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Again he lifted the claw-like finger: again he tapped the clerk's arm. "I found John Mallathorpe's will!" he whispered. "His will!" Linford Pratt jumped out of his chair. For a second he stared in speechless amazement at the old man; then he plunged his hands deep into his trousers' pockets, opened his mouth, and let out a sudden exclamation. "No!" he said. "No! John Mallathorpe's will? His will!"
"Well, sir, I jest set there thinkin' how this boy Bernal Linford was brought up for a preacher, and 'Jest look at him now! I says to myself and I guess it was mebbe an hour later I seen 'em comin' out of the swingin' blinds in the door of this place, and a laffin' fit to kill themselves.
The girl went back to the Crealock piazza to hear of one better set in the grace of faith. "That elder young Linford," began Aunt Bell, ceasing to rock, "has a future. You know I talked to him about the Episcopal Church, strongly advising him to enter it.
'It's the blamedest funniest thing I ever heard of, he says, just like that, laffin' again fit to choke. "'I don't see anythin' to laff at, I says. 'How you goin' to live? "'How's he goin' to die? says Bernal, 'without a cent to do it on? "'That's the funny part of it, says Hoover. 'Linford thought of it first. How can I die now? It wouldn't be square, he says 'me without a cent!
Linford, rendered oddly, almost obstinately reserved by this excessive cordiality, was conscious of something unnatural in that smile a too great intensity, like the greenness of artificial palms. "Thank you so much for coming, you angel," she went on playfully, "for doubtless I shall not be visible when you go.
Allan Delcher Linford, Esquire, aged nine years and six months." "This lesson," it began, "is to teach us to love God and the prophets or else we will likely get into trouble. It says Elisha went up from Bethel and some children came out of the city and said go up thou Baldhead.
It seemed to be the very spirit of his speech upon the subject. Certainly no other reason had been suggested for the regrettable, severance of this domestic tie. Conjecture was futile and Mrs. Linford, secluded in her country home at Edom, had steadfastly refused, so said the public prints, to give any reason whatsoever. His soup finished, the Reverend Mr.
I liked to of ben there if the bears wold of known that I was a good child. mabe I cold of ben on a high fense or up a tree. I climd the sor aple tree in our back yard esy. "By Bernal Linford, aged neerly 8 yrs." Carefully he put back both papers with the mother's letter, his dark face showing all its intricate net-work of lines in a tension that was both pained and humorous.
Not above thirty years since he had a sister lived in Worcester, who had some gold made by her brother's projection. Dr. Dee died at Mortlack in Surrey, very poor, enforced many times to sell some book or other to buy his dinner with, as Dr. Napier of Linford, in Buckinghamshire, oft related, who knew him very well.
Linford, one I dare say appealing to minds that have not yet learned that even reason must submit to authority; but you must admit that this revelation of God in the human heart carries no authoritative assurance of immortality." Bernal had been sitting in some embarrassment, dismayed at his own vehemence, but this challenge stirred him.
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