mr. cochrane is still grieving his loss. you must not think such things, and you must certainly never mention such insensitivities. keep to your place, girl. yes, ma'am. miss lane. mr. steerforth. i wish to send a telegram. that is what we are here for, sir. but first i wish to ascertain that you can be trusted in this matter. sir, i am employed by her majesty the queen. she seems to trust me. i have signed the pledge before our squire, and he seemed to find me honorable enough. i noticed that you have mr. cochrane in your employ. and i am glad of it. he is a fine craftsman. i sincerely hope you do not have cause to regret your generosity. of course, if you would prefer to travel over to inglestone, i can assure you the post office there is without blemish. these are vital matters of banking business. and they will be treated with the same respect that is shown to a message sent from a housemaid telling her mother she will soon be home. that is... utmost respect. that will be three and sixpence, please. as soon as you receiv

mr. cochrane, sir.may take this opportunity, if i may be so bold, if you are to settle here in candleford, you would be best served, sir-- if i may pass on to you some insight, some knowledge of the way of things-- conform, sir. there is a proper order to things, and the man who resists that is the man who falls. knowledge, sir, will save us. oh, it's you. pearl. since we have returned, i have wanted-- i-- i have foolishly-- oh, ruby, will you please... hold me? "and then the moon wrapped in clouds "as the thunder sounds. "zeus hurls rain and hail "from the heavens down "but thomas forges forward "on his postal rounds! "his sallies take him from brackley, "like a sailor under blackening skies-- "never daunted, ever redoubtable, he reaches the shores of lark rise--" uh, thank you, mrs. brown, you certainly have given us an epic. ( applause ) mr. parish-- daniel-- uh... concerning our earlier conversation, it would mean a great deal to me if you would consider remaining with us. my sister-- we both so enj

mr. cochran: mr. president, let me say that i'm pleased to join the chairman of the committee, the distinguished senator from hawaii, in urging approval of the omnibus appropriations bill as well as the bill to provide funds for disaster relief. these bills fully comply with the requirements of the budget control act. the process for reviewing requests for provisions in this bill were held in open public hearings. senators testified before our committee. others from around the country came to washington to express their views. we have appropriations bills that have already been enacted. the omnibus brings appropriations for the basic operations of our government to $1.043 trillion. the disaster bill provides an additional $8 billion for disaster relief in response to damages incurred from floods, tornadoes, hurricanes that have plagued much of the country during the spring and summer months. these funds are within the limits established in the budget control act, specifically for disaster relief. tota