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It was the biggest mess of a stock I ever saw. When we got through I had cut down my order three-fourths. "See," said I, showing the merchant my order-book and his stock list which every merchant should have when he goes to buy goods "you have enough of some kinds to last you three years. Others, because they have gone out of style, are worth nothing.
Then he would pick up his order-book, and forget what side he'd taken or whether he hed been on any side or not." "Write to Clough and tell him you were sorry not to fill his last order. Say that we have now plenty of yarns and will be glad to let him have whatever he wants." "Very well, sir. If he fails " "It may be your fault, Jonathan. The yarns given him when needed, might have helped him.
On his captain's enclosing me such a letter, with a request to cancel the order for the trial, I might be induced to do it; but the letters and reprimand will be given in the public order-book of the fleet, and read to all the officers. The young man has pushed himself forward to notice, and he must take the consequence.
The Vicar having opened it and found it to contain a book, read a few pages; whereupon he jumped up from his seat and went straight to the shop with the book under his arm. "Why has this been sent to my house?" he asked peremptorily, holding up the volume. "It was ordered, sir." "Not by me, or any one belonging to me, I am happy to say." The shopkeeper looked into his order-book.
I wrote a long letter to O'Brien, and the next day we sailed for our station in the North Sea. The captain added a night order-book to the other, and sent it up every evening, to be returned in the morning, with the signature of every officer of the night watches. He also required all our signatures to his general order-book, that we might not say we had not read them.
There was no need that he should remember the time the date was positively established by his master's order-book. I felt at once that the means were now in my power of striking down the whole conspiracy at a blow with the irresistible weapon of plain fact.
If you can't find Hunter, give this intelligence to any officer in command. Stay." He scribbled a line on a sheet of his order-book, saying: "This will be your authority. It's better not to write the rest for fear you should be captured.
'And likeways what a pleasure, said Mrs Gamp, turning with a tearful smile towards the daughters, 'to see them two young ladies as I know'd afore a tooth in their pretty heads was cut, and have many a day seen ah, the sweet creeturs! playing at berryins down in the shop, and follerin' the order-book to its long home in the iron safe!
"Yes, sir; but I can't abide them nasty little prints they bring me." "Of course you can't. Printed to sell, not to read, eh? Here is a book. The type is large, clear and sharp. This is an order-book, corporal. It comes from the great Captain of our salvation. Every sentence in it is gold; yet I think I may safely pick out a few for your especial use at present." And Mr.
I therefore have framed a few orders of my own for the interior discipline of the vessel, which may probably save me harmless, in case of being hauled over the coals; but not with any wish that they should interfere with the comforts of the officers, only to guard against any mischance, of which the onus may fall upon myself." I received the order-book, and the captain went ashore.
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