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"The truth is," said Mr. Brandreth, "I'm the factotum, or teetotum, of the South Hatboro' ladies' book club, and I've been deputed to come and see if you wouldn't like to join it." "Oh!" said Annie, and with a thrill of dismay she asked herself how much she had let her manner betray that she had supposed he was a book agent. "I shall be very glad indeed, Mr. Brandreth." "Mrs.
Of late years, Musard had spent most of his brief stays in England with the Herediths. He had his own home, which was not far from the moat-house, but he was a companionable man, and preferred the warm welcome and kindly society of his old friends to the solitary existence of a bachelor at Brandreth Hall, as his own place was named.
Brandreth winningly. "For instance, you know Mrs. Wilmington." "Oh yes; she's an old girl-friend of mine." "Then you know how enormously clever she is. She can do anything. We want her to take an active part the part of the Nurse. She's delightfully funny. But you know her peculiar temperament how she hates initiative of all kinds; and we want somebody to bring Mr. Wilmington round.
And it's such a great point to get Miss Sue Northwick to take the part, that he mustn't risk losing her by anything that might seem " "Yes," said Mrs. Munger, with deep concern. Mr. Brandreth looked very unhappy. "It's an embarrassing point. We can't change the play, and so the difficulty must be met and disposed of at once." He did not look at either of the ladies, but Mrs.
There were Japanese swords on the lowest mantel-shelf, together with fans and vases; a long old flint-lock musket stretched across the panel above. Mr. Brandreth began to show things to Annie, and to tell how little they cost, as soon as the ladies entered.
It so happened that a boy was killed by this random shot, which gave a colouring to the proceedings of the Ministers, and created a great prejudice against these deluded men; and therefore, instead of indicting some of them for a foolish and contemptible riot, and prosecuting Brandreth for murder or manslaughter, the Government proceeded against them for high treason.
In the evening, as I was addressing the electors, and defending myself against these assassin-like attacks from the Rump, I stated the circumstance of their having prevented the holding of a public meeting in the metropolis, which meeting I had proposed for the purpose of raising a subscription, to enable Brandreth, Turner, Ludlam, and others, who had been indicted for high treason at Derby, to fee counsel, and pay the expenses of their witnesses, so as to obtain a fair trial; and I of course alluded to the dirty trick which had been played me, in order to prevent the meeting, by writing me a letter, in the first instance, to say that a meeting would be called, and then putting it off when it was too late for me to come to London to call the meeting myself.
That may not seem a large sum in these days, when parties have been known to pay more than five thousand dollar for a single day's advertising in the leading journals; but, at the time Brandreth started, his was considered the most liberal newspaper-advertising of the day. Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, it largely increases the product.
But I guess Brandreth knew what he was about when he surveyed it." "Brandreth is a short-line man. He wouldn't lengthen his line ten miles to dodge an earthquake. Ford, we can save a hundred thousand dollars on that piece of track in first cost to say nothing of the future." "How? I'm always open to conviction."
Brandreth spoke of it, and I had an opportunity of trying it last night, and seeing just what it amounted to." "Yes?" Mrs. Munger prompted, with an increase of expectance in her large clear eyes, and of impartiality in her whole face. "Mr. Peck was here," said Annie reluctantly, "and I tried it on him." "Yes?" repeated Mrs.
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