Gardiner

[ gahrd-ner, gahr-dn-er ]

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Gardiner

/ ˈɡɑːdnə /

GardinerSir John Eliot1943MBritishMUSIC: conductor Sir John Eliot. born 1943, British conductor, noted for performances using period instruments; founded the Monteverdi Choir in 1965, the English Baroque Soloists in 1978, and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in 1990
GardinerStephen?14831555MEnglishRELIGION: clergymanPOLITICS: statesman Stephen. ?1483–1555, English bishop and statesman; lord chancellor (1553–55). He opposed Protestantism, supporting the anti-Reformation policies of Mary I

He took Gardiner aside and whispered, "Jump into our hole like lightning, it is worth four pound a day."

I saw Mr. Gardiner open Mr. Burtons trunk, which was always left unlocked, and thrust a package far down into the trunk.

I looked out, and was astonished to see Mr. Gardiner making his way silently toward Mr. Burtons room.

It was a simple matter for Mr. Gardiner to remove the package from his safe and cast the suspicion upon his clerk.

Gardiner was a shrewd businessman, and not even my head clerks ever suspected my connection with the store that bore his name.

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