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But such was the sublime egotism of Borrow—perhaps we should have said such is the sublime egotism of human nature—that the fact of his having been born in East Anglia made him look upon that part of the world as the very hub of the universe. There is, it must be confessed, something to us very agreeable in Dr. Knapp’s single-minded hero-worship.
Ignorant of the peculiar twists in Borrow’s nature, the gifted authoress commenced the conversation by an enthusiastic eulogy of his works, and concluded by asking permission to send him a copy of her “Queens of England.” “For God’s sake, don’t, madam,” exclaimed Borrow. “I should not know what to do with them.” He then got up in a rage, and, addressing Mr.
Whether it was, that, if trigamy should come into fashion, there would be three times as many chances to enjoy the luxury of saying, "No!" is more than I, can tell you. I may as well mention that B. F. came to me after breakfast to borrow the pamphlet for "a lady," one of the boarders, he said, looking as if he had a secret he wished to be relieved of. I continued.
'That's God's truth. It's ours; that little bit at least is coming back to us. Put it by with the other money, we can just do with it. Only yesterday Smoletz told me he wanted to borrow a thousand roubles from me; he will give his five acres of ploughed fields near the forest as security. 'Have you got enough? 'I think I have. 'And will you begin to sow the fields yourself in the spring?
Ignoring the displeasure which came into the man's eyes, she suggested: "Can't you borrow from those fellows that came with you?" "They're strangers. We are all strangers to each other we only fell in together on the road. The one lying under the wagon was on a tear in the last town; most likely he's broke." The child in the bunk whimpered with the increasing pain.
"That's what," chimed in Millie. "Oh, say, Millie," asked Philip, "did you make that cherry pie I finished up after school to-day?" "Yes. Was it good?" "Good? It melted in my mouth. When I marry, Millie, I'm going to borrow you for a while to come teach my wife how to make such pies." "Listen at him now! Ain't it a wonder he wouldn't think to get a wife that knows how to cook and bake?
Me, Nell, who was poor myself for so long, how would I look hardening my heart against any one who came and wanted to borrow? I'd be ashamed to look them in the eye." "With that view of it, of course I can see why your money wouldn't last long." "Oh, I'm extravagant besides, I'll own to that; that's the real trouble.
At this period Trethinnick, a farm of some fifty acres in extent, was in the hands of Henry, Thomas' eldest brother, who since his mother's death, ten years before, had assumed the responsibility of launching his youngest brother upon the world. Fearful of the result of his assault on the headborough, Thomas Borrow left St Cleer with great suddenness, and for five months disappeared entirely.
Groome asked whether the gipsy mentioned in the cutting was not a certain Romany chi whom he named, and said that he had always wondered who the writer of that article was, and that now he wondered no longer, for he knew him to be the writer of the obituary notice of George Borrow.
His apartments seem to have been dismal enough, consisting of "a small room, up two pair of stairs, in which I was to sit, and another, still smaller, above it, in which I was to sleep." Sir Richard was at first enthusiastic and cordial, but when he learned from William Taylor's letter that Borrow had come up to earn his livelihood by authorship, his manner underwent a marked change.
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