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The exact date of the first letter is uncertain, but it seems to belong to a time soon after the arrival of the Barretts in town. My dear Mr.
But in spite of their defeat, the Barretts held the upper hand of the country for many a long year, and the priest began to smile, thinking of the odd story the old woodman had told him about the Barretts' steward, Sgnorach bhuid bhearrtha, 'saving your reverence's presence, the old man said, and, unable to translate the words into English fit for the priest's ears, he explained that they meant a glutton and a lewd fellow.
The same policy, adopted by native chiefs under similar circumstances, protected the minor groups of settlers of foreign origin in the most remote districts like the Barretts and other Welsh people of Tyrawley long after the Deputies of the Kings of England had ceased to consider them as fellow-subjects, or to be concerned for their existence.
It must be remembered that in 1846 little or nothing was known of spine complaints such as that from which Elizabeth Barrett suffered, less still of the nervous conditions they create, and least of all of hysterical phenomena. In our day she would have been ordered air and sunlight and activity, and all the things the mere idea of which chilled the Barretts with terror.
I understand the firm of Barrett, Jones, Barrett, Deacon & Barrett have somewhat leisurely methods?" "Is the firm on trial?" inquired Mr. Jones, sharply. "In a sense, yes. I also understand that although all the Barretts, and also Mr. Deacon, share in the name plate, Mr. Jones does the work?" The lawyer laid down his papers. "Who the dickens are you, anyway, and what do you want?" "That's better.
It is only because we recognise that she is a typical figure among the women who attained distinction that we are able to guess at the vast number of mute inglorious Elizabeth Barretts who were never able to escape by their own efforts and never found a Browning to aid them to escape.
"The Barretts are a somewhat leisurely family, I take it," he remarked. "They have been very successful," said the clerk, with a touch of reserve. "Apparently; but who does the work?" "Mr. Jones is in his office. Would you care to send in your card?" "No, I think I'll just take it in." He pressed through a counter-gate and opened a door upon which was emblazoned the name of Mr. Jones. Mr.
One cannot help imagining a disguise." "Personally I confess to an objection to gentlemen in disguise," said Lady Gosstre. "Barrett! do you know the man?" She addressed Mr. Powys. "There used to be good quartett evenings given by the Barretts of Bursey," he said.
The same policy, adopted by native chiefs under similar circumstances, protected the minor groups of settlers of foreign origin in the most remote districts like the Barretts and other Welsh people of Tyrawley long after the Deputies of the Kings of England had ceased to consider them as fellow-subjects, or to be concerned for their existence.
Not long ago I called at Number Seventy-four Gloucester Place, where the Barretts lived. It is a plain, solid brick house, built just like the ten thousand other brick houses in London where well-to-do tradesmen live. The people who now occupy the house never heard of the Barretts, and surely do not belong to a Browning Club.
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