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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
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The advanced messenger...

Archbishop: Why did I not hear about the King's deadt sooner?
Sheridan: The advanced messenger First messenger?
came to me in London only a day before the body
was due to arrive. Scheduled to arrive? I swore the man to secrecy
before meeting it (The body?) at Hull in the dead of night (in the late night?)and...
coming to the Prince forthwith.
  

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Sheridan: The advanced messenger First messenger? - I take this to mean the messenger who was in advance/before the arrival of the body - not the first messenger, which would imply that there were other messengers afterwards. came to me in London only a day before the body was due to arrive.

— Optilang

  • Sheridan: The advanced messenger First messenger?
  • - I take this to mean the messenger who was in advance/before the arrival of the body - not the first messenger, which would imply that there were other messengers afterwards.
  • came to me in London only a day before the body was due to arrive.
  • Scheduled to arrive?
  • ) - I can only presume yes at Hull in the dead of night ( in the late night?
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Hi

Archbishop: Why did I not hear about the King's death sooner?Sheridan: The advanced messenger First messenger? - I take this to mean the messenger who was in advance/before the arrival of the body - not the first messenger, which would imply that there were other messengers afterwards.
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Thank you so much, optilang! Emotion: smile
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