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Corbett left that afternoon it was a brighter and more liveable dwelling. Coming home along the bank of Black Creek, she was troubled in mind and heart for her new neighbor.
About 11 at night I carried my aunt home by coach, and then home myself, having set my wife down at home by the way. My aunt tells me they are counted very rich people, worth at least 10 or L12,000, and their country house all the yeare long and all things liveable, which mightily surprises me to think for how poore a man I took him when I did him the courtesy at our office.
The sand was too soft for any game to be played too soft even to permit of trotting horses. The heat was constant and intense. The men were as cheerful and uncomplaining as ever. To have developed such a spirit in men entirely civilian in habits and traditions was the glory of the Territorial system. All ranks toiled together to make life in this corner of Sinai liveable.
In a sense it was a self-sufficient, workable, liveable area. Egypt was populous, rich, well organized, with a surplus of wealth, productivity and man-power that could be used outside of its own frontiers.
Sir Tom went back to his room, shaken as with a long illness, but feeling that the world had begun again, and life was once more liveable. He sat down and thought over every incident, and thanked God with such tears as men too, like women, are often fain to indulge in, though they do it chiefly in private.
Then there is your gloomy man, often a man who punishes himself most perhaps a large-hearted, humorous, but sad man, at the same time liveable with. He does not care for trifles. Now education has often had a great deal to do with the making of these choice tempers. They are somewhat artificial productions. And they are the worst. Dunsford.
Then, again, the amount of living and brilliant colour is exactly proportioned to that of sombre brown, the red holding its value by strength, as against the greatly preponderating mass of dark. On the whole this may be called a "picture-room," and yet it is distinctly liveable, lending itself not only to hospitality and ceremonious function but also to real domesticity.
"Well," continued Edmund, "and how did you like what you saw?" "Very much indeed. You are a lucky fellow. There will be work for five summers at least before the place is liveable." "No, no, not so bad as that. The farmyard must be moved, I grant you; but I am not aware of anything else. The house is by no means bad, and when the yard is removed, there may be a very tolerable approach to it."
There was a faint atmosphere of cigarette smoke, the whole apartment was impregnated by an intensely liveable atmosphere. The glowing face of a celebrated Parisian danseuse laughed at him from over the mantelpiece. Arnold was engaged in examining it when Sabatini entered. "A thousand apologies, my dear Mr. Chetwode," he said softly. "I see you pass your time pleasantly.
It does not sound an attractive description, yet the place deserved that adjective. It was charming, and wonderfully "liveable," among its vineyards, commanding such a view as is given to few show-places in the world. "The descendants of the original family have restored it, and live there, don't they?" asked the Boy in Italian of the cocher.