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At any rate, just at first." Kitty looked somewhat dubious, but Mrs. McBain nodded her approval vigorously. "That's sound common-sense," she said decidedly. "More than I expected of ye, St. John." He smiled a little. Then, seeing the unspoken question in Kitty's eyes, he turned to her reassuringly. "No need to worry, Madame Kitty. Remember, I'm always there, if need be, with the money-bags.
He is aware of at least one method of becoming a spirited youth, it seems." "A man who is worth half a million is usually regarded as rather substantial," she retorted. "Yes, but in this case the money-bags outweigh the man too ridiculously. For heaven's sake, Coz, do not make a spectacle of yourself by marrying this attenuation, or society will assert there was a regularly drawn bill of sale."
"Not at all not at all! Man of business man of money no good as a husband! To some men, money-bags are more beautiful than petticoats. When you're his wife, he'll leave you at home, and go down to the bank and woo his real mistress money! money! money! But you're not going to marry Ormsby, are you?" "No, I can't I can't!" cried the girl, starting up and pacing the room.
It 'd be odd after all, if commercially, as he 'd call it, his despised brother-in-law and I say it in all kindness should turn out worth, not exactly millions, but worth a trifle." The farmer nodded with an air of deprecating satisfaction. Rhoda did not gain his ear until, as by an instinct, she perceived what interest the story of her uncle and the money-bags would have for him.
So come thither with all your money-bags of gold and silver, and your securities, and your bonds and dues in writing, for 'tis the favourite of the King requireth you to complete a bargain with her, and the price of her jewels is the price of a kingdom. Said Boolp, 'Hearing is compliance in such a case.
True to that resolve, he now played his part as the friend and hired ally of the lovesick Leandre, on whose behalf he came for news of Climene, seizing the opportunity to further his own amour with Columbine and his designs upon the money-bags of Pantaloon.
He would not think of the means; he dipped into his money-bags as if they could be refilled indefinitely; he deliberately shut his eyes to the inevitable results of the system.
It is far from possible to impose uniformity of speech, for the more rulers strive to curtail freedom of speech the more obstinately are they resisted; not indeed by the avaricious, the flatterers, and other numskulls, who think supreme salvation consists in filling their stomachs and gloating over their money-bags, but by those whom good education, sound morality, and virtue have rendered more free.
While supper was preparing, the giant was very ill-tempered and impatient, frequently lifting up his hand to strike his wife for not being quick enough. He was also continually upbraiding her with the loss of his wonderful hen. At last, having ended his supper, he cried, "Give me something to amuse me my harp or my money-bags." "Which will you have, my dear?" said the wife, humbly.
At each step new difficulties had to be encountered by fresh contrivances; and money now money alone had become the specific for present use. There was a limitation of her spiritual vision to aught save to money; and the money being bared to her eyes, a frightful gleam of eagerness shot from them. Her hands met Anthony's in a common grasp of the money-bags. "It's not mine!"
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