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Sometimes they hit her, but more often they missed. They were clumsy. Then Miss Batchelor joined in; and, because she found that she was more skillful than the rest, she began, first to take a languid interest in the game, then to play as if her life depended on it. She aimed with mathematical precision, picking out all the tiny difficult places that other people missed or grazed.
Was ever luck like mine? I took care to be in bed before the fellows got home that evening, but as I lay awake I could hear their laughter down stairs, and it was not hard to guess what it was about. Larkins came up to my room. "You're a nice fellow, Batchelor," said he, laughing, "telling me it was smallpox! You gave me such a fright.
Batchelor himself points out, that word is used with many different shades of meaning and is applied to a great variety of objects, so that from its application to the bear we cannot safely argue that the animal is actually regarded as a deity.
The stranger was still in the room, and eyed me as I entered in a manner which made me feel as if, whatever I was, I ought to be the guilty person. "This matter, Batchelor," began Mr Merrett, solemnly, "is more serious than we imagined. Not only has a cheque been stolen, but it has been tampered with. Look here!" So saying he held out the cheque.
Passive obedience was a jest, And pshaw! was non-resistance; yet reason would have probably been unable to combat and remove hereditary prejudice, could Richard have anticipated that his elder brother, Sir Everard, taking to heart an early disappointment, would have remained a batchelor at seventy-two.
About an Hour before day, I awak'd, and saw somebody walking up and down the Room in a seemingly deep Melancholy. I call'd out to know who it was, and it prov'd to be Mr. Bridegroom, who in less than 12 Hours, was Batchelor, Husband, and Widdower, his dear Spouse having pick'd his Pocket of the Beads, Cadis, and what else should have gratified the Indians for the Victuals we receiv'd of them.
You can't turn her by talking, but she'd go through fire and water for any one she loves." Poor vulgar, silly Mrs. Wilcox! But try her on the subject of her daughter, and she rang true. Miss Batchelor smiled. She didn't know about going through fire; but Mrs. Nevill had certainly been playing with the element, and got her fingers badly scorched too. "Well," said she, "of course, so long as Mrs.
Then he added, "But come down now, and take my advice, Batchelor, and don't ruin yourself." "Ruin myself!" cried I, with a scornful laugh; "I don't see how letting the partners know your goings on would ruin me." "You'll see!" was the reply.
I really don't see that he has so much to complain of." "But it was so low of Harris to fling it in his teeth like that," I said. "Well, yes, it was," said Hawkesbury; "but it was not as bad as if he had said something about him that wasn't true. Well, good-night, Batchelor. I hope it will be all right in time."
Did you see what excellent teas there were laid out in some of the houses and those girls with their hats smothered in feathers? Why, I should never dream of wearing so many!" She was once more her quick, shrewd self. All trace of the tears that had surprised her while Mary Batchelor was describing her son's death had passed away.
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