telegram

• He denied that the telegram was an act of State—it was a personal matter between two sovereigns, the statement of a friend to a friend. —  William of Germany
• "That fellow knew the telegram was an imposition on us," he said. —  150 - The Wee Ones
• In this agony of confusion, terrifying for a maid, she had fled beyond her mother's arms, to her grandmother's cottage at Grace Harbor, there to deliberate and decide, as she said; and she had promised to speed her conclusion with all the determination she could command, and to return a letter of decision In simple communities, such as Scalawag Harbor, a telegram is a shocking incident. —  Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D.
• "Do you think the telegram is absolutely lost I have looked everywhere, and asked all the maids When did you see it last, for certain I laid both despatches on the desk in my room when I went out to make sure that Margaret had everything comfortable before she started And where was this Mr. Lithgow then He was sitting over the fire in my room, trying to warm himself; he seemed very cold Clearly, then, Mr. Lithgow is now in possession of the telegram, which he probably, or rather certainly, sent himself. —  The Mark Of Cain
• Finally he had wired, although he knew that a telegram is a risky vehicle for confidential business. —  The Blood of the Conquerors

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