 I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. You may go and take your breakfast with her, and tell her not to wait for me; for I must ride down and examine the redoubts on this side of the river,...  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 5121890Full view - About this book
 | Sherman Williams - 1906 - 354 pages
...Lafayette said, "General, you are going in the wrong direction." Washington replied humorously, ''Ah, I know, you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. You may go and take your breakfast with her and tell... | |
 | Frank Landon Humphreys - 1917 - 524 pages
...would be waiting for them, the General with one of his rare sallies of pleasantry said: "Ah, Marquis, I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold and are eager to see her as soon as possible. Go and take breakfast with her, — I must ride down... | |
 | Harold Donaldson Eberlein - 1924 - 452 pages
...breakfast for us, and that road will take us out of the way." Washington answered good-naturedly " Ah, I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. You can go and take your breakfast with her, and... | |
 | Arthur G. Adams - 1980 - 356 pages
...the wrong direction; you know Mrs. Arnold is waiting breakfast for us." "Ah," answered Washington, "I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. Go and take your breakfast with her, and tell her... | |
 | Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard - 1990 - 212 pages
...breakfast for us, and that road will take us out of the way." Washington answered good-naturedly, "O, I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to gel where she is as soon as possible. You can go and take your breakfast with her, and... | |
 | Martha Finley - 1998 - 346 pages
...breakfast for us; and that road will take us out of the way.' " Washington answered good-naturedly: ' Ah, I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. You may go and take your breakfast with her, and... | |
 | J. David Williams - 2003 - 130 pages
...the wrong direction; you know Mrs. Arnold is waiting breakfast for us." "Ah," answered Washington, "I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. Go and take your breakfast with her, and tell her... | |
 | Cokie Roberts - 2004 - 385 pages
...that Mrs. Arnold would be waiting breakfast for them, causing Washingron to tease his French friend, "I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. You may go and take your breakfast with her, and... | |
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