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And thus, for less guineas than will buy a new motor or cover an hour of Monte Carlo, a corner of the world's loveliness and peace will be gone as utterly as those chairs and tables and vases and cushions which the harlot in Zola's novel broke, tore, and threw upon the fire for her morning's amusement. There is in our imperfect life too little of pleasure and too much of play.
Denis wondered: give him an introduction to the editor of "John o' London's Weekly", or tell him where he could sell a light middle for seven guineas? Mr. Barbecue-Smith patted his arm several times and went on. "The secret of writing," he said, breathing it into the young man's ear "the secret of writing is Inspiration." Denis looked at him in astonishment. "Inspiration..." Mr.
To this he in a letter replied, that he was not able to go out at that time for debt, and was fearful if he should come, the Bailiffs might follow him; his fortune being seized in Scotland, for the maintenance of Miss Murray and her child. The debt that occasioned this perplexity, he said, was near fifteen guineas. I having borrowed forty pounds of Mrs.
Wildeve had now ten guineas left; and each laid five. Wildeve threw three points; Venn two, and raked in the coins. The other seized the die, and clenched his teeth upon it in sheer rage, as if he would bite it in pieces. "Never give in here are my last five!" he cried, throwing them down. "Hang the glowworms they are going out. Why don't you burn, you little fools? Stir them up with a thorn."
Hervey shall know that," said Lady Delacour; "but in the mean time I do think any fair appraiser of delicate distresses would decide that I am, all the circumstances considered, more to be pitied at this present moment than you are: for the catastrophe of the business evidently is, that I must pay two hundred guineas for the horses somehow or other."
"This is no time for bargaining," said I, "if you wish to have the horse for a hundred guineas, you may; if not " "A hundred guineas!" said the surgeon, "my good friend, you must surely be light- headed; allow me to feel your pulse," and he attempted to feel my left wrist.
Straker tells us that Derbyshire was a friend of her husband's and that occasionally his letters were addressed here." "Madam Derbyshire had somewhat expensive tastes," remarked Holmes, glancing down the account. "Twenty-two guineas is rather heavy for a single costume. However there appears to be nothing more to learn, and we may now go down to the scene of the crime."
Rosa read, and crushed the note. "Six guineas," said she. "Six-ten." "Seven." "Seven-ten." "Eight." "Eight-ten." "Ten guineas," said Rosa; and then, with feminine cunning, stealing a sudden glance, caught her friend leaning back and signalling the broker not to give in. "Eleven pounds." "Twelve." "Thirteen." "Fourteen." "Sixteen." "Eighteen." "Twenty." "Twenty guineas."
Madam would need different hats for different occasions, for morning and afternoon, for fine and wet weather, for ordinary and dress occasions. Would she herself not be persuaded to try on this charming model, the latest French fashion, "ridiculously cheap at three guineas?" "Thank you, I'll take the white hat, and the black chiffon. They will answer all my purposes," declared Ruth frigidly.
Some ladies connected with a society for clothing the poor, called upon and explained to her their object; she poked five old guineas into the hands of the spokeswoman, but forbade the insertion of her donation in the visitor's book.
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