Word: chamberlin
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...time, however, the good King became jealous of the regard which his beloved people had for this band, and determined to do them injury. He accordingly summoned to his royal presence on the hill, his Lord High Chamberlin and Keeper of the Garden Walks, and bade him issue a manifesto forbidding the nine to publish notices of their balls within his royal domains, and from this there was no appeal. Thus did the king deal with the nine...
...Henry Winkley, of Philadelphia. Nothing was known of Mr. Winkley before he made this gift. One day, Prof. Packard said, he saw a gentleman looking about the grounds. He asked him if he would like to look at the buildings. He said he should, and then inquired for President Chamberlin, and remarked that he had a check in his pocket for the college. He was told that he was in Europe. Prof. Packard said he paid attention to the stranger, being particularly desirous to learn more about the check, "and I got it into my house...