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He had by this time entirely recovered from his matrimonial aspirations, and had given up all hope of a witch wife. Still, he hoped to find in the cave, something more worthy the ancient and honorable name of witchcraft than anything he had yet seen. Alas! for the uncertainty of mortal hopes. All is vanity, bosh, and botheration.
The usual business of the meeting had been dispatched, and the ladies were engaged in the more congenial employment of retailing the village gossip. "Have you observed," queried Mrs. Dr. Little, "how wretchedly ill that young Graystone woman is looking? The doctor was saying, only this morning, that he thought she was in a decline." "I suppose its botheration, for one thing," said Mrs. Brier.
It 's curious, for this morning Rose has come to me and given me the first chapter of a botheration, which she declares is to end in the common rash experiment. What is your "young fellow's" name? Who is he? What is he? 'Won't take my guarantee, my lady? 'Rose if she marries must have a name, you know? Old Tom hit his knee.
"Oh, botheration!" returned Sydney, with a lighter and more good-humoured laugh, "don't you be moral!" "How have I done what I have done?" said Stryver; "how do I do what I do?" "Partly through paying me to help you, I suppose. But it's not worth your while to apostrophise me, or the air, about it; what you want to do, you do. You were always in the front rank, and I was always behind."
"Race? Botheration! You mustn't trouble yourself about race questions out here, Antoine. Zimmerman is a good old chap, who's probably forgotten the very name of the German town he was born in." "They do not forget," Antoine replied with emphasis. "There has been much discussion much " "Forget it, Antoine! I supposed you were all living here like a happy family.
"I'm a bit late, sir, morning." "Late! you were late yesterday evening, weren't you?" "Why, sir, the way the clerks at that Bank of Mortimer and Pennycuick's rush away from business and close the doors after 'em, as if their day began at four p.m., and business was botheration: it's a disgrace to the City o' London.
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"Do you know," she finally said, "I have a sort of a dim recollection that, away back in my childhood somewhere, I have seen it or one just like it." "Away back in your childhood," laughed Donald, "couldn't have been so very far, Señorita." Lucia made a little grimace. "I'm nearly seventeen," she said. "Botheration!" said Billie.
Ah! bring the cigars, Charley. Sit down, gentlemen; make yourselves at home I say, Mrs. Taddi Taddi oh, botheration popple! that's it your name, madam, is a puzzler-but-we'll need more chairs, I think. Fetch one or two, like a dear!" As he spoke the jingle of bells was heard outside, and Mr. Kennedy rushed to the door again. "Good-evening, Mr.
"I know," said Christian, thoughtfully, "I don't envy Barty Mangan! I know Papa's having botheration with our people " "All the more reason for me to earn my living by painting!" responded Larry cheerfully. They were sitting at the edge of a patch of plantation.
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