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Being a gentleman of patronage, and having bought several loads of lime o' me, and having given me all that splendid furniture, I could hardly refuse 'What, did he give you that? 'Ay sure to help me win ye. Margery covered her face with her hands; whereupon Jim stood up from the gate and looked critically at her. ''Tis a footy plot between you two men to snare me! she exclaimed.
"I thought my block looked smaller," said I, rapidly comparing Jack's paper and my own, with a feeling for size developed by my labours. "Has she got a water-pot?" asked Jack. "She is sure to have," said I pointedly. "She always takes her own materials with her." "How fortunate for those who do not!" said Jack. "Now, Margery dear, don't look sulky.
You see that the boat has stopped pitching, and the side roll isn't as pronounced as it was." "What'th the anthwer?" piped Tommy. "I don't know yet," Harriet confessed. "But I'm going to know." "The water is still coming in, and getting deeper," shivered Margery. "Get out through the rear door," Harriet commanded. "One at a time." "Which door is the rear one?" queried Crazy Jane.
In Warrington's room there was scarcely any article of furniture, save a great shower-bath, and a heap of books by the bedside: where he lay upon straw like Margery Daw, and smoked his pipe, and read half through the night his favourite poetry or mathematics. When he had completed his simple toilette, Mr. Warrington came out of this room, and proceeded to the cupboard to search for his breakfast.
We could admire the General's bee-hives, which were numerous and ingenious; could admire his still handsome Margery, and all their blooming descendants; and were glad when we discovered that our old friend made so by means of a knowledge of his character, if not by actual acquaintance was much improved in mind, was a sincere Christian, and had been a Senator of his own State; respected and esteemed by all who knew him.
Margery often fell to the share of A'Dale, for the damsel was in no way inclined to associate with the serving-men, nor would she have been could she have understood their language; indeed, she was in all respects superior to an ordinary tire-woman.
I 'as a call vithout; but mayhap you'll be a getting it at the butcher's hover the vay, 'cause vy? The butcher 'll be damned! So I goes hover the vay, and the butcher says, says he, 'I 'as not a Bible, but I 'as a book of plays bound for all the vorld just like 'un, and mayhap the poor cretur may n't see the difference. So I takes the plays, Mrs. Margery, and here they be surely!
Peggy looked surprised, then suggested, "I 'spect she lost it. She keeps the rent money in a china mug on the mantel-piece, and this might 'a' been paper money and blowed in the fire and got burnt up." Miss Margery looked unconvinced. "Tell your mother I'll come there this afternoon," she said. Peggy, with an engaging smile, tripped away.
While pausing for courage to tap, a carriage drove up to the front entrance a little way off, and peeping round the corner she saw alight a clergyman, and a gentleman in whom Margery fancied that she recognized a well-known solicitor from the neighbouring town. She had no longer any doubt of the nature of the ceremony proposed.
After the episode of the note, Lydia made a conscientious effort to play with Margery at recess and when vacation began, she called for the banker's daughter regularly every week to go swimming. Occasionally Elviry would invite her into the house to wait for Margery.
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