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The words sounded very gloomy; for he was thinking of his ancestors at Riversdale, in their tomb, and himself going down to join them. "I think, Asher, it is getting late; I must go now." The friends bade each other good-night among the footmen who closed the front door.
Fifteen years marked little appreciable change in the heritage given up by Asher Aydelot out of his love for a girl and his dream of a larger opportunity in the new West. For fifteen springtimes the old-fashioned sweet pinks had blossomed on the two mounds where his last service had been given to his native estate. Hardly a tree had been cut in the Aydelot woods.
ASHER. Call it what you like. What surprises me is, when I look back over the months you've been here, how well we've got along in spite of your views. DR. JONATHAN. Why not say in spite of yours, Asher? Well, it's been a comfort to drop in here and talk to you, in spite of what you believe. You've got the gift of sympathy, Jonathan.
Owen caught Harding looking at him from under his shaggy eyebrows, and anger had begun to colour his cheeks when Harding said: "Don't you remember, Asher, coming here a couple of years ago, and " "Yes, I know. You predicted that Ulick Dean and I would become friends, and you are right; we did." "And you preferred that Evelyn should be his mistress rather than that she shall go over to Monsignor?"
Back in Virginia we were two centuries of generations away from the first settlers," Virginia exclaimed. But Asher did not answer. He was thinking of Jim Shirley's declaration: "She's got endurance as well as grace and beauty." Also, we will make promise. So long as the Blood endures, I shall know that your will is mine; ye shall feel that my strength is yours. A Song of the English.
Dick Lancaster had married the daughter of a captain when he was only a second mate, and that piece of good fortune had been generally attributed to his good looks. But these observations and reflections occupied a very short time, and Captain Asher walked quickly to meet his visitor. As he stepped out of the garden-gate he was disappointed again.
Wishing you the reward of the benevolent in the great day, we subscribe ourselves your obliged and sincere friends, In presence of Asher Wright,
It is because their names are Jotham, or Adoniram, or Jehiel, or Asher, or some of those names, and so they say "he," for short. But there was no short for me. So I may as well come to it. "His" name was America, America Sampson. It is four years and a half since I knew this for a fact, yet my surprise is not lessened.
"Now, then," said Captain Asher, when his pipe was alight, "you have told me a great deal about your father, now tell me something about yourself. I do not even know what your business is." "I am Assistant Professor of Theoretical Mathematics in Sutton College," answered the young man. Captain Asher put down his pipe and gazed at his visitor across the arbor.
Bought some meat cheap at Yefran, but my camel-driver afterwards stole the greater part. The secretary of the Rais, Bou Asher, who knew the Vice-consul of Fezzan, showed me some kindness, and sent me again milk, which he said was the right of "The Consul." I had also received a nice delicious little present of a melon from the Sheikh Makouran en route.
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