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Carvel he sought, for I feared lest my grandfather had got into some lawsuit. "And it please your honour, Mr. Grafton Carvel," said he; "your uncle, I understand. Unfortunately he has gone to his estate in Kent County, whither I must now follow him." I bade Mr. Claude summon my servant, not stopping to question the man further, such was my resentment against him.
"My name, sir!" replied I, as angrily for I thocht the fellow put the question in a very impertinent sort o' way "what business hae ye wi' my name?" "Oh, mair than ye're aware o', p'raps," says he. "An' it's a bad sign o' a man whan he'll no tell his name," says he. This touched me to the quick, an' I dare say the vagabond kent it wad, an' did it on purpose.
After the completion of the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad the Pennsylvania and Ohio canal was abandoned, the Railroad Company having obtained control of the stock, and fixed so high a tariff as to cut off all competition with themselves. This effectually killed the canal, except that portion between Akron and Kent. The capital invested by this concern in the coal trade is about $250,000.
At the sound of the laughter, old Lizzie gave a sigh as though some of her own tense nerves had relaxed. "Now see here," growled Kent, "they've got no business to shut you up this way. You come out and skate for a while. The wind's blown the snow till there's lots of clear places. I got up here without much trouble. We won't meet anybody at this end of the lake."
That was all she could get out of him, unless he was stricken with remorse, when he even went the length of saying the word. "Leeby kent perfectly weel," Jess has said, "'at it was a trial to Jamie to tak her ony gait, an' I often used to say to her 'at I wondered at her want o' pride in priggin' wi' him.
Just as daylight laid its steel-gray fingers on the parchment window, Jacob Kent awoke. Turning on his elbow, he raised the lid and peered into the ammunition box. Whatever he saw, or whatever he did not see, exercised a very peculiar effect upon him, considering his neurotic temperament. He glanced at the sleeping man on the floor, let the lid down gently, and rolled over on his back.
You take my word, Martha next time she gives you a gownd, you give it back to her and say as you don't wear such things, being a respectable woman. It äun't right, starting you like that on bad ways." There was only one house in the joint parishes where Joanna had any honourable mention, and that was North Farthing House on the other side of the Kent Ditch.
"Is what true?" asked his father, embarrassed, for he guessed what Jasper meant. "Are you married to her?" pointing to Mrs. Kent, who looked indignant at the reference. "Yes, Jasper," answered his father, nervously. "Shake hands with your with Mrs. Kent." He was about to say "your mother," but something in his memory, perhaps something in his son's face, led him to change the expression.
That Master, whom he had long ago left out of his life's plan, had said, "Ye cannot serve God and Mammon." And from even the little Roderick had seen of the affairs of Elliot and Kent, he knew only too well that to serve that firm and humanity at the same time would be impossible. There were others who did not possess his father's faith in his purpose, and they spoke to him plainly on the matter.
But it was very easy to imagine that so much mock passion had a basis of truth, and Lucy evidently tormented herself with this belief. "Why didn't you choose Juliet: St. George would do Romeo so well?" said Lucy, with a sneer. "No, that is beyond me. Kent says Shakespeare will never be my line, and I believe him.
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