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And up and down the paths, to the strains of an automatic six-step waltz- a genuine valse de Vaucanson he dragged his breathless mamma-in-law, who stopped at every step to restore to their usual orderliness the dangling ribbons of her hat and the lace trimming of her shawl, her lovely shawl bought for Sidonie's wedding. Poor Risler was intoxicated with joy.
Yes: it was rather selfish of my Lady Maria to seat herself at Hagan's table and take the cream off the milk, and the wings of the chickens, and the best half of everything where there was only enough before; and no wonder the poor old mamma-in-law was disposed to grumble. But what was her outcry compared to the clamour at Kensington among Lady Maria's noble family?
Unfortunately for her purpose, the old lady died, and, after finding that her disinterested efforts to captivate the son were in vain, she turned her attention to the task of consoling the disconsolate widower, and is now mamma-in-law to the man she wanted to marry." "You are not presenting a very attractive side of the picture," said the other, laughing. "No, but a true one, nevertheless.
Pitt was not very much displeased at these occasional absences of his mamma-in-law. He believed the Binkie family to be the greatest and wisest and most interesting in the world, and her Ladyship and his aunt had long held ascendency over him; but sometimes he felt that she commanded him too much.
You've had a terrible summer, with all that trouble the Draper caused you, and I imagine you haven't been having any too easy a time with dear mamma-in-law, I'm mighty glad you're going to get away with Dicky by yourself. A week in the mountains ought to set you up wonderfully, and you certainly need it when you start weaving mysterious tragedies about the commoner garden variety of 'masher."
They felt they wanted airing, and consequently they came out into the air, and mamma-in-law and the young couple travelled to Italy. "Thank Heaven that we are in our own four walls again," was the exclamation of mother and daughter when they came home, a year after. "There's no pleasure in travelling," said mamma-in-law. "To tell the truth, it's very wearisome I beg pardon for saying so.
They felt the want of a change of air, and consequently the young couple and their mother travelled to Italy. "Thank heaven we are at home again within our own four walls," said mamma-in-law and daughter both, on their return after a year's absence. "There is no real pleasure in travelling," said mamma; "to tell the truth, it's very wearisome; I beg pardon for saying so.
The mother of a growing son will know how to sympathize with her Mamma-in-law, when her own son " will a-wooing go, Whether his mother will or no." I am John's advocate and best friend, but I cannot withhold the admission that he has some grave faults, and one or two incurable disabilities. Grappling, forthwith, with the most obstinate of these last I name it boldly.
'It is one simple, simple question, said Victoire, 'and if M. Tudere will say that it is all right, I, for myself, will be satisfied. The amiable Victoire, to tell the truth, was still quite satisfied to leave his wife's income in Alaric's hands, and would not have been at all satisfied to remove it to the hands of his respected step-papa-in-law, or even his admired mamma-in-law.
Mamma-in-law acknowledged that Sophy understood both housewifery and art, though a knowledge of the latter could not be expected from a person of her limited means; and she was, moreover, an honest, faithful girl; she showed that thoroughly while Kala lay sick fading away. Where the case is everything, the case should be strong, or else all is over. And all was over with the case Kala died.
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