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"Fifteen years," answered Mary Gowd. Henry D. Gregg took his cigar from his mouth and regarded it thoughtfully. "Well, that's quite a spell. Must like it here." Mary Gowd said nothing. "Can't say I'm crazy about it that is, as a place to live. I said to Mother last night: 'Little old Batavia's good enough for Henry D. Of course it's a grand education, travelling, especially for Tweetie.
Many, many times that same glint of humour had saved English Mary Gowd from seeking peace in the muddy old Tiber. Her card read imposingly thus: Mary M. Gowd, Cicerone. Certificated and Licensed Lecturer on Art and Archaeology. Via del Babbuino, Roma. In plain language Mary Gowd was a guide. Now, Rome is swarming with guides; but they are men guides. They besiege you in front of Cook's.
'I wad by no means, said Peter Peebles, 'do any substantial harm to the poor lad Fairford, who has had mony a gowd guinea of mine, as weel as his father before him; but I wad hae him brought back to the minding of my business and his ain; and maybe I wadna insist further in my action of damages against him, than for refunding the fees, and for some annual rent on the principal sum due frae the day on which he should have recovered it for me, plack and bawbee, at the great advising; for ye are aware, that is the least that I can ask NOMINE DAMNI; and I have nae thought to break down the lad bodily a'thegither we maun live and let live forgie and forget.
Lucky the squire was used to London hours in his youth, or we'd find him abed. See, there's a light in the Hall; 'tis in the strong room next to the library; Sir Willoughby is reckoning up his rents maybe, though 'tis late for that." "Ay, ya knows the Hall, true. Theer be a terrible deal o gowd an' silver up in that room, fur sure, more 'n a aged man like me could tell in a week."
You must not shout like that. I say you must go away." Mamma Gregg opened her lips and shut them, wordless for once. Henry Gregg laid one big hand on his wife's shaking knees and eyed Mary Gowd very quietly. "I don't get you," he said. Mary Gowd looked straight at him as she said what she had to say: "There are things in Rome you cannot understand.
I dreamed I was sitting on that rock, in what seemed a bonny summer's morning; the sun was glancin' on the water; an' I could see the white sand far down at the bottom, wi' the reflection o' the little wavies running o'er it in long curls o' gowd.
The man" that is in this case Crossan himself "is the gowd for a' that." "You can get about the country pretty quickly in that car," I said. Crossan looked at me with a perfectly expressionless face for some time. Then he said said "If you think, my lord, that I'm neglecting my work, you've only to say so and I'll go."
It was ten o'clock when the three returned from Tivoli and the Colosseum Mary Gowd silent and shabbier than ever from the dust of the road; Blue Cape smiling; Tweetie frankly pettish. Pa and Ma Gregg were listening to the after-dinner concert in the foyer.
"But," the watchmaker continued, almost running to keep up with him, and speaking in a low, harsh, hurried voice, as if thrusting the words into his ears, "naither mair nor less nor solid gowd pure gowd, no a grain o' alloy!" That said, he turned, went back at the same speed, shot himself into his cottage, and closed the door. The father and son stopped, and looked at each other for a moment.
I that is as muckle as to say, search and ye'll find number twa. Besides, yon kist is only silver, and I aye heard that' Misticot's pose had muckle yellow gowd in't." "Den, mine goot friends," said the adept, jumping up hastily, "why do we not set about our little job directly?"
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