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They had imagined themselves to be wandering safely in a flowered meadow, and here was this bottomless chasm! It was most disconcerting. Mr. Povey's hand hovered undecided over the collar. "However " he muttered. She could feel that he was trying with all his might to be gentle and pacific. And she was aghast at her own stupid clumsiness, she so experienced!
By coach with Sir J. Minnes and Sir W. Batten to the Duke; and after discourse as usual with him in his closett, I went to my Lord's: the King and Duke being gone to chappell, it being collar-day, it being Candlemas-day; where I staid with him a while until towards noon, there being Jonas Moore talking about some mathematical businesses, and thence I walked at noon to Mr. Povey's, where Mr.
The arrival in the house of this genuine aunt from Axe, of this majestic and enormous widow whom even the imperial Mrs. Baines regarded with a certain awe, set a seal of ultimate solemnity on the whole event. In Mr. Povey's bedroom Mrs. Baines fell like a child into Aunt Harriet's arms and sobbed: "If it had been anything else but that elephant!" Such was Mrs.
Apparently the sea of time had risen and covered Daniel and all that was his; for his wife was under earth, and Dick lingered at Pirehill, unable to stand, and Daniel was locked away. Apparently, in the regular flow of the life of the Square, Daniel was forgotten. But not in Samuel Povey's heart was he forgotten!
There was an obscure general feeling that because his mother had been a drunkard and his father a murderer, Dick Povey had no right to exist. However, when it had recovered from the shock of seeing Dick Povey's announcement of bargains in the Signal, the district most sensibly decided that there was no reason why Dick Povey should not sell bicycles as well as a man with normal parents.
It was an excellent illustration of Dick Povey's methods that at this very moment Lily heard in the Square the sound of a motor- car, which happened to be Dick's car. She sprang up to look. "Why!" she cried, flushing. "Here he is now!" "Bless us, bless us!" muttered Constance, closing the box.
The two devils gazed at each other for an instant; and then, noticing that Cyril's head was above Mr. Povey's, the elder devil controlled itself. Mr. Povey had suddenly had as much drama as he wanted. "Get away to bed!" said he with dignity. Cyril went, defiantly. "He's to have nothing but bread and water, mother," Mr. Povey finished. He was, on the whole, pleased with himself.
Sam says he enjoys getting up late. ..." And so on to the last inch of the fourth scolloped page. She was obliged to revisit the shop for a stamp, stamps being kept in Mr. Povey's desk in the corner a high desk, at which you stood. Mr. Povey was now in earnest converse with Mr.
Often they would come to the shop to purchase cloth for coats for their dogs. And they would have good cloth. Mr. Povey did not like this. One day a butty chose for his dog the best cloth of Mr. Povey's shop at 12s. a yard. "Will ye make it up? I've gotten th' measurements," asked the collier. "No, I won't!" said Mr. Povey, hotly. "And what's more, I won't sell you the cloth either!
Constance emitted an "Oh, FAN!" of shocked terror, and Samuel betrayed his nervous tension by an involuntary movement. But Fan had settled down into that titanic lap as into heaven. It was a greater flattery than Mr. Povey's. "So your name's Fan!" murmured Mrs. Baines, stroking the animal. "You are a dear!" "Yes, isn't she?" said Constance, with inconceivable rapidity. The danger was past.