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They don't clear out as fast as fellows think. But I must be off now, as I've a lot of work to do. Ta, ta!" Alexander stood where the other left him, in deep meditation. Those few casual observations of his schoolfellow had kindled anew the fire that burned within him. Little could Dell guess how interesting his news was! After dark! The afternoon was getting on already.
'Very well, says he; 'this is from Mrs. Furbish to my lady, an old schoolfellow and great crony of her ladyship's: and this the answer. I inquired in what county she lived. 'Oh, dear! says he, 'but just by, in the neighbourhood. Why, she was here all this morning, and that letter came and was answered within these two hours.
Before these two stood a couple of mugs of beer, which they drank slowly and in silence. "You are making a great mistake, my dear," said Hyacinthe with a frank laugh, "if you are looking for brigands in disguise. That poor fellow with the pale face, who surely doesn't have food to eat every day, was my schoolfellow at Condorcet!" Bergaz expressed his amazement. "What! you knew Mathis at Condorcet!
He was a schoolfellow of Coleridge and contributed to his earlier volume of poems It is, however, to the Essays of Elia that he owes his fame. These appeared in the London Magazine and were published in a collected form after his death in 1834. Few authors that have been so much admired have exercised so little influence. The reason for this is not far to seek.
Spying Pen, he came and shook him by the hand, and eyed with wonder Pen's friend, from whose mouth and cigar clouds of fragrance issued, which curled round the Doctor's honest face and shovel hat. "An old schoolfellow of mine, Mr. Foker," said Pen. The Doctor said "H'm": and scowled at the cigar. He did not mind a pipe in his study, but the cigar was an abomination to the worthy gentleman.
I could make nothing of the illegible smear in the corner, however, and so opened it, and read as follows: Dear old Justin Martyr, I suppose you have about forgotten your old schoolfellow, Tom Temple, and it's natural you should; but he has not forgotten you. You see, you have risen to fame, and I have remained in obscurity.
This serves me right for deserting the old house. What on earth made me send George to Eton?" Mr. Paramor buried his nose in the vase. In this saying of his old schoolfellow was the whole of the Squire's creed: 'I believe in my father, and his father, and his father's father, the makers and keepers of my estate; and I believe in myself and my son and my son's son.
Atherley and the children walked home while we waited for the Canon, who stayed behind to exchange a few words in the vestry with his old schoolfellow, Mr. Jackson. As we drove home he made, aloud, some reflections, probably suggested by the difference between their positions. "It really grieves me to see Jackson where he is at his age. He deserves a better living.
Miss Ethel asked me several questions regarding Clive, and also respecting Miss Mackenzie: perhaps her questions were rather downright and imperious, and she patronised me in a manner that would not have given all gentlemen pleasure. I was Clive's friend, his schoolfellow? had I seen him a great deal? know him very well very well indeed? Was it true that he had been very thoughtless? very wild?
It had not occurred to him till that moment that his old schoolfellow could be anything but glad to see him, and he didn't believe it now. "Will Harker be coming?" he inquired, ignoring Mr Pillans' presence. "No, no one you know is coming," said Blandford, half angrily, half nervously. "That's a pity. I'd have liked to see some of the old lot.
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