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He found the old woman in the waiting-room; and he met with a rough reception. "Minutes are precious, Mr. Morris," she said; "you are two minutes late. The next train to London stops here in half an hour and I must go back by it." "Good heavens, what brings you here? Is Emily ?" "Emily is well enough in health if that's what you mean? One good turn deserves another.
Being assured in the affirmative, he felt satisfied, and the two, by the light of the moon, which was now creeping up in the heavens, commenced their journey, intending, after passing a few leagues, to make up their camp, light their fires to keep off the wild animals, and sleep.
"The Queen of Hearts," said Floyd, quickly, at which she laughed outright. "Oh! I must not laugh," she said, checking herself and glancing around her with a shocked look. "I forgot." "You shall. If you don't, you sha'n't know who another queen is." "No, mamma told me I must not make a bit of noise; it is not style, you know, but you mustn't be so funny." "Good heavens!" said Floyd.
The d d rascal supposed I was cognisant of it," said Pen, white with anger; "asked me if I would give him an annuity to keep it quiet; threatened me, me, as if I was trafficking with this wretched old Begum's misfortune, and would extort a seat in Parliament out of that miserable Clavering. Good heavens! was my uncle mad, to tamper in such a conspiracy?
Dean came to an abrupt standstill, and stared at him in something of alarm as well as amazement. "Are you going mad, Gervase?" he asked. "Yes!" cried Gervase, "that is just it, I am going mad, mad for love, or whatever you please to call it! What do you think I am made of? Flesh and blood, or cast-iron? Heavens!
"Not too fast, my young lady! Suppose Good heavens! now I think of it, there is the conservatory. Suppose she should be hidden in there? Julian is searching the grounds. Who is to search the conservatory?" "With your ladyship's permission, I will search the conservatory." "You!!!" "With your ladyship's permission." "I can hardly believe my own ears! Well, 'Live and learn' is an old proverb.
"That's what Lorraine has sometimes said; but what can I do? Shall I paint my face black?" "Oh, I've seen you look black enough, but it's rather becoming than otherwise. Anyhow, it isn't insipid. But you've grown quite manly lately, I suppose. I hear about you occasionally positively working hard. Heavens! what you owe to Lorraine!"" "I do," fervently.
What is poor sorry man, poor dust and ashes, that he should crowd up, and go jostlingly into the presence of the great God? For my part, I find it one of the hardest things that I can put my soul upon, even to come to God, when warmly sensible that I am a sinner, for a share in grace, in mercy. Oh, methinks it seems to me as if the whole face of the heavens were set against me.
But ye, lay not up for yourselves upon the earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and robbers break through, but lay up for yourselves in the heavens, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt. For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world but destroy his soul? or what shall he give in exchange for it?
As the beams draw water from the rivers to the heavens, so they drew forth the fever-poison from his veins and cast it to the cleansing winds. He was aware of no desire save that of lying there in the sun; of watching the clouds part, join, and dissolve, only to form again, when the port rose; of measuring the bright horizon when the port sank.
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