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Updated: June 12, 2025
At one end of this was the Inn, with a beautiful sign-board that creaked and swayed in the wind; at the other, Dame Fossie's shop, in which brandy-balls, ginger-snaps, balls of string, tops, cheese, tallow candles, and many other useful and entertaining things were neatly disposed in a small latticed window.
He was a kind fellow; he made or purchased toys for the children; he brought them apples and brandy-balls; he brought a mask and frightened them with it, and caused a smile upon the face of pale Fanny. He called Mrs. Bolton Mrs. B., and was very intimate, familiar, and facetious with that lady, quite different from that "aughty, artless beast," as Mrs.
The boys stood crowding against the table, looking at aunt undoing her parcels. In one were sweet biscuits, in another brandy-balls, peppermints, pear-drops and toffy. All this was carefully divided into little stacks and each child was given his share, with the strict injunction not to eat any before noon.
"Never mind," said Mr Cripps, magnanimously, "you're a light weight. And so you're taking a dander down town, are you? looking for lollipops, eh?" Stephen blushed very red at this. However had Mr Cripps guessed about the brandy-balls? "I came to get a paper for Loman," he said, "but they're all sold out." "No, are they? I wonder what Mr Loman wants with a paper, now?"
Loman's only reply was a book shied at his fag's head quite explicit enough for all practical purposes. So Stephen hauled down his colours and prepared to start. "Look sharp back," said Loman, "and don't let any one see you going out. Look here, you can get yourself some brandy-balls with this."
His complexion was robust, his hair had receded but not thinned, the thick moustache and the eyes that Helen had compared to brandy-balls had an agreeable menace in them, whether they were turned towards the slums or towards the stars. Some day in the millennium there may be no need for his type. At present, homage is due to it from those who think themselves superior, and who possibly are.
It would not be true to say that I always did so. He was very fond of Mary and me too, of that I am sure, and he used to show his fondness by spending for our benefit any coppers he picked up by running on errands or doing odd jobs for neighbours. As his purchases were usually brandy-balls, rock, and other sweets, it was perhaps fortunate for us that he had not many to spend.
Stephen tried half a dozen stationers' shops, but they were all sold out. They were evidently more sought after than brandy-balls, of which he had no difficulty in securing a pennyworth at an early stage of his pilgrimage. The man in the sweet-shop told him his only chance of getting a paper was at the railway station. So to the station he strolled, with a brandy-ball in each cheek.
Find out what he wants for it at once, and pay him; I'm not going to let you run into debt." "But I can't; I've only two shillings left," said Stephen, dejectedly. "Why, whatever have you done with the five shillings you had last week?" Stephen blushed, and then faltered, "I spent sixpence on stamps and sixpence on on brandy-balls!" "I thought so. And what did you do with the rest?" "Oh!
The peppermint-drops and brandy-balls were wrapped in clean white paper, and the names written in a thin Italian hand. John thanked her and stowed them in his trousers pockets. "You'll give my love to Maria? I take it very kindly her letting you come for me like this."
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