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Here he kept all the documents relating to him ever since he had been a boy: here were his prize copy-books and drawing-books, all bearing George's hand, and that of the master: here were his first letters in large round-hand sending his love to papa and mamma, and conveying his petitions for a cake. His dear godpapa Sedley was more than once mentioned in them.
Papa was so mortified: he says it looks as if M. de Bassompierre my godpapa, who pays all my school-bills had thrown away all his money. And then, in matters of information in history, geography, arithmetic, and so on, I am quite a baby; and I write English so badly such spelling and grammar, they tell me.
He insists upon addressing me by the terms of our 'official' relationship, as if he made it a principle of our intercourse. 'Well, and is your godpapa to congratulate you on your having had a quiet rest? was his greeting. I answered stupidly: 'Oh, yes, thank you, and would have given worlds for the courage to reply in French, but I distrusted my accent.
He had passed a winter at Pau, a summer at Vichy, where the waters had done him good. His ladies had made several charming foreign acquaintances. Mrs. Mackenzie had quite a list of counts and marchionesses among her friends. The excellent Captain Goby, wandered about the country with them. Was it to Rosey, was it to her mother, the Captain was most attached? Rosey received him as a godpapa; Mrs.
The pawns were little green and white men, with real swords and shields; the knights were on horseback, the castles were on the backs of elephants. "Mrs. Mango's own set at the Pineries was not so fine," Mr. Pestler remarked. These chess-men were the delight of Georgy's life, who printed his first letter in acknowledgement of this gift of his godpapa.
The proud boy turned blushingly away, and began playing with, or rather teazing, a very old nondescript dog, who was lying comfortably coiled up on the youngest lad's pinafore, under shelter of the grey stone which the grandfather used as his seat. "Wat will be a soldier," said the second boy, whose name was Hugh; "his godpapa, Sir Walter, says he shall.
I call him Godpapa Grosselmayer, after that delightful old fellow in Hoffman's tale of the Nut Cracker." "What's that about crackers?" inquired the tutor, sharply, his eyes changing colour like a fire opal. "I am talking of Nussnacker und Mausekönig," laughed the young lady. "Crackers do not belong to Christmas; fireworks come on the 5th of November."
His children or their mother have never heard a harsh word from him; and when his fits of moodiness and solitude are over, welcome him back with a never-failing regard and confidence. His friend is his friend still entirely heart-whole. That malady is never fatal to a sound organ. And George goes through his part of godpapa perfectly, and lives alone. If Mr.
'Good morning to you, sir, said the other, distantly. The elder girl returned the bow which Mark risked, though without giving any sign of remembrance; but Dolly remarked audibly, 'Why, that's the old man next door that gave your goose something to make it giddy, isn't it, godpapa?
He is always ready to do a service, but on this occasion I think it was an afterthought. I shall not venture to call him 'Godpapa' again. Indeed, if I have a desire, it is that I may be blind to people's weakness. My insight is inveterate. Papa says he has heard Mr. Pollingray boast of his age. If so, there has come a change over him. I cannot be deceived. I see it constantly.
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