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"So he called a little chest, where he put his collections of new songs: for he bought all the new songs, and knew them all. When there was nothing in the house but bread, he would take from his library an old cookery-book, and say to us: 'Let us see what we will have to eat today this or that? and he would read to us a list of many good things. Each chose their dish. "And were they in debt?"
In another letter he describes the garden and live stock he had been able to obtain where he was living; and in yet another he gives a long list of his domestic woes and tribulations which, however, were overcome with the patience inculcated in early life by his hobbies, and also by the fact that the family was always more or less in straitened circumstances, so that the children were taught to make themselves useful in various ways in order to assist their mother in the home.
Reuben Metaxa," said the moneylender. "Was it about an advance you wished to see me?" "Yes." "For you, I presume?" turning to Charles Westmacott. "No, for this gentleman." The moneylender looked surprised. "How much did you desire?" "I thought of five thousand pounds," said the Admiral. "And on what security?" "I am a retired admiral of the British navy. You will find my name in the Navy List.
Some change is made in this every week, keeping two lists of books, taking down one and moving the other as a fresh list is added. Question 3. Of what material and by whom are your bulletins made? The best material is classified clippings and pictures from duplicate magazines and illustrated papers.
Then there is a long list of other epidemic diseases, such as smallpox, measles and scarlet fever, the exact cause of which has not been determined. Many of these are believed to be due to micro-organisms of some kind, and if so they will almost certainly sooner or later be found.
To the early list the tenth should be added if it was addressed to Gallus while he was still doing military service in Greece, and with these we may place the sixth, discussed above.
I don't get drunk; I don't oh, I could give quite a list of the things I don't do." "You are certainly frank enough, my eligible young man. Still you must not forget that my papa is considered quite an eligible father-in-law, if it comes to that." "Why, of course, I admit it. How could it be otherwise when he has such a charming daughter?" "You know I don't mean that, Walter.
She opened her bag and took from it a roll of paper, and as she unwound it she threw one end to Mr. Ash, the chairman of the finance committee. "This," she said, "is a list of the people who love their town enough to put their hands in their pockets to prove it. A truly trying test!" She held up her end of the paper. "There," she said, "there is the list."
Cook was greatly pleased to be able to report three men only on the sick list, and the remainder were granted as much leave as the refitting of the ship would permit.
"We all must die," spake then Giselher, "but none shall hinder that we guard us in knightly wise. We be still here, if any list to fight us; for never have I failed a friend in fealty." It may yet rue those who here refuse the truce. I'll tell you of a truth, we'll make you ware of this." Then spake the queen: "Ye full lusty heroes, now go nigher to the stairs and avenge my wrongs.
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