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'That's my cousin's ship, said Molly to Sylvia. 'He's specksioneer on board the Good Fortune. An old man touched her as she spoke 'I humbly make my manners, missus, but I'm stone blind; my lad's aboard yon vessel outside t' bar; and my old woman is bed-fast. Will she be long, think ye, in making t' harbour?
He carried the saddle and bridle into the house, and she followed him. They found Lorena annoyed by the indisposition of her husband. "Dear me suz! Here's your pa bed-fast again. He's had a bad night and won't open the door to let me tell him if he needs anything.
"My mother's mother was Italian, my lord; but she died so early that her language has not descended to my mother or myself." "Thou shouldst learn it. It will be pastime while thou art bed-fast, and serve thee well in dealing with the Moslem. Moreover, I may have work for thee in Welschland. I will send thee books.
In another case, a clean old decrepid man presented himself. "What's brought you here, Joseph?" said the chairman. "Why; aw've nought to do, nor nought to tak to." "What's your daughter, Ellen, doing, Joseph?" "Hoo's eawt o' wark." "And what's your wife doing?" "Hoo's bin bed-fast aboon five year."
'Not at work, sure enough, said he, with a short, grim laugh. 'Not at what you call work. I were at the Committee, till I were sickened out wi' trying to make fools hear reason. I were fetched to Boucher's wife afore seven this morning. She's bed-fast, but she were raving and raging to know where her dunder-headed brute of a chap was, as if I'd to keep him as if he were fit to be ruled by me.
On the day after the two clergymen had heard John's final opinion of Lamb, the bed-fast man received his daily visit from his spiritual physician, and the clergyman met at the house door the doctor of the body. "I suppose," said McGregor, "that you and I as concerns this infernal rascal are under orders from Penhallow and his wife. I at least have the satisfaction of being paid "
'That's my cousin's ship, said Molly to Sylvia. 'He's specksioneer on board the Good Fortune. An old man touched her as she spoke 'I humbly make my manners, missus, but I'm stone blind; my lad's aboard yon vessel outside t' bar; and my old woman is bed-fast. Will she be long, think ye, in making t' harbour?
You see, I have a week of rest." "The doctor it was he who mentioned your name to me it was not on the sailing-list " "No." He was looking at me sharply. "I came on board at the last moment the need was ver' sudden, as I have said. I had not time to engage a stateroom." "That explains it. Well, the doctor told me that you were bed-fast." "Yes since the voyage began I have not left it.
He called to Joel Rae: "Don't stand there, Brother Rae. Hurry and get to your fire and your warm drink and your supper, or you'll be bed-fast with the chills." "It has been a glorious day, Brother Maltby!" "Truly, a great work has been begun, thanks to you but hurry, man! you are freezing. Get to your fireside. We can't lose you now."
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