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Melville's William Makepeace Thackeray, 2 vols. Trollope's Thackeray. Merivale and Marzials's Life of Thackeray. Mudge and Sears's A Thackeray Dictionary. Cross's George Eliot's Life as Related in her Letters and Journals. Browning's Life of George Eliot. Cook's George Eliot: A Critical Study of her Life, Writings, and Philosophy. Olcott's George Eliot: Scenes and People in Her Novels.
It doesn't hurt you, I reckon, though I doubt if it does much toward keeping your pot boiling." "I must turn off here," said Gabriel gently. "It's the shortest way to Cross's Corner." "Do you think any good will come of your going?" "Probably not but I couldn't refuse."
How often had he called himself a fool for paying heed to Bertha Cross's visits? Again came springtime, and, as he stood behind the counter, Warburton thought of all that was going on in the world he had forsaken.
"There! said I not truly she was mine?" broke in the boy, shaking his yellow hair proudly, and looking Mr. Stewart confidently in the eye. "Rightly enough," replied Mr. Stewart, kindly. "And so you are my old friend Anthony Cross's son, eh? A good, hearty lad, seeing the world young.
"You are going to give me up to your Oneidas!" cried the suffering man, raising his head by a violent effort at the words, and staring affrightedly straight ahead of him. There, indeed, were the two friendly Indians who had come with me to the swamp, and had run forward in pursuit of Cross's companions.
The Elmbrook prize-list was a stable institution, and if any one but Ella Anne Long should have taken first for managing a horse, or Bella Winters for painting apple blossoms on white velvet, or old Miss McQuarry for bread and butter, all Oro would have felt uneasy, and folks would have begun to doubt the stability of the British Empire. For example, there was Mrs. Spectacle John Cross's quilt.
No chance could have been happier than this which betrayed him to these two at the same time; for Bertha Cross's good sense would be the best possible corrective of any shock her more sensitive companion might have received. Bertha Cross's good sense that was how he thought of her, without touch of emotion; whilst on Rosamund his imagination dwelt with exultant fervour.
Joe Cross's words were beginning to sound indistinct before he had finished, half-smothered as they were by the increasing roar, as from far down the river a dark line of something could be seen rising some six or eight feet like a huge bank extending right across the river and apparently into the forest on both sides.
Rodd turned to speak to his uncle, and caught Joe Cross's eye instead, wondering at the man's comical look at him as he closed an eye and jerked one thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the group forward as they began whispering together, and then, thrust forward towards the side by his companions, the Bun began to signal towards the Frenchmen hanging about the nearest landing-place, where several boats were made fast to the side of the dock.
Then she raised herself, leaning upon him, and declared that she was nearly well, and then was reseated, still leaning on him. "Shall we attempt to get her up to the road, Minnie, or wait till Mr. Cross comes to help us?" Lady Anna declared that she did not want any help, certainly not Mr. Cross's help, and that she could do very well, just with Minnie's arm.
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