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The usual custom appeared somewhat reversed on this evening: while roving John would be just as likely to absent himself from dinner as not, his brother and Lionel Verner nearly always appeared at it. Mr. Verner looked surprised. "Where are they?" he cried, as he waited to say grace. "Mr. Lionel has not come in, sir," replied the butler, Tynn, who was husband to the housekeeper.
I shall not take it to him to-day, but to-morrow I wish to go to the village to see some of my old friends; and then I shall give up the money." Toward the close of the afternoon, Old Pipes, as had been his custom for so many years, took his pipes from the shelf on which they lay, and went out to the rock in front of the cottage. "What are you going to do?" cried his mother.
My mother came in as he ceased. He went up to her, put his arm round her waist and kissed her. Such caresses with him had not lost their tender charm by custom: my mother's brow, before somewhat ruffled, grew smooth on the instant. Yet she lifted her eyes to his in soft surprise. "I was but thinking," said my father, apologetically, "how much I owed you, and how much I love you!"
Yes, here was the evidence of a barbarous custom which deprives a human being of one of nature's good gifts, so necessary to our comfort and happiness. Think what you would be, if, through infirmity, you were not at liberty to go hither and thither at will like the young hart or gazelle!
When we had entered they had hurrahed him, and hoped that his health was good, in a chorus after their custom; and he had made a little speech in return, trusting that his children were also well! It was amusing if you happened to be able to appreciate that kind of wit. Most of my companions, however, did not.
Their mothers were quite surprised the next morning to see with what alacrity they all started for School half-an-hour earlier than their usual custom and Fru Bjornson remarked to her old servant that "she really believed the children were beginning to take an interest in their studies at last!"
She had never perceived any harm in the arrangement, and hardly comprehended when the saying, "Custom to whom custom," was pointed out to her. Kalliope asked whether the fine would fall heavily on her mother. "Oh, that is worst of all. Mother is gone to Avoncester to raise the money. She won't tell me how. And I do believe O'Leary's circus is there." Then came another sobbing fit.
But the ceremony, as performed in the rest of Christendom, was represented to them as a great and religious custom, which made the simplest knight the equal of his sovereign, which added new lustre to the crowned head, and fresh honour to the victorious sword. On the Feast of the Annunciation they went through the imposing ceremony, according to the custom obtaining among their entertainers.
The custom of the muleteers is to start immediately after breakfast, about eight o'clock, and not to stop till they camp for the night, about 4 P. M. Glenarvan fell in with the practice, and the first halt was just as they arrived at Arauco, situated at the very extremity of the bay.
"What signifies it what a fool says?" "Oh, not all the words of a fool are folly, or I should not listen to you." "Well, then, he said, 'Such as begin by making free with the devil's name, aye end by doing it with all the names in heaven. 'Father, said I, 'I am a soldier, and this is but my "consigne" or watchword." 'Oh, then, it is just a custom? said he.
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