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Perhaps it is enhanced by a certain yellow play in Lady Tippins's throat, like the legs of scratching poultry. But I am resolved to have the account of the man from Somewhere, and I beg you to elicit it for me, my love, to Mrs Veneering, 'as I have lost my own influence. Oh, you perjured man! This to Mortimer, with a rattle of her fan.
The Lady Amelia was already married, having made a substantial if not a brilliant match with Mr Mortimer Gazebee, a flourishing solicitor, belonging to a firm which had for many years acted as agents to the de Courcy property. Mortimer Gazebee was now member of Parliament for Barchester, partly through the influence of his father-in-law.
A two cent stamp is a heap sight cheaper than an excursion ticket to New York. But Mortimer never did know the value of money," sighed Uncle Ezra. Grit growled again. "Nephew Richard, if your dog bites me I'll make you pay the doctor bills," warned Mr. Ezra Larabee. "Here, Grit! Quiet!" cried Dick, and the animal came inside, looking very much disgusted.
"This is no jest, sir," said Adrien, and he looked at Mortimer Shelton, who sat, white and bewildered, opposite to him. "I am arrested on a charge of forging Shelton's signature to a bill for ten thousand pounds." "Good Heavens!" exclaimed his friend, starting up in horror. "But it is impossible that they should think you "
I'd quite forgotten that Mr. Mortimer was to be on board. He has given me all the money I shall need. You see it was this way. I had to sail on this boat in rather a hurry. Father's head clerk was to have gone to the bank and got some money and met me on board and given it to me, but the silly old man was late, and when he got to the dock they had just pulled in the gang-plank.
She gathered also the pleasure of seeing and talking with people whose manners and speech were of finer grain and tone than those about her. When Hesper Mortimer entered the shop, she brought with her delight; her carriage was like the gait of an ode; her motions were rhythm; and her speech was music. Her smile was light, and her whole presence an enchantment to Mary.
So he had a possible means of identifying the man who had taken the money. Mentally he followed Mortimer during the day at Gravesend. From Alan he knew of his winnings over Lauzanne. Crane reasoned that Mortimer, having risked the thousand on his horse, had been told that Lauzanne might win.
I believe these four stones to be skilful imitations which have been put in the place of the originals." The same suspicion had evidently been in the mind of the expert, for he had been carefully examining the four stones with the aid of a lens. He now submitted them to several tests, and finally turned cheerfully to Mortimer. "I congratulate you, sir," said he, heartily.
In 1328 Mortimer mixed up matters with the Scots, by which he relinquished his claim to Scotch homage. Being still the gentleman friend of Isabella, the regent, he had great influence. He assumed, on the ratification of the above treaty by Parliament, the title of Earl of March.
Miss Christie wore through Johnnie's sojourn at home as well as she could, and was very happy when she saw him off to school again; happier still when walking towards home across the fields with John Mortimer and the four younger children, they saw Brandon and Valentine at a distance coming to meet them.
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