The controversy was suddenly diverted into a new channel, by a misquotation.

Pleyel accused his companion of saying "polliciatur" when he should have said "polliceretur." Nothing would decide the contest, but an appeal to the volume.

My brother was returning to the house for this purpose, when a servant met him with a letter from Major Stuart.

He immediately returned to read it in our company.
Besides affectionate compliments to us, and paternal benedictions on Louisa, his letter contained a description of a waterfall on the Monongahela.

A sudden gust of rain falling, we were compelled to remove to the house.