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Now kiss me, Selah, like the dear little suffering suff you are!" "No, I must be sure you mean that. Men say things to women they do not believe, just to humour them, just to get " "A kiss, yes! I'd vote for you for coroner, Selah, for one kiss to-night!" "Well, you won't get it, Mr. Sasnett, not until I am sure, absolutely sure, you are for us, not against us." "Us! One at a time, Selah, I say.
Just a little more of Calvin and of Beza, half a dozen words here, or Cranmer's pencil through a single phrase elsewhere; a 'quantum suff. of the men 'that allowed no Eucharistic sacrifice, and away must have gone beyond recall the possibility of the Laudian revival and all that still appertains thereunto.
Every morning, the moment he issued from his chamber, he proceeded to the garret where the monster lay, to add yet another joint to his tail, until at length the day should arrive when, the lessons over for a blessed eternity of five or six weeks, he would tip the whole with a piece of wood, to which grass, quantum suff., might be added from the happy fields.
But, he says, the occupants were obliged to fetch fresh water from either bank. Had the cistern and the powder-magazine been bomb-proof, and drink as well as meat stored quant. suff., the fort would have been 'in a manner impregnable, if well defended by a suitable garrison. The latter in his day consisted of sixty to seventy whites, besides 'Gromettoes, free black sepoys.
Jonathan Trapp has served as footboy, which term, we believe, is derived from those who are in that humble capacity receiving a quantum suff. of the application of the feet of those above them to increase the energy of their service; then as footman; which implies that they have been promoted to the more agreeable right of administering instead of receiving the above dishonourable applications; and lastly, for promotion could go no higher in the family, he had been raised to the dignity of butler in the service of Mr Witherington senior.
"Little, as you see, but quite enough for us two. Now, take the easy-chair, old fellow, and let's have another look at you! Well, you do look a bit pulled down!" and he put on a solemn professional air. "I prescribe Ozone, quant. suff. Social dissipation, fiant pilulae quam plurimae: to be taken, feasting, three times a day!" "But, Doctor!" I remonstrated.
Stephen's Day; her traveller-seasons are spring and autumn. We found all our friends either in bed with bad colds, or on the wing for England and elsewhere; we inhaled a quant. suff. of choking vapour, even in the comfortable Britannia Hotel; and, on the morning of the 23rd, we awoke to find ourselves moored alongside of the new warehouses on the new port of Hungarian, or rather Croatian, Fiume.
"Jupiter!" she gurgled. "I shall be suff " "Mr. Amos Towle!" roared the footman savagely. "The great medium from the Wick!" "Towle the seer!" "Amos Towle, the famous spiritualist!" "Mr. Towle who materialises!" "The celebrated Towle!" "The great and only Towle!" "Oh, is it the Towle?" "I must see Towle!" "Where is he? Oh, where is Towle?" "Towle who communicates with the other world!"
This holy hole was a vile thin-built thing, Blown by the blast; the night nought else o'erhead But staring stars the rude roof entering; Their sup of supper was no splendid spread; Poor pears their fare, and such-like libelling Of quantum suff; their butt all but; bad bread; A flash of fish instead of flush of flesh; Their bed a frisk al-fresco, freezing fresh.
She was silent a moment, and then said sorely "I suppose that means, that if we did all the work we might do we needn't bother about the vote." He turned upon with animation "I vow I wasn't thinking about the vote!" "Miss Amberley doesn't seem to bother about it." Winnington's voice shewed amusement. "I can't imagine Susy a suff. It simply isn't in her."
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