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"Now-a-days, grandmamma, I should say it was breaking up the killing rents and starving wages, and the whole system of tenement houses; for one thing." "Why what do you know about it, Davy, boy?" "Not very much, ma'am; but I have seen a little, and the doctor I went for told me a good deal." "Davy's growing elegant in his speech, as well as modest," said his sister.
Added to this there is the fact that children almost always enjoy food which is prepared for them at home more than they enjoy food prepared by strangers; as a regular thing, that is. There are to be bought now-a-days very handy little tin sandwich cases with sides which fold down when empty, and so occupy very little space.
Two of our shipmates were hove off from the lee yard-arm, and their despairing shrieks reached our ears as they drifted away, a warning to us of what might be our fate. "We have some Jonah on board," I heard the first mate observe to the second. He was a rough sailor, such as are not often met with now-a-days, though then they were common. "If we could find him, we would heave him overboard."
It seems all right. 'Is not that your signature? 'I admit it. 'Signed in your blood? 'A conceit of your own; I told you at the time that ink was just as good in law. 'It is past due, seven minutes and fourteen seconds. 'So it is, I declare! but what of that? 'I demand payment. 'Nonsense! no one thinks of paying now-a-days.
"Including board?" "Certainly. Chameleons live on air; democrats on wind bags. I have a more vulgar appetite, and require mutton." "Meat is very dear now-a-days," said the elderly man, "and I am afraid, for board and lodging I cannot charge you less than L3 3s., say L3 a week. My lodgers usually pay a week in advance." "Agreed," said Kenelm, extracting three sovereigns from his purse.
It's not often that people are charitable now-a-days, and this has been a hard winter for poor folk. Put the bag down there, my good little fellow," continued the old hypocrite, addressing Smallbones. "And now, good woman, I shall leave my lad with you, till I come back. I have to call at a friend's, and I need not take him.
Then he tried another near by with the same result. You will find the shutters splintered at the bottom. Then he walked to the small addition at the back of the house, where the kitchen is located. Here the shutters were smaller, and of course the inside bolts were smaller. Everything in harmony. Builders are so careful now-a-days to have everything in harmony.
"Mr Simple, a boatswain is an officer, and is entitled to a sword as well as the captain, although we have been laughed out of it by a set of midshipman monkeys. I always wore my sword at that time; but now-a-days, a boatswain is counted as nobody, unless there is hard work to do, and then it's Mr Chucks this, and Mr Chucks that.
* Contrast this old perfumed, powdered D'Arblay conversation with the present modern talk. If the two young people wished to hide their emotions now-a-days, and express themselves in modest language, the story would run: "Whilst I was looking for the books, Lord Orville came in. He looked uncommonly down in the mouth, as he said: 'Is this true, Miss Anville; are you going to cut?
"You could not guess, for the life of you, what has happened." "Perhaps not, Willis, and would therefore prefer you to tell us at once what it is." "After this," continued Willis, "no one need tell me that there are no miracles now-a-days." "Then you have stumbled upon a miracle, have you, Willis?" "I should think so.
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