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"A, B, C, D." began Lemuel. "Pshaw, now, 'Manda Grier, you stop!" pleaded Statira. "You be still! Go on, Mr. Barker! As a seal upon thine arm; for love is as strong as death don't say the letters so fast jealousy as cruel as the grave don't look at S'tira; look at me! the coals thereof are coals of fire you're sayin' it too slow now which hath a most vehement flame.
When he came back, Lemuel could endure it no longer. "Say!" he called huskily through his door. "Won't you give me a cup of that coffee upstairs? I haven't had anything but an apple to eat for nearly two days. I don't want you to give me the coffee. You can take my clasp button " The officer went by a few steps, then he came back, and peered in through the door at Lemuel's face.
He drew a long and deep breath, and before he began to speak he searched himself for some comfort or encouragement, while Lemuel anxiously scanned his face. "Yes yes! I see your difficulty," he began, making the futile attempt to disown any share in it. "But perhaps perhaps it isn't so bad as it seems. Perhaps no harm will come.
"Well, you see, as a commercial I trade in books, and had to do with a second-hand bookseller in Gwynne Street, Drury Lane. It seems that he was murdered," and he eyed Jessop attentively. The sailor nodded and composed himself with a violent effort. "Yes," said he in his husky voice, "so I heard. But what's he got to do with Lemuel Krill?"
She told her the whole history of her love affair, and of how much 'Manda Grier had done to help it on at first, and then how she had wanted her to break off with Lemuel. "But," she concluded, "I think we're goin' to get along real nice together.
I am afraid there is another, and a modern author too, whom you would bid to sit above me, and but just below yourself I mean Dr. Swift. Lucian. It was not necessary for him to throw so much nonsense into his history of Lemuel Gulliver as you did into that of your two illustrious heroes; and his style is far more correct than yours.
It was to be a semi-political dinner, at which were to be entertained certain ministers, members of Parliament, with their wives, and leading journalists. Sir Lemuel accepted for himself and Miss Levison. On the appointed day they rendered themselves at the Premier's house, where they were courteously welcomed by the great minister and his accomplished wife.
Or perhaps you wish me to join the crowd outside; it seems to be increasing." "No, no," came from all parts of the room. "Don't let the door be opened. Nothing could keep Lemuel and his crowd out if they once got foot over the threshold." The lawyer rubbed his chin. He seemed to be in some sort of quandary.
And do you know, pappy, I have sometimes thought of asking you to tell me honestly not to encourage me with flattery, you know whether my face has really that high-strung pitch of expression when I am about to drink the poison in the cell. Do I really look like Mr. Lemuel's portrait of me?" "It is your very self, Gerty," her father said, with decision. "But then Mr. Lemuel is a man of genius.
"If he hears you laughing, he'll know it's about him. He's in the kitchen, now. He's come in the back way. Do be quiet." She had given her hand without other greeting in her preoccupation to each of the Sewells in turn, and now she passed out of the room. "What makes Lemuel such a gift," said Miss Vane, in a talk which she had with Sewell a month later, "is that he is so supplementary."
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