France could wait.
Jolivet's fury may be imagined, though under any other circumstances he would have thought it fair warfare.

He even endeavored to force the clerk to take his dispatch in preference to that of his rival.
"It is that gentleman's right," answered the clerk coolly, pointing to Blount, and smiling in the most amiable manner.

And he continued faithfully to transmit to the Daily Telegraph the well-known verses of Cowper.
Whilst he was working Blount walked to the window and, his field glass to his eyes, watched all that was going on in the neighborhood of Kolyvan, so as to complete his information.

In a few minutes he resumed his place at the wicket, and added to his telegram: "Two churches are in flames.

The fire appears to gain on the right.