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Then he mistook the faint glimmer of Venus, as she dimly showed above the dark horizon, for the lantern on the ridge-pole of a road house; which was poetic, but misleading, and proves that even dogs can come to grief through too much star gazing. He was always driven "loose" on the rare and gala occasions when, at his own plainly expressed desire, he was placed again in temporary service.
Madame Gala had returned to work and Gaga had gone into the country by the time Sally had joined her book-keeping class; and so that matter seemed to be in abeyance. The ease with which the fabric of her newest plan had been made to collapse discomfited Sally, who was always impatient for quick results; but she did not abandon hope. She believed in her star.
He had been known, in the circle of the Musketeers, to win in one night three thousand pistoles; to lose them even to the gold-embroidered belt for gala days, win all this again with the addition of a hundred louis, without his beautiful eyebrow being heightened or lowered half a line, without his hands losing their pearly hue, without his conversation, which was cheerful that evening, ceasing to be calm and agreeable.
This was hailed as one of the great gala nights in the musical records of London, and it is said that only a few years ago old connoisseurs still talked of it as something incomparable, in spite of the gifted singers who had since illustrated the lyric art. Mme.
As was the custom at Putnam Hall the encampment came to an end on the Fourth of July. This was a gala day for the cadets and they were allowed to invite both friends and relatives to the affair. The Rover boys had the Statons over and also had their father and their Uncle Randolph and Aunt Martha participate. "Never saw such a time in my life!" declared Aunt Martha.
I say no more of it; all is known to you." He returned to Iowa, and died on the 3d of October, 1838, at his camp on the river Des Moines. He was buried in gala dress, with cocked hat and sword, and the medals presented him by two governments. He was not allowed to rest even in his grave.
That the young men and girls should be dressed in their best clothes was, as a matter of course, incidental to the day; but he could perceive that there was an outward appearance of gala festivity about them which could not take place every week.
Polignac seems to be insensible rather than bold. He thinks all will go on well still. The present intention is that we should all be in gala at the funeral, with black scarfs, &c. I have asked several to dine at Roehampton and go from thence. The Queen is to be present, I suppose, in the King's pew. The King is certainly to be chief mourner.
His reaction took the form of gala attire in which Nickols encouraged him to the extent of silk hosiery of the most delicate shades from his own wardrobe, with ties to match, not to mention his own last year's Panama hat, pressed over into the extreme of the prevailing style for youthful masculine head adornment.
No; her ladyship made the most solemn and desperate protestation, that she would sooner give up her gala altogether tie up the knocker say she was sick rather be sick, or be dead, than be obliged to have such a creature as Sir Terence O'Fay at her gala.
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