusement, the relation of which, in some parts, is worthy of Cervantes. "We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill...which set us off laughing, but no one observed it." Then when they arrive at Grantown, they are shown into a bedroom, very small but clean, with a large... | |
 | English literature - 1868 - 606 pages
...our carriage, and Brown on the other. We had gone so tar forty miles, at least twenty on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill...which set us off laughing, but no one observed it. 'Most striking, however, on our whole long journey was tbe utter, and to me very refreshing, solitude.... | |
 | English literature - 1868 - 608 pages
...carriage, and Brown on the other. We had gone so far forty miles, at least twenty on horseback. Wo had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill...carriage ; and Grant on the box once called Albert "YourEoyal Highness;" which set us off laughing, but no one observed it. ' We had a long three hours'... | |
 | English literature - 1868 - 612 pages
...our carriage, and Brown on the other. We had gone so far forty miles, at least twenty on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill...and called me " Your Majesty " as I was getting into tho carriage ; and Grant on the box once called Albert "Your Eoyal Highness;" which set us off laughing,... | |
 | English literature - 1868 - 608 pages
...our carriage, and Brown on the other. Wo had gone so far forty miles, at least twenty on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill...and called me " Your Majesty " as I was getting into tho carriage ; and Grant on the box once called Albert " Your Royal Highness ; " which set us off laughing,... | |
 | 1868 - 624 pages
...miles, at least twenty on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill and parly, Lady Churchill passing as Miss Spencer, and General Grey as Dr. Grey I Brown once forgot chip, and called me "Your Majesty " as I was getting into the carriage; and Grant... | |
 | Samuel Wilberforce - 1874 - 374 pages
...our carriage, and Brown on the other. We had gone so far forty milts, at least twenty on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill...which set us off laughing, but no one observed it. ' We had a long three hours' drive. 'Most striking was the utter, and to me very refreshing, solitude.... | |
 | 1881 - 300 pages
...our carriage, and Brown on the other. We had gone so far forty miles, at least twenty on horseback. We had decided to call ourselves Lord and Lady Churchill...which set us off laughing; but no one observed it. 4. We had a long three hours' drive; it was six o'clock when we got into the carriage. We were soon... | |
 | First lady - Short stories, English - 1884 - 382 pages
...be no mention of " your Majesty." " Brown (the man-servant) once forgot this," writes the Queen, " and called me ' your Majesty ' as I was getting into...carriage, and Grant on the box once called Albert ' your Eoyal Highness,' which set us all laughing, but no one observed it." After a long and exciting day... | |
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