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She wore the gray cloak and hood she had had on when first Cuthbert had come to her assistance by the river, and her rosy laughing face peeped roguishly out from the warm and becoming head gear. But suddenly, as they were passing a house in East Cheape, she paused and glanced up at Cuthbert with a bewitching little look of pleading.
"If you will give me a seat and a pen," he said, "I will write you a check for the amount." Captain Bannister stared at the checkbook. He glanced at Mr. Cheape and Mr. Cheape very vigorously shook his head. "I am sorry," he objected; "but my clients cannot think of accepting a check in settlement of this matter." Mr. Bundercombe began to show symptoms of annoyance. "Bless my soul!" he exclaimed.
The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge were first called "studia," or "studies." Edward the Confessor received yearly, from the manor of Barton, near Gloucester, 3,000 loaves of bread for the maintenance of his dogs In the reign of Edward III., only three taverns might sell sweet wines in London; one in Cheape, one in Wallbrook, and the other in Lombard Street.
In the meantime George Cheape and his son came in. We dined at half-past three, but it was seven ere we set off, and did not reach the house in Shandwick Place till eleven at night. Thus ended our Club for the year 1830, its thirteenth anniversary. Its numbers were diminished by absence and indisposition, but its spirit was unabated. June 22. Finished proofs and some copy in the morning.
"If you were content, Captain Bannister," I inquired, "to let the matter drop a few months ago, why are you here now?" "Aha!" Mr. Bundercombe exclaimed. "Put his finger on the crux of the whole affair straight off! Smart young fellow, my son-in-law that is to be! Now, then, Captain Bannister and Mr. Cheape, speak up like men and let us know the truth.
Bundercombe continued cheerfully, "have come round to blackmail me." "Sir!" Captain Bannister exclaimed, with a great show of anger. "Mr. Bundercombe!" the person called Mr. Cheape echoed. They made rather a poor show of it, however. Mr. Bundercombe, wholly unperturbed by their righteous indignation, smiled still benignly upon them. "Come, come!" he expostulated. "This is a business interview.
By the greate plentie of those regions the marchantes and their factors shall lye there cheape, buye and repaire their shippes cheape, and shall returne at pleasure withoute staye or restrainte of forreine prince; whereas upon staies and restraintes the marchaunte raiseth his chardge in sale over his ware; and, buyenge his wares cheape, he may mainteine trade with smalle stocke, and withoute takinge upp money upon interest; and so he shalbe riche and not subjecte to many hazardes, but shalbe able to afforde the comodities for cheape prices to all subjectes of the realme.
"We generally like to see the thing through ourselves over at home, even if we take a lawyer along. This is an unpleasant business, if you like; but there's no good in shirking it." We called for Mr. Wymans and drove on to Mrs. Delaporte's flat. We were at once admitted into an overheated and overperfumed room and found Captain Bannister, Mrs. Delaporte, and Mr. Cheape awaiting us.
The cook, scorning to be limited in luxuries, also left, after a spirited scene with Miss Fowler, and took the housemaid with her. Miss Fowler gazetted Nellie, Cheape's seventeen-year-old daughter, to the vacant post; Mrs. Cheape to the rank of cook, with occasional cleaning bouts; and the reduced establishment moved forward smoothly. Wynn demanded an increase in his allowance.
So the young apprentices made up a rhyme: 'Clarke of the Bow bell, with thy yellow lockes, For thy late ringing, thy head shall have knockes. And the clerk was frightened, and said: 'Children of Cheape, hold you all still, For you shall have Bow bell rung at your will. Cheape was the name of the street where the church stands, and it is now called Cheapside.
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