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Weller, who still continued to make various strange and uncouth attempts to appear asleep, offered not a single word during these proceedings; but when Stiggins stopped for breath, he darted upon him, and snatching the tumbler from his hand, threw the remainder of the rum-and-water in his face, and the glass itself into the grate.
'Why, I do believe he is a Weller! said Mrs. W., raising her eyes to Sam's face, with no very gratified expression of countenance. This was a double-barrelled compliment. It implied that Mrs. Weller was a most agreeable female, and also that Mr. Stiggins had a clerical appearance. It made a visible impression at once; and Sam followed up his advantage by kissing his mother-in-law.
Weller dealt the dancing and quivering Stiggins as he drove him towards the trough. This quality, whether expressed intellectually or physically, is the profoundly popular and eternal quality in Dickens; it is the thing that no one else could do. This quality is the quality which has always given its continuous power and poetry to the common people everywhere.
And he came from Cambridge College too, and he's got a vote! I reckon when a man can't talk the same as other folks he'd ought to be shut up." Indignant Stiggins! But are we not all intolerant? John Robins had acquired an almost unlimited ascendency over his crazy prophets, and speedily acquired the like ascendency over Muggleton.
If we are to talk of ideal perfection, of "the best in the whole world," has any one reflected what a touch of grossness in our race, what an original short-coming in the more delicate spiritual perceptions, is shown by the natural growth amongst us of such hideous names, Higginbottom, Stiggins, Bugg!
'Too true, too true, indeed, said Mrs. Weller, murmuring a groan, and shaking her head assentingly. 'Well, said Sam, 'I des-say they may be, sir; but wich is your partickler wanity? Wich wanity do you like the flavour on best, sir? 'Oh, my dear young friend, replied Mr. Stiggins, 'I despise them all. If, said Mr.
'Mind you see Ford to-night, she cried; and a moment after he saw a small space of blue back seated against one of the windows. There was much prophecy abroad. Stiggins' words, 'The piece never did, and never will draw money, were evidently present in everybody's mind. They were visible in Ford's face, and more than once Hubert expected to hear that on account of severe indisposition Mr.
'This is dreadful. 'Not a bit on it, mum, replied Sam. 'Is it, shepherd? Mr. Stiggins raised his hands, and turned up his eyes, until the whites or rather the yellows were alone visible; but made no reply in words. 'Is this here gen'l'm'n troubled with any painful complaint? said Sam, looking to his mother-in-law for explanation. 'The good man is grieved to see you here, Samuel, replied Mrs.
A good deal of time was also expended in directing John Stiggins, the ladies' own man, and George Brown, who had ridden with Mrs. Hunter from Brentford, in the disposal of the dishes, and the handing of the plates.
'Here's your dear relation, Sammy, said Mr. Weller; and Mrs. W. hurried into the room. 'Oh, you've come back, have you! said Mrs. Weller. 'Yes, my dear, replied Mr. Weller, filling a fresh pipe. 'Has Mr. Stiggins been back? said Mrs. Weller. 'No, my dear, he hasn't, replied Mr.
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