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It is said that this girl, whose surname we do not know, but who was called Elizabeth, was a connection of the Swedish royal family; and, as there was great trouble at the time between different factions in the land, it happened that it was dangerous for Elizabeth to remain in Sweden, and it was very difficult to get her away.
Now I will tell you a story of a very foolish woman, whose curiosity got the better of her, and of how she was punished. The old woman's Christian name was Joan. I will not tell her surname, for it does not make any difference to the story, and there may be some of her descendants left who would not like it to be known. Joan was housekeeper to Squire Lovell.
"What is your coat of arms?" "I don't know." "Why did your father call you Peregrine?" "I don't know that either. I suppose because he liked the name." "Why should he have liked it?" continued the other, who was given to the Socratic method. "I know no more than the man in the moon." "What does your surname mean?" "Something to do with palms, I suppose." "Doubtless."
Her name was Frances." He broke off and an expression of extreme vexation clouded his face. "I know her first name," I urged him. "It's the surname I need." "Yes," he responded, "of course. Her surname was " Again he halted and an embarrassed flush spread over his cheeks and forehead. Then he spoke impulsively. "You must bear with me. It's ludicrous, but the name has slipped me.
Even its first, or general denomination, was the result of no common research or selection, although, according to the example of my predecessors, I had only to seize upon the most sounding and euphonic surname that English history or topography affords, and elect it at once as the title of my work and the name of my hero.
Sheriff Latin term for 'shrub, we called broom, worn by the first earl of Enjue, as an emblem of humility when they went to the pilgrimage, and from this their hairs took their crest and surname. Sheriff is a kind of titlous sect of people, as Barons, Nobles, etc. Sheriff; a tittle given on those persons who were respective and pious in England."
I alone knew that that bag belonged to a lady named Purvis. And here was a photograph initialed by a lady whose surname began with P, and who was unmistakably on affectionate terms with Mr. Crawford. To my mind the links began to form a chain; the lady who had sent her photograph at Christmas, and who had left her gold bag in Mr.
They searched and found the piece of armor, with the initials of the Christian and surname which had belonged to the philosopher in his life as a soldier, centuries before. This puzzled me, for you see now don't laugh something had formerly happened to me very much like the Pagan's experience. I don't care much for books, and from a child have always read the same one.
Even if he had not pretended that he had the same surname as myself, I should have known him for a brother, and though I suspected that he was wrong in supposing that his surname was at all like mine, I was glad that he had sent it in, and so piqued my curiosity that I had him shown up, instead of having my pampered menial spurn him from my door, as I might if he had said his name was Brown, Jones, or Robinson."
He was there in the town, in Hanover, a hair-specialist, treating Clara's thin short hair. Even Emma had a "jungling." He had a very vulgar surname, too vulgar to be spoken; it was breathed against Miriam's shoulder in the half-light. Miriam was begged to forget it at once and to remember only the beautiful little name that preceded it.
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