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Sanderson at Boothby Parish, where he hoped to enjoy himself though in a poor, yet in a quiet and desired privacy; but it proved otherwise: for all corners of the nation were filled with Covenanters, confusion, Committee-men, and soldiers, serving each other to their several ends, of revenge, or power, or profit: and these Committee-men and soldiers were most of them so possessed with this Covenant, that they became like those that were infected with that dreadful Plague of Athens; the plague of which Plague was, that they by it became maliciously restless to get into company, and to joy, so the Historian saith, when they had infected others, even those of their most beloved or nearest friends or relations: and though there might be some of these Covenanters that were beguiled and meant well; yet such were the generality of them, and temper of the times, that you may be sure Dr.
Boothby, that man has known it all through; has known it as well as you do now; but he has waited till the building was complete before he would tell me. I see it all as plain as the nose on your face, Mr. Boothby."
He will follow you, if you only make out you like what he likes. A boy hates the superior attitude of 'Oh, quite good in its way, of course. A master must get to the boy's level; it is fatuous to try and drag the boy to his at once." And there is abundant proof to show that this plan was a success. When Ferrers first came, Foster, for example, read nothing but Kipling and Guy Boothby.
Dined with the Solicitor Lord Chief-Baron Sir William Boothby, nephew of old Sir Brooke, the dandy poet, etc. Annoyed with anxious presentiments, which the night's post must dispel or confirm all in London as bad as possible. December 18. Ballantyne called on me this morning. Venit illa suprema dies. My extremity is come.
It was all Grant, Grant, and never had he heard a more hateful sound than the shrill and frantic cheering of the small Oakdale crowd. "Keep it up! keep it going!" entreated Eliot, as Stone went to bat. Ben did his best, and he did pound out a long fly, but Boothby, in left, pulled it down after a hard run.
Then the excitement began, and we added game after game to our side. I am sure the crowd beame intensely interested, and quite worked themselves up as we drew to 5 all. Mr. Barrett at this time was simply invincible, and I managed somehow to keep the balls out of Mr. Prebble's reach and play everything to Miss Boothby, upon whom devolved the responsibility.
The men of Tinkletown took but one look at the pretty young woman, but that one look was continuous and unbroken. "If this jay town can turn up enough money to-night to keep us from stranding, I'll take off my hat to it for ever more," said Jackie Blake. "Boothby says the house is sold out," said Miss Marmaduke, a shade of anxiety in her dark eyes. "Oh, how I wish we were at home again."
And the other man, being in love with the girl, threatened to tell, and so the lasso came in handy. It is a Protestant story and instructive. 'Jolly instructive! But, Miss Martin, you are the Guy Boothby of your sex! At this supreme tribute the girl blushed like dawn upon the hills. 'My word, she is pretty! thought Logan; but what he said was, 'You know Mr. Tierney, your neighbour?
I hope that Caroline has somebody to read French with her who has a real good pronunciation, otherwise it will take un mauvais pli, which will not be so easy to recover, and it is better not to speak a language at all than without some sort of grace. Greenville, and to two chance comers; it may be Boothby and Storer, or Sir C. Bunbury. It is too hot to go out to-day.
Sanderson and his patron lived with an endearing, mutual, and comfortable friendship, till the death of the last put a period to it. About the time that he was made Parson of Boothby Pannell, he resigned his Fellowship of Lincoln College unto the then Rector and Fellows; and his resignation is recorded in these words: Ego Robertus Sanderson perpetuus, &c.
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