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If you were my wife, I myself should sell the thing to M. Magus, and in the way of business it is enough to make an entry in the day-book, and I should note that M. Schmucke sold it to me. There, leave the panel with me. ... If your husband were to die you might have a lot of bother over it, but no one would think it odd that I should have a picture in the shop.... You know me quite well.
Then once more taking his hand, he walked on with him in silence. The undertaker, who had just put up the shutters of his shop, was making some entries in his day-book by the light of a most appropriate dismal candle, when Mr. Bumble entered. 'Aha! said the undertaker; looking up from the book, and pausing in the middle of a word; 'is that you, Bumble? 'No one else, Mr.
Dear soul! he must now be fourteen. Whom does he resemble? Is he like you? Has he your large and beautiful blue eyes? Madman that I am! how many times, in this long day-book, have I already asked the same idle question, to which you can return no answer! How many times shall I continue to ask it? But you will teach our child to speak and love the somewhat savage name of Djalma."
If you prove to us your discretion and capacity you shall be, if you like, our accountant. We keep a day-book, a ledger, a book of current accounts, and a bank-book. We have many notes, but we lose a great deal of time in looking them up. Ah! here are the gentlemen," she added. Godefroid, grave and thoughtful, took little part in the general conversation which now followed.
Raikes might easily have absented himself if he had been disposed." At this moment the under-secretary returned with the day-book under his arm. "Be pleased to refer, Mr. Raikes," said the chairman, "to the entries of the 4th instant, and see what Benjamin Somers's duties were on that day." Mr.
Markham never sent for no such things. She knew I was coming down myself this afternoon." He followed Mr. Hampshire down the store to the desk. There it was in the day-book: "Reub Markham, Dr., per Roxy Gildersleeve. That Mr. Reub Markham swore, must also be set down against him. He drove home in a red rage.
Called twice, Mr Pleggit was not in at first left his name thinks the name was put down on the day-book when he called a second time, Mr Pleggit was at home, and referred him to them, not knowing what had become of me. The other shopman was examined, and his evidence proved similar to that of the first.
He came, a small, slight, sandy-haired, keen-eyed man, with an eager, nervous manner, and a forest of light beard and mustache. He just showed himself at the door of the board-room, and, being requested to bring a certain day-book from a certain shelf in a certain room, bowed and vanished.
He, like myself, had seen with distress my father's condition; but he told me, to my surprise, that he was still acute and competent in most matters of business. "Look at this, Mr. Hugh," he said, showing me careful entries in the day-book, in my father's hand, of nearly one thousand pounds lent to my Cousin Arthur. My father had spoken to Mason of an intention to alter his will.
In due course the assistant head-nurse came to report that Pieri had finished his work and that Captain Ugo had recovered well from the ether; his brother was with him and would stay till eight o'clock, the hour at which all visitors were required to leave the hospital except in cases of extreme danger. Sister Giovanna nodded and wrote a few lines in the day-book. It was then half-past three.
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