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Any woman who has the capital to establish a well-arranged, well-organized home where expensive, high-class board may be obtained, in a city, or in the neighbourhood of a university, is certain to attract as many clients as she can accommodate. Clothing and house furnishing offer fields of new work for women. The expert shopper in these departments is already in demand.
As their establishment had the style, so I was conscious at the time of its having the general stamp and sense, of a shop a shop of long standing, of numerous clients, of lively bustle and traffic.
Marcus Claudius, one of his clients, instigated by him, seized the girl as she entered the Forum, claiming that she was his slave. The nurse screamed for help, and a crowd quickly gathered. Many of these well knew the maiden, her father, and her betrothed, and vowed to protect her from wrong.
Jellicorse was a just man; but his justice was due to his clients first. After a long brown-study he reaped his crop of meditation thus: "It is a ticklish job; and I will sleep three nights upon it." The ladies of Scargate Hall were uneasy, although the weather was so fine, upon this day of early August, in the year now current.
The good feeling, even the respect which the Colonel had succeeded in awakening for a short time the evening before, were forgotten in the prospect of such a jest. The Frenchman made no further demur. He had said what he could, and it was not his business to quarrel with his best clients.
She had furnished her parlours very elaborately, and she insisted that both her employees and clients should behave in the public rooms with the greatest circumspection. Indeed, a casual visitor, unacquainted with the character of the place, might well have been deceived.
Nor was it likely that the sorcerer's other clients even if all turned out better than could be hoped would venture into the streets by night. Rich people were timid and suspicious; and as the Emperor had lately promulgated fresh and more stringent edicts against the magic arts, Posidonius had thought it prudent to postpone the meeting.
But after debate as to which of the dead still had any influence with the living, it was decided to reduce the title to Cuthcott, Kingson and Forsyte, of whom Kingson would be the active and Soames the sleeping partner. For leaving his name, prestige, and clients behind him, Soames would receive considerable value.
"Well, one of our clients is one of the great publishing firms, and Tweedle often dines with the publisher." "For shame, Phil!" Philip laughed. "At any rate, that is no meaner than a suggestion of Brad's.
It behoves the Rat-catcher to be always attentive to his customers, those, I mean, who want live Rats wherewith to try their dogs. Amongst mine I have the honour to include clients of highest rank and position, barristers, magistrates, solicitors and a host of sporting gentry.
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