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On the other hand, it is impossible to do without a good carpenter, however defective he may be in other respects. I was indebted to Mr. Maxwell, the superintendent of Wellington Valley, for some excellent men, both on my first and on my second journey, because he understood the nature of the service for which they were required, and the characters of those whom he recommended.
But reach down your chart, and produce your parallel ruler and dividers, my hearty; I want to get some sort of notion of what is ahead of us." "What, are you frightened too, then?" demanded Maxwell, as he pushed away his books and reached up for the chart. "No, certainly not," answered I. "But it is indisputable that the ship is embayed on a lee-shore, and that it is blowing a whole gale of wind.
'And a more accomplished old woman never drank catlap, said Maxwell, as he shut the door; 'the last word has him, speak it who will and yet because he is a whillywhaw body, and has a plausible tongue of his own, and is well enough connected, and especially because nobody could ever find out whether he is Whig or Tory, this is the third time they have made him provost! But to the matter in hand.
After three gay seasons she had begged to return for six months to school, and see her friend Mary Grant Sister Rose before the final vows were taken. "Peter," Sister Rose echoed obediently, as the younger girl clasped her arm, making her walk slowly toward the sundial at the far end of the path. "It does sound good to hear you call me that again," Molly Maxwell said.
Joe tossed the night through with his longing for Alice, which gnawed him like hunger and would not yield to sleep, for in his dreams his heart went out after her; he heard her voice caressing his name. He woke with the feeling that he must put the thought of Alice away from him, and frame in his mind what he should say when it came his turn to stand before Judge Maxwell and tell his story.
'The Pretender! said the priest, with some angry emphasis; but immediately softened his tone and added, 'No doubt, however, that person is a pretender; and some people think his pretensions are not ill founded. But, before running into politics, give me leave to say, that I am surprised to find a gentleman of your opinions in habits of intimacy with Mr. Maxwell of Summertrees and Mr.
Besides this, Godolphin had once said, in a moment of high content with the piece, that if it went as he expected it to go he would pay Maxwell over and above this twenty-five dollars a performance five per cent. of the net receipts whenever these passed one thousand dollars.
Maxwell, may I ask?" "I'm comin' to that," continued Hepsey, patiently. "If Mary Bascom were alive to-day, would the rector of Durford be livin' in a tent instead of in the rectory the house she thought she had given over, without mortgage or anything else, to the church? And would you be holdin' back your subscription to the church, and seein' that others held back too?
George thought he could see that she, or Maxwell speaking through her, was dissatisfied with Dowson's conduct of the Bill in the House, and chafing under the constitutional practice that made it necessary to give him so large a share in the matter. But she said nothing ungenerous; nor was there any bitterness towards the many false friends who had deserted them that night in the division-lobby.
Sir Nicholas Maxwell rode over to see Chris, and was admitted into one of the parlours to talk with him. He seemed furiously excited, and hardly saluted his brother-in-law. "Chris," he said, "I have come straight from London with great news. The King's harlot is fallen." Chris stared. "Dead?" he said. "Dead in a day or two, thank God!" He spat furiously. "God strike her!" he cried.
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