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Yes, darling, she continued to me, 'it is much better for you; and she hurried me away, and down-stairs again. But the awful outlines of that large black coffin remained upon my imagination with a new and terrible sense of death. I had no more any wish to see him.
The old servant's grief was only his own. "Ebery night, Marse Ollie, sence he bin sick, I git so lonesome dat I wait till de house git still an' den I git out'n de bed and crope down-stairs an' listen at de bedroom door. Den I hear de mistis say: 'In pain, dear? and he say, 'No, Sallie. An' den I crope up agin an' go to bed kind o' comforted.
She further insisted that the rite should be performed in her presence; nor was she satisfied when Rachel had brought in her uncle, but insisted on likewise calling in her brother, who vaguely anxious, and fully conscious of the small size of the room, had remained down-stairs. Mr.
"Give it to me and I'll read it aloud down-stairs, your whole subscription list's down there waiting." But we have to wait just the same until the item is set up.
One forenoon, Violet, on coming down-stairs, found her sister writing extremely fast, and seeing an envelope on the table in Lord Martindale's writing, asked if it was his answer to Theodora's plan. 'Yes. 'Ah! said Violet, perceiving something was amiss, 'they have spared you to me a long time already. 'Don't be uneasy, said Theodora; 'I'll settle it.
But when she reached the head of the dark oak there was Celia coming up, and below there was Mr. Brooke, exchanging welcomes and congratulations with Mr. Casaubon. "Dodo!" said Celia, in her quiet staccato; then kissed her sister, whose arms encircled her, and said no more. I think they both cried a little in a furtive manner, while Dorothea ran down-stairs to greet her uncle.
It was still quite dark as I opened my eyes, and it was not till long after that I heard five strokes of the clock down-stairs. I turned round to doze again, but sleep had down. I grew more and more wakeful, and lay and thought of a thousand things. Suddenly a few good sentences fitted for a sketch or story strike me, delicate linguistic hits of which I have never before found the equal.
Yet, of all men, they should pray for help to stand; for when they fall they still retain one thing that divides them from mean sinners. Remorse, the giant that rends the great hearts which mock at fear. The day came in which the doctor had promised his patient he should come down-stairs.
Have you been to Como, yet?" Mr. Gawtrey remained by the fire beating the devil's tattoo upon the chimney-piece, and ever and anon turning his glance towards Lilburne, who seemed to have forgotten his existence. Both these guests stayed till the party broke up; Mr. Gawtrey apparently wishing to outstay Lord Lilburne; for, when the last went down-stairs, Mr.
Last night I left my pallet in our family apartment, to make way for a female attendant, and removed to a dressing-room adjoining, when to return, or whether ever, God only can tell. Also my servant cut my hair, which used to be poor Charlotte's personal task. I hope she will not observe it. April 21. Had the grief to find Lady Scott had insisted on coming down-stairs and was the worse of it.
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