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There's the interest on the mortgage, and the cost of the move, and my commutation, and club dues. Then of course, living's a little higher there are no shops, just telephone service, the shops are in the village." "But think of car fares and how simply the children can dress" Nancy countered quickly.
Living's living, and bread and butter's bread and butter!" But, of course, Angelina's heart was bursting with affection, and there had been, until Rose's arrival, no one upon whom she might bestow it. Rose might seem to the ordinary observer somewhat unresponsive.
God knows, he stints neither time nor money the souls of the poor are well looked after, and their bodies too as far as his purse will go; but that's not far. 'Is he ill-off, then? 'The living's worth some forty pounds a year. The great tithes, they say, are worth better than twelve hundred; but Squire Lavington has them. 'Oh, I see! said Lancelot.
He had to do it, to 'get through. If he hadn't done it, he'd never have 'got through. Anyhow, whether that's so or not, everyone's got to make a fight to break into the part of the world where living's really worth living. But I needn't tell YOU that. You're doing it." "No, I'm not," replied Mildred. "I'm ashamed to say so, but I'm not. I've been bluffing and wasting time."
It seems quite ridiculous. But, my dear, we must touch up the Colonel to do some thing to the parsonage, and make it comfortable for them, before Lucy goes to it." "But Colonel Brandon does not seem to have any idea of the living's being enough to allow them to marry." "The Colonel is a ninny, my dear; because he has two thousand a-year himself, he thinks that nobody else can marry on less.
'Our Flat' it was called, and all done by respectable people not an actor or an actress among 'em." What on earth had he picked up? "Do you live at Rye?" "I live two mile out of it Ansdore's the name of my place Ansdore Manor, seeing as now I've got both Great and Little Ansdore, and the living's in my gift. I put in a new parson last year."
"I couldn't bear it if he did. Does he mind, d'you think?" "No, he does not. Why should he mind? It's us that's left behind that's to be pitied, not them that goes. I can't make out the people of these days, the way they pity the dead and dying, when it's the living's to be pitied. Did you like the plays, John?" John roused himself to answer. "Aye," he said, "they were grand.
'Tis a noble trade, where a living's made By an art so bold and free; May he never be snug in a cold, stone jug, Or swing from a two-trunk'd tree! CHORUS Then here's to the thief, the jolly thief Who plies his trade so bold May he never see a turnkey's key, Or sleep in a prison cold!
It seems quite ridiculous. But, my dear, we must touch up the Colonel to do some thing to the parsonage, and make it comfortable for them, before Lucy goes to it." "But Colonel Brandon does not seem to have any idea of the living's being enough to allow them to marry." "The Colonel is a ninny, my dear; because he has two thousand a-year himself, he thinks that nobody else can marry on less.
"Nay, 'tis the same there as here, clothes worn out to the last thread, and bones used until they crumble," answered the man with a laugh. "But a living's to be made." "Ay, that's so, food's to be got from somewhere! But you must be hungry?