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"There surely is a mystery about this woman, Mr. Snivel, as you say. She has so many times looked in here to inquire about Mag Munday, a woman in a curious line of life who came here, got down in the world, as they all do, and used now and then to get the loan of a trifle from me to keep her from starvation." "Ha! ha! my old boy," says Mr.
Mag. for 1776, p. 382, this hulk seems to be mentioned: 'The felons sentenced under the new convict-act began to work in clearing the bed of the Thames about two miles below Barking Creek.
Johnson says: 'I have looked often, &c.; but he does not say 'he has been much informed, but only 'informed. Both letters are in the Gent. Mag. 1784, p. 893. Jortin's sermons are described by Johnson as 'very elegant. Ante, in. 248. He and Thirlby are mentioned by him in the Life of Pope. Works, viii. 254. Markland was born 1693, died 1776.
And Margaret was delighted because it made her think of Christmas, and Christmas means coming home. 'Poor old Mag! said Captain Harper. 'Mag' was his own special name for his youngest daughter; and no one else was allowed to use it. 'Poor old Mag! I really think she's very happy at school, though don't you, Camilla? Bessie, I knew, would be all right, but I had my misgivings about Mag.
"Say, Mag," said Pete, "give us a kiss for takin' yeh teh deh show, will yer?" Maggie laughed, as if startled, and drew away from him. "Naw, Pete," she said, "dat wasn't in it." "Ah, what deh hell?" urged Pete. The girl retreated nervously. "Ah, what deh hell?" repeated he. Maggie darted into the hall, and up the stairs. She turned and smiled at him, then disappeared.
"You've got something to be sorry for," said Mrs. Comstock, "but likely we ain't thinking of the same thing. It hurts me less to know the truth, than to live in ignorance. If Mag had the sense of a pewee, she'd told me long ago.
There were shirts I'd liked for Tom, dandy colored ones, and suits with checks in 'em and without. But I wanted something easy and small and flat, made of crackly printed yellow or green paper, with numbers on it. How did I know he had anything like that? Why, Mag, Mag Monahan, one would think you belonged to the Bishop's set, you're so simple!
And the two children walked after her; Emily bringing the light wicker cage with her. Mag knew as well that they were after her as if she had been what the country people call a Christian, meaning a human creature. And she walked on, not taking to the shrubs, which grew thick about the hut, but along a bit of grass-plot, at the farthest end of which was a row of laurels and other evergreens.
Most of his children were from home; some seeking em- ployment; some were already settled in homes of their own. A maiden sister shared with him the estate on which he resided, and occupied a portion of the house. Within sight of the house, Seth seated himself with his bundles and the child he had been lead- ing, while Mag walked onward to the house leading Frado. A knock at the door brought Mrs.
At any rate I'm sure, sir, as you won't put me in a `mag. I don't want to see myself in a couple of picturs, one with me and my van as they was, and t'other with the likeness of Mister Reuben Gregson in a brand new suit of clothes and a white choker, looking for all the world like a regular parson. 'Twouldn't do me no good.
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