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"But I came to tell ye as th' mutton's been cooling at least five minutes. You gave out as you were hungry." "Keep your hair on, mother," said he, springing up.
"I can't let you stay till they come; they'd be the death of me." "Dear me," said the old gentleman, "I'm very sorry to hear that. How long may I stay?" "Only till the mutton's done, sir," replied Gluck, "and it's very brown."
She yielded on one point only not to visit the studio; but she maintained her right in theory and in practice to go where she liked with him in train or in cart, to walk with him on the cliff, to lunch with him at Mutton's. They found pleasure in thus affirming their love, and it pleased them to see they were observed, and to hear that they were spoken about.
"I should think you did," said Morewood. "A man ought to have a few," May suggested. "A sort of trimming to the leg of mutton? Only take care the mutton's there!" "Oh, not the mustard without the beef!" cried May. "Now there's Canon Grinling," said Mrs. Baxter. "That's the man I admire." "Pray tell us about him," urged Morewood. "He's content to preach in his turn and work his parish."
But ye have not many of them left, I think Mareschal, Airley, Winton, Vemyss, Balmerino, all passed and gone aye, aye, the countesses and ladies of quality will scarce take up too much of your ball-room floor with their quality hoops nowadays. 'There is no want of crowding, however, sir, said Fairford; 'they begin to talk of a new Assembly room. Crosbie to say our mutton's ready.
"A very pretty business, indeed, Mr. Gluck!" said Schwartz. "Dish the mutton, sir. If ever I catch you at such a trick again bless me, why, the mutton's been cut!" "You promised me one slice, brother, you know," said Gluck. "Oh! and you were cutting it hot, I suppose, and going to catch all the gravy. It'll be long before I promise you such a thing again.
There was, he was quite aware, a very arduous task in front of him one that he shrank from at times, for it could only be by strenuous toil that he could succeed in lowering the level of the river, and it was clear that if he accepted Mutton's offer, his share of the proceeds would not be a large one.
"Now eatin' is done, talkin' is done, and singin' is done; so here is chamber candles, and off to bed, that is if you are a-stayin' there. If you ain't, 'Mr. Weather Mutton's carriage is ready, Sir, and Mr. Weather Mutton and Mrs. Weather Mutton and the entire stranger get in, and when you do, you are in for it, I can tell you.
"I can't let you stay till they come: they'd be the death of me." "Dear me," said the old gentleman, "I'm very sorry to hear that. How long may I stay?" "Only till the mutton's done, sir," replied Gluck, "and it's very brown."
"I will first give you the news in brief," she said, when Anthony had said grace and they were seated, all four of them as before; and the trumpet-flourish was silent that had announced the approach of the venison. "Mutton's new chaplain, Dr. Bancroft, will be in trouble soon; he hath been saying favourable things for some of us poor papists, and hath rated the Precisians soundly.
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