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When this failed to help matters, the workers were promised bliss supreme in consequence of the increased demand in the labour market; indeed, men went so far as to carry through the streets two models of loaves of bread, on one of which, by far the larger, was written: "American Eightpenny Loaf, Wages Four Shillings per Day," and upon the much smaller one: "English Eightpenny Loaf, Wages Two Shillings a Day."
The linen cloth, he noticed, was spotless, the cutlery and appointments polished and clean. "This, I presume," he remarked, "is not where you serve the eightpenny table d'hote?" The woman shrugged her shoulders. "But it would not be possible," she answered. "We have no customers for that. If one arrives we put together a few scraps. But one must make a pretense. Monsieur understands?" Mr.
Smangle, with a long-drawn sigh. 'He's delightful company, that man is, sir. I don't know better company anywhere; but he has that one drawback. If the ghost of his grandfather, Sir, was to rise before him this minute, he'd ask him for the loan of his acceptance on an eightpenny stamp. 'Dear me! exclaimed Mr. Pickwick. 'Yes, added Mr.
Ticklish weather for meat you could see that from the man's gestures. Even on ordinary days those low-ceiled dining-rooms, stretching far back from the street in a complicated vista of interiors, were apt to be crowded; for the quality of the eightpenny dinner could be relied upon.
His lordship is meekly going to dine at an eightpenny ordinary, his giants in pawn, his men in armor dwindled to "one poor knight," his carriage to be sold, his stalwart aldermen vanished, his sheriffs, alas! and alas! in gaol! Another design shows that Rigdum, if a true, is also a moral and instructive prophet.
"What does monsieur require she asked, peering forward through the gloom with some suspicion. For the eightpenny dinners were the scorn of the neighbourhood, and strangers were rare in the wine shop of Emil Sachs." Mr. Sabin smiled. "One of your excellent omelettes, my good Annette," he answered, "if your hand has not lost its cunning!" She gave a little cry. "It is monsieur!" she exclaimed.
But the lining only holds two more knobs than the sixpenny ones." Mrs. Lawrence frowned. "Do I understand that you you actually measured the amount it contains?" she asked, with bitterness. "Yes," retorted Miss Bunting valiantly. "And compared it with the others. It was when you told me to put the eightpenny scuttle in Miss Jenkins' room. She complained at once."
Then having to give the breast year after year all hours of the night. Selfish those t.t's are. Dog in the manger. Only one lump of sugar in my tea, if you please. He stood at Fleet street crossing. Luncheon interval. A sixpenny at Rowe's? Must look up that ad in the national library. An eightpenny in the Burton. Better. On my way. He walked on past Bolton's Westmoreland house. Tea. Tea. Tea.
Belknap still spoke in that peculiar tone of command which always stifles self-respect in the one to whom it is addressed. "Do you go down to Leslie's and tell him to send me a good claw hammer and three pounds of eightpenny nails. And go quickly." The boy turned off without a word of reply, and was slowly moving away, when his father said, sharply: "Look here, sir!"
John Thomas paused and looked back. "Did you hear me?" "Yes, sir." "What did I tell you to do?" "Go get a claw hammer and three pounds of eightpenny nails." "Very well. Why did n't you indicate, in some way, that you heard me? Have n't I already this morning read you a lecture about this very thing? Now, go quickly. I'm in a hurry." For all this impatience and authority on the part of Mr.
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