you have kept me waiting at the head of the stairs these ten minutes. I must tell you, sir, you treat me with disrespect." I replied, without petulancy, but with decision, " I am not conscious of it, sir ; but since you have thought it necessary to tell... Life of George Washington - Page 234by Washington Irving - 1869Full view - About this book
| Jerome Charyn - Brothels - 2008 - 492 pages
..."Colonel Hamilton, you treat me with disrespect." Hamilton, who was as gloomy as Washington, snapped back. "I am not conscious of it, sir, but since you have thought it necessary to tell me so, we part." The duel should have ended over a glass of Madeira, but did not. Washington made entreaties, but Ham... | |
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