 | John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond - 1889 - 680 strani
...told him " they did," adding, " My dress shows that." Andr6 then said, " I am a British officer out in the country on particular business, and I hope you will not detain me a minute." Paulding thereupon informed him that they were Americans. Andre seemed startled, changed color, and... | |
 | Martha Finley - 1898 - 346 strani
...answered, 'The lower party.' Paulding said he did; then Andre said,' I am a British officer, out in the country on particular business, and I hope you will not detain me a minute.' Then, to show that he was a British officer, he drew out his watch. Upon that Paulding told him to... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - 1916 - 944 strani
...better step out and stop, if you don't know him. On that I got up and presented my firelock at the breast of the person, and told him to stand, and then I asked him which wav he was going. Says he, Gentlemen, I hope you belong to our party. I asked him what partv; he said,... | |
 | John Davison Lawson - 1916 - 944 strani
...better step out and stop, if you don't know him. On that I got up and presented my firelock at the breast of the person, and told him to stand, and then I asked him which wav he was going. Says he, Gentlemen, I hope you belong to our party. I asked him what party; he said,... | |
 | Martha Finley - 1998 - 346 strani
...answered, * The lower party.* Paulding said he did; then Andre said, ' I am a British officer, out in the country on particular business, and I hope you will not detain me a minute.' Then, to show that he was a British officer, he drew out his watch. Upon that Paulding told him to... | |
 | Eugene R. Fingerhut, Joseph S. Tiedemann - 2005 - 262 strani
...the party, Andre replied, "The Lower Party." Convinced that these men were Loyalists, Andre added, "I am a British officer out of the country on particular...business, and I hope you will not detain me a minute." Identifying themselves as Americans, the three ordered him to dismount, led him into some woods, and... | |
 | 1889 - 570 strani
...told him " they did," adding, " My dress shows that." Andre then said, " I am a British officer out in the country on particular business, and I hope you will not detain me a minute." seemed startled, changed color, and said, " God bless my soul ! a man must do anything to get along.... | |
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On that I got up, and presented my firelock at the breast of the person, and told him to stand, and then I asked him which way he was going. * Gentlemen,' said he, ' I hope you belong to our party. 
