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Thence he to the House, and I to the Hall, where my Lord Brouncker and the rest waiting till noon and not called for by the House, they being upon the business of money again, and at noon all of us to Chatelin's, the French house in Covent Garden, to dinner Brouncker, J. Minnes, W. Pen, T. Harvey, and myself and there had a dinner cost us 8s. 6d. a-piece, a damned base dinner, which did not please us at all, so that I am not fond of this house at all, but do rather choose the Beare.
"'Which schoolboy? said Ninety Mile doubtfully, expecting to be met with 'top boy. And never having been 'top boy' itself at any time of its life, it had but a distrustful admiration for the same. "'We must draw lots, said Eagar. "Upon which Ninety Mile, being attracted by the sporting element in the affair, slowly subscribed its shilling a-piece, and the happy lot fell to Rattray.
'And would you, Ma'am, said the Captain, taking down the tin canister in which he kept his cash' from the top shelf of the cupboard, 'be so good as offer eighteen-pence a-piece to the little family all round? If you could make it convenient, Ma'am, to pass the word presently for them children to come for'ard, in a body, I should be glad to see 'em.
The missionaries remained in the snowhouse, and every day endeavoured to boil so much water over their lamps, as might supply them with two cups of coffee a-piece. Through mercy they were preserved in good health, and, quite unexpectedly, brother Liebisch recovered on the first day of his sore throat.
'To the beasts! added a female voice in the centre of the crowd; 'we shall have one a-piece now for the lion and tiger! 'If, O Nazarene, thou disbelievest in Cybele, which of our gods dost thou own? resumed the soldier, unmoved by the cries around. 'None! 'Hark to him! hark! cried the crowd.
'We had a little tea-party here, last night five-and-forty women, my dear sir and gave every one of 'em a green parasol when she went away. 'A parasol! said Mr. Pickwick. 'Fact, my dear Sir, fact. Five-and-forty green parasols, at seven and sixpence a-piece. All women like finery extraordinary the effect of those parasols.
He carried me to an ordinary by the Old Exchange, where we come a little too late, but we had very good cheer for our 18d. a-piece, and an excellent droll too, my host, and his wife so fine a woman; and sung and played so well that I staid a great while and drunk a great deal of wine.
"Half-a-dozen hits like that a-piece, sir," nodded Tom Breeks. "There goes another!" Jim shouted. "Not quite, my lad," interposed Ned Thewk, though Peter Bartholomew was reeling in confirmation. His blow at Jim missed, but came sharply in the swing on Wilfrid's cheek- bone.
There was little rain, and no bitter nights. The shelters, which held two or three men a-piece, though mere flimsy shell-traps, were comfortable, and either boarded or lined with straw, which was frequently renewed.
"Take 'em all!" shouted East; "that'll be one a-piece." "No, no; leave one, and then she won't care," said Tom. We boys had an idea that birds couldn't count, and were quite content as long as you left one egg. I hope it is so. Martin carefully put one egg into each of his boxes and the third into his mouth, the only other place of safety, and came down like a lamplighter.
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