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Being less indifferent to creature-comforts than to the preservation of her complexion, Miss Sarah was paying great attention to the contents of a market-basket by her side. She had chosen a site for the picnic near a bubbling brook, and had filled her glass with clear sparkling water therefrom, before seating herself to enjoy her cold chicken and bread and butter, and a slice of game-pie.
Would she have a cup of tea at the station? Should he take any luncheon for her? At every question she only looked into his face and shook her head. All thoughts as to creature-comforts were over with her now for ever. Tranquillity, a little poetry, and her darling boy, were all that she needed for the short remainder of her sojourn upon earth.
He is a wanderer, and thou shalt be a waste place yea, and a wilderness yea, a desert of salt, in which there shall be thirst and famine." "There is like to be enough of both to-night," said Joceline, "unless the good knight's larder be somewhat fuller than it is wont." "We must care for the creature-comforts," said the Independent, "but in due season, when our duties are done.
The coldest heart might compassionate a man cursed in such a disagreeable daughter. 'I am very glad you were not weak-minded, and that I was so fortunate as to find you, said the doctor, addressing himself henceforward exclusively to Ida and her friend. Bessie took care of his creature-comforts with a matronly hospitality which sat well upon her.
Shall a woman be married to a husband with the reservation of another lover, or upon condition that she shall ever stay in her father’s house? So the soul cannot be married to Christ, except it not only renounce its bosom sins, lusts, and idols, but be content also to part with the most lawful creature-comforts for his sake: “Forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house,” Psal. xlv. 10.
His books, fetched out of the wooden case, were arranged on a brand-new set of shelves; and, when all was done and he stood back to admire his work, it was borne in on him afresh with how few creature-comforts he had hitherto existed. Plain to see now, why he had preferred to sit out-of-doors rather than within! Now, no one on the Flat had a trimmer little place than he.
The man gave thanks, and himself and his wife appeared to be about to eat, when the latter suddenly placed her hand upon his arm, and said something to him in a low voice, whereupon he exclaimed, ‘Ay, truly, we were both forgetful’; and then getting up, he came towards me, who stood a little way off, leaning against the wheel of my cart; and, taking me by the hand, he said, ‘Pardon us, young man, we were both so engaged in our own creature-comforts, that we forgot thee, but it is not too late to repair our fault; wilt thou not join us, and taste our bread and milk?’ ‘I cannot eat,’ I replied, ‘but I think I could drink a little milk’; whereupon he led me to the rest, and seating me by his side, he poured some milk into a horn cup, saying, ‘“Croesaw.” That,’ added he, with a smile, ‘is Welsh for welcome.’
Tobacco-fumes exuded from the key-hole, and I doubt not other creature-comforts lent the muddled man their aid. However, after the first rush of news to Mrs. Tracy, her lord, who had every moment been expecting the door to fly open, and Emily to fall into his arms for strangely did they love each other suddenly asked,
I see it all ye can't blind Me I ha' been a frail person my ain self, in my time. Hech! he's safe and sound, is the reprobate. I ha' lookit after a' his little creature-comforts I'm joost a fether to him, as well as a fether to you. Trust Bishopriggs when puir human nature wants a bit pat on the back, trust Bishopriggs."
I'm a short, rather fat I was always given this way" here he patted a waistcoat that would fit Dame Lambert "happy-minded little fellow, that liked my supper of oysters at the Pigeon-house, and my other creature-comforts, and hated every thing that excited or put one out of one's way, just as I would have hated a blister.
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