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Well, you’ll meet him to-night, anyhow; he came on the five-five. Holly’s a nice fellow, only he’s so darned over-full of good advice that he keeps you feeling withersome." Jack laughed. "Did he ever give you any advice?" he asked. "Why?" "I don’t recollect your taking it." "I never take anything," said Burnett; "I consider it more blessed to give than to receive—as regards good advice anyhow."
She began to emerge from the bedclothes as she spoke. "How would my green plaid waist do?" she asked earnestly. "I think it would be lovely," shrieked the maid. "Well, shake it out then," said Aunt Mary, "it ought to be in the fashion—all the silk they put in the sleeves. An’ if you’ll do my hair just as you did it yesterday—" "Yes, I will."
“To be serious about it is impossible, unthinkable, and in the first place I shall never be at home to you again, and I shall take her away, you may be sure of that.” “But why?” asked Alyosha. “It’s all so far off. We may have to wait another year and a half.” “Ah, Alexey Fyodorovitch, that’s true, of course, and you’ll have time to quarrel and separate a thousand times in a year and a half.
‘He generally comes down, once a week,’ replied Mrs. Tibbs; ‘I dare say you’ll see him on Sunday.’ With this consolatory promise Mrs. Bloss was obliged to be contented. She accordingly walked slowly down the stairs, detailing her complaints all the way; and Mrs. Tibbs followed her, uttering an exclamation of compassion at every step. Bloss slowly departed, down the shady side of the street.
Bloss proceeded to arrange the various preliminaries with wonderful despatch. ‘Now mind,’ said that lady, after terms were arranged; ‘I am to have the second-floor front, for my bed-room?’ ‘Yes, ma’am.’ ‘And you’ll find room for my little servant Agnes?’ ‘Oh! certainly.’ ‘And I can have one of the cellars in the area for my bottled porter.’
Curtis spoke in a low, droning, far-away voice that caused Jack Benson’s upper eyelids to sink. Curtis stood watching him, in malicious glee, for some moments. Then, at last, he took hold of the young skipper. “Come, old fellow,” coaxed the bearded one, “you’ll do best to join your friend in a good nap. Get up in the berth.”
There was an enthusiastic little student here, ‘You may die,’ said he, ‘but you’ll know perfectly what disease you are dying of!’ And then what a way they have sending people to specialists! ‘We only diagnose,’ they say, ‘but go to such-and-such a specialist, he’ll cure you.’ The old doctor who used to cure all sorts of disease has completely disappeared, I assure you, now there are only specialists and they all advertise in the newspapers.
I want no tender messages, but just ask her that, and tell her it is the greatest favour she could do me; and tell her—no, nothing more. You see I know the address, and I might write to her myself, but I am so virtuous as to refrain.’ ‘Well, I’ll do this for you, Markham.’ ‘And as soon as you receive an answer, you’ll let me know?’ ‘If all be well, I’ll come myself and tell you immediately.’
They were on the point of giving up their search in despair, when his loitering attracted their attention; and when he entered the public-house, they followed him. ‘You’ll drink with me, master,’ said one of them, proffering him a glass of liquor. ‘And me too,’ said the other, replenishing the glass as soon as it was drained of its contents.
"Not very far," said Mr. Edson, "little better than four miles, but a mighty mean road at any time and a heap worse since the rains. For a spell you can get on right smart, but then, again, you’ll go in co-slush!" Mr. Wilmot smiled, but said he "thought he would try the road if Mr. Edson would give him the direction."
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