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After many long years I betook myself to the man who was making such a pother in the world, Pietro Apone, and became his familiar, next a hermit, and what not? The best is that in every state of life I have made money and hoarded it up; so that I can now lay down my grey head free from want and care. And now, coz, for your history."

At the office all the morning, at noon my wife being gone to my coz Snow's with Dr. But before I went to him Captain.

He is aware of at least one method of becoming a spirited youth, it seems." "A man who is worth half a million is usually regarded as rather substantial," she retorted. "Yes, but in this case the money-bags outweigh the man too ridiculously. For heaven's sake, Coz, do not make a spectacle of yourself by marrying this attenuation, or society will assert there was a regularly drawn bill of sale."

We hope to see you both in the banquet-hall anon. Meanwhile you will attend upon us with our train." He bowed, and Chandos, plucking Sir Oliver by the sleeve, led them both away to the back of the press of courtiers. "Why, little coz," he whispered, "you are very eager to have your neck in a noose. By my soul! had you asked as much from our new ally Don Pedro, he had not baulked you.

He is the most uncompromising fellow I ever knew. I should as soon expect to see the stars fall from the sky as to see him do a shady thing. You would be amused, coz, to see the lady mother and Isabelle joining forces to lay siege to his affections." What meant that sudden start and then the blush which flamed up over cheek and brow?

I would fain have come down to look after thee, nevvy, but these kings and queens are troublesome folk. The Emperor he is a pale, shame- faced, solemn lad. Maybe he museth, but he had scarce a word to say for himself. Our Hal tried clapping on the shoulder, calling him fair coz, and the like, in his hearty fashion.

Well, don't say a word in thine ear, coz: I've turned Master Blaize's elephants. If they charge, 'twill bye a feint, and back to the destruction of his serried ranks! You understand. Not? Well, 'tis as well. Only, let none say that I sleep. If I must see him to- night, I go down knowing he has not got us in his power."

There he sits, no longer little, opposite: and you can trace the same curve and droop of the eyebrows prefigured in the young face and preserved in the old, and a certain family likeness to his handsome young father. Since Mr. Ruskin's illness his cousin, Mrs. Arthur Severn, has become more and more indispensable to him: she sits at the head of the table and calls him "the coz."

They don't know their own minds from one six minutes to the next. Why don't you want to go?" she demanded, coming at last to the point. Aileen was listening in amused silence. "'Coz we got scared awful scared," said Dulcie under her breath. "Scared most to death," Doosie added solemnly. Both Mrs. Caukins and Aileen saw at once that the children were in earnest. "You look scared!" said Mrs.

Ah, my soul, for such a wonder, Wilt thou not undo the door?" Evadne sang the words softly in the twilight: sang them with a great note of longing in her pleading voice. She and her cousin were alone. "Evadne, come here." She crossed the room and knelt beside his couch. "Little coz, I have let the Pilgrim in." And Evadne buried her face in the cushions with a low cry.