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You go into one of them bang-up hotels, and what is the first thing you notice? A painting scenery; ten or twelve feet long, too some of 'em. Well, that's all right; I can paint as big as they want 'em, and frame 'em too, I guess." He had formed some ideas of his own about framing.
"I can find plenty of accommodations quite as good as yours for the price I offer. It's all I pay now." Poor Mrs. Darlington sighed. She had but fifteen dollars yet in the house that is, boarders who paid this amount weekly and the rent alone amounted to twelve dollars.
She's beautiful, but her charm is spiritual." "Sometimes we try for that," the painter interposed. "And sometimes you get it. But you'll allow it's difficult. That's all I meant. I've known her let me see for twelve years, at least; ever since I first went West. She was about eleven then, and her father was bringing her up on the ranche.
I could also see two other small islands lying amidst these larger ones, too small for habitation. Though my canoe arrived on the 20th, bad weather prevented our leaving till the 22d, morning, completing twelve days at Kasenge.
My own recollections of the evening, unclouded by its festivities, but confused by its multitudinous succession of introductions, are about as definite as the Duke of Wellington's alleged monosyllabic description of the battle of Waterloo. But A writes in her diary: "From nine to twelve we stood, receiving over three hundred people out of the four hundred and fifty we invited."
She was born at Montesegradi, a village of the Lucchese, and was put to service at twelve years of age, in the family of the Fantinelli, whose house was close to this church, where now she has a chapel to herself at the west end of the south aisle, with a fine Annunciation of the della Robbia.
Samuel Brocklebank, of Rowley, was born in England, and was also about forty-six years of age at the time of his death. In November, 1675, he informed Governor Leverett that he had impressed twelve men for the war. Of these, seven returned to Rowley. His correspondence with the Council shows him to have been a man of respectable attainments.
At twelve o'clock the next day during a recess of the court a loud knock was heard upon the door which led to the jury-room. Instantly every voice was hushed and every eye was strained to watch the countenances of these arbiters of fate who slowly entered and took their seats.
I left her with a promise to call again, and I put twelve sequins in her hand. She was surprised at the amount; she had never known herself so rich before. I have always regretted I did not give her twice as much.
They pillaged for twenty-four hours, taking even the bells, ornaments and sacred vessels of the churches, and after refreshing themselves with food and drink, retreated with their plunder and prisoners, including the governor and chief inhabitants. Meanwhile the alarm had been given for ten or twelve leagues round about.
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