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Lindley's desk at Greycroft, and the Haldens were explaining how they heard that the Lindleys were in town and so had come in on an earlier train specially to capture them for the house-breaking. Patricia bubbled with enjoyment of the surprise. She kissed Mrs. Bingham and Mrs. Lindley, too, though she had never laid eyes on her before, and she came near kissing the tall Mr.
"He didn't roar," she said apologetically, "so how could I know? You never told me about him." "Well, he's just written what everyone says will be the book of the year Lindley's Wife. It's made a tremendous hit." "I thought that was by G. A. Petersen?" "But Peter is G. A. Petersen. Only his intimate friends know it, though, as he detests publicity. So go don't give the fact away." "I won't.
"Beds are for bodies, and I am become a thing of spirit. My soul is grateful a little for your care of its casing. You behold, I am generous: I am able to thank my successor to Carmen!" Lindley's back stiffened. "Vilas!" "Spare me your protests." The younger man waved his hand languidly. "You wish not to confer upon this subject " "It's a subject we'll omit," said Richard.
And then she'll have you go out and kid him along while " "Hedrick!" "Yes, you will! while she gets herself all dressed and powdered up again. After that, she'll do her share of the work: she'll strain her poor back carryin' Dick Lindley's flowers down the back stairs and stickin' 'em in a vase over a hole in the tablecloth that Laura hasn't had time to sew up. You wait and see!"
"What I want to know is how I happened to be here at Mr. Lindley's." "Mist' Richard brought you las' night, suh. I don' know where he got you, but I heered a considerable thrashum aroun', up an' down the house, an' so I come help him git you to bed in one vem spare-rooms." Joe chuckled ingratiatingly. "Lord name! You cert'n'y wasn't askin' fer no bed!"
It was used on the stage of all countries so much that I believe most new-school actors have dropped it. They think it lacks genuineness." Cora waited a moment longer, then spoke. "How much chance have I to get Richard Lindley's money back from you?" He was astounded. "Oh, I say!" "I had a caller, this morning," she said, slowly. "He talked about you quite a lot!
Half an hour later the Braybrook Castle had been towed round to a little bay just abreast of "Wreck House," and the tug's engines stopped. "All ready, Lindley?" shouted Lester. "All ready sir." "Then let go." At a tap from Lindley's hammer, the great anchor plunged down, and the flaked out cable roared as it flew through the hawse-pipes, drowning the loud "Hurrah" of the men on board.
"And I wonder," he added, "if you can tell me " "I'm Miz William Lindley's house-man, Joe Vaxdens," said the mulatto, in the tone of an indulgent nurse. "You in Miz Lindley's backyard right now, sittin' in a hammick." "I seem to gather almost that much for myself," returned the patient. "But I should like to know how I got here."
Angiosperms are again divided into the monocotyledons, as the palms, and dicotyledons, which include most European trees. Thus: Adolphe Brongniart termed the coal era the "Age of Acrogens," because, as we shall see, of the great predominance in those times of vascular cryptogamic plants, known in Dr Lindley's nomenclature as "Acrogens." Spenophyllum cuneifolium.
Good ole Tor'dor!" he quavered loudly, clutching Corliss's shoulder. "How much you s'pose he pays f' that buzz-buggy by the day, jeli'm'n? Naughty Tor'dor, stole thousand dollars from me makin' presents diamond cresses. Tor'dor, I hear you been playing cards. Tha's sn't nice. Tor'dor, you're not a goo' boy at all you know you oughtn't waste Dick Lindley's money like that!"
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