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Brookes on the subject; but certain it is that one joyful day when Meason, Sally, and Maggie were eating oysters, and Frank was twisting the corkscrew into a bottle of Chablis, there came an ominous ringing at the door. "I wonder who that can be. Shut up, Triss." "Perhaps it is father." "He is in London." "I'm not so sure about that." "No matter we don't want to see them." "Rather not!
Egremont was lying on its precipitous bank; and Harold panting was leaning over him and looking in his face, and sometimes licking him with that tongue which, though not gifted with speech, had spoken so seasonably in the moment of danger. "Are you going down to the house, Egerton?" enquired Mr Berners at Brookes, of a brother M.P., about four o'clock in the early part of the spring of 1839.
I wouldn't give a snap of my fingers for your broken-down landowners; Berkins has always made excellent investments, and I hear he is now getting as much as fifteen per cent. for money invested." Willy had been to Oxford, and the arrogance and pomposity of this purse-proud man shocked his sense of decorum. Berkins's vulgarity was more offensive than that of Mr. Brookes. Mr.
Brookes, and partly because of the pleasure it gave him to speak of himself, he continued talking of his position and possessions. "In dealing with me," he said, "you are dealing, as you know, Mr.
The Australian team of Brookes and Patterson successfully challenged the American title-holders in doubles, Vincent Richards and myself, after defeating the best teams in America, including W. M. Johnston and C. J. Griffin, the former champions. Speculation was rife as to Patterson's ability to triumph in the Singles Championship, and public interest ran high.
It was almost flush with the ground, and although there were iron railings separating it from the street, a little gate opening from the area entrance made ingress not only possible but easy. Nigel returned to his chair. "I can't understand this not having been mentioned at the inquest, Brookes," he said. "I was waiting for the question to be asked, your lordship.
The Scotts came to the Brookes' now, and everyone found the little house a cheerful place, full of happiness, content, and family love. Even Sallie Moffatt liked to go there.
Brookes, with a man of means, a man who can afford to do the thing properly; you will not misunderstand me you remember you told me that you had great difficulty in keeping the little folk who live here out of your house." "The neighbourhood has never been the same since they put up that row of villas.
There were times when she doubted her resolution; and this first night of the westward journey was one of them. She had thought at one time that she might be able to idealize David Kent, but he had gone his way to hew out his fortune, taking her upstirrings of his ambition in a purely literal and selfish sense, so far as she could determine. And now there was Brookes Ormsby.
The success of our first attempt encouraged us to proceed; but afraid that I might do some mischief, I asked of Mr Brookes the nature and qualities of the various medicines, as he was mixing the prescriptions, that I might avoid taking any of those which were poisonous.
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