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Wrote for answer I knew nothing of the matter, but would be happy to see Mrs. and Miss Bell to breakfast. I had a letter of introduction by Robert Chambers, which I declined, being then unwell. But as Trotter of Braid said, "The ladies maun come." February 16. Mrs. and Miss Bell Maclachlan of the West Highlands, mother and daughter, made their way to me to breakfast.

Maria Dmitrievna by degrees grew calm, leant back again comfortably in her chair, and from time to time contributed a word or two to the conversation. But still she kept looking at her guest so pitifully, sighing so significantly, and shaking her head so sadly, that at last he lost all patience, and asked her, somewhat brusquely, if she was unwell.

Burney's house, directed 'For the Broom Gentleman. Dr. Burney's Memoirs, ii. 180. 'Sept. 14, 1781. Dr. Johnson has been very unwell indeed.

"The general look of it," came laboriously. "You understand I she " "Excuse me," put in the editor, dropping his magazine and backing off. Shelby anchored him by a lapel. "We've got to have this out. I want you to understand that she was unwell despondent malaria, you know and resorted to " "Laughing gas is your plausible defence." Shelby went brick-red. "Be a gentleman," he said. "Gad!"

It was the ordinary state of things for her father to be unwell, and his illness scarcely weighed upon her spirits, especially on a holiday and day of pleasure like the present; for though she often shared Edmund's walks and rides, a long expedition like this was an unusual treat.

"What is it? what is it?" stuttered Bazouge; "who's unwell? We're coming, little woman!" But the sound of this husky voice awoke Gervaise as though from a nightmare. And a feeling of horror ascended from her knees to her shoulders at the thought of seeing herself lugged along in the old fellow's arms, all stiff and her face as white as a china plate.

Was everything then to crumble with them? was everything to fade away and disappear in the falling night following upon accomplished Time? ON the following day Narcisse Habert came in great worry to tell Pierre that Monsignor Gamba del Zoppo complained of being unwell, and asked for a delay of two or three days before receiving the young priest and considering the matter of his audience.

On the following Sunday not one of the pious people following the blessed words in their Bibles or on the minister's lips seemed to be distracted from their solemn attention: not one of them had failed to notice as they entered, and to verify as they left, the fact that Anna's place was empty. Anna said that she was unwell and declared that she was very busy.

At twelve miles we found some water, and camped, as I am too unwell to continue in the saddle any longer. Cleared a hole, and obtained water sufficient for our purpose. Wind, south-east. Wednesday, 1st August, In James Range, on the Hugh. Followed the creek through the remainder of the range, and found water in four different places.

He had been unwell at his mother's house for some days, and had been obliged to stay in bed, but he had got up on purpose to come and bid me good-bye. The over-exertion of the journey upset him, and though we stayed and stayed till twelve o'clock he felt quite unable to go back home unable, indeed, to move more than a few yards.