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The most famous and most exquisite of all his works in the first class is the unrivalled "Rab and his Friends" a study of the stoicism and tenderness of the Lowland character worthy of Scott. In a minor way the little paper on "Jeems," the door-keeper in a Dissenting house of the Lord, is interesting to Scotch people, though it must seem a rather curious revelation to all others.
At sunset that very day several guests had arrived as usual, followed by Antyllus, a youth of nineteen. When the door-keeper refused to admit him, he had rudely demanded to see Barine, thrust aside the prudent old porter, who endeavoured to detain him, and, in spite of his protestations, forced his way into his dead master's work-room, where the ladies usually received their visitors.
He wondered it had not occurred to him that, with a big attraction at the theatre, some of the staff might feel an inclination to visit it. He did not stop to say goodbye to his brother. Descending from his perch, he hurried to the stage door. "It's in the toobs that I feel it, sir." said the door-keeper, as he let him out, resuming their conversation as if they had only just parted.
He rushed into the palace where the general-in-chief, Bonaparte, resided, and with daring vehemence demanded an interview with the general; and, as the door-keeper hesitated, and even tried to push away the bold boy from the door of the drawing-room, Eugene turned about with so much energy, spoke, scolded, and raged so loudly and so freely, that the noise reached even the cabinet where General Bonaparte was.
I have been, you know, at Rome with the Effinghams; and since that I have been ; but, indeed, I have been such a vagrant that I cannot tell you of all my comings and goings. And you, you are hard at work!" "Oh yes; always." "That is right. I wish I could be something, if it were only a stick in waiting, or a door-keeper. It is so good to be something."
This was unanimously carried, and after some difficulty with the door-keeper a crusty old man with a red face and white hair, that stood straight up in a tuft, and made him look like an infuriated cockatoo they obtained access to the mysterious regions of the stage, and there found Master Sheridan Wopples practising a breakdown while waiting for the rest of the family to get ready.
Herbert Compton." KENELM took his way to the theatre, and inquired of the door-keeper for Mr. Herbert Compton. That functionary replied, "Mr. Compton does not act to-night, and is not in the house." "Where does he lodge?" The door-keeper pointed to a grocer's shop on the other side of the way, and said tersely, "There, private door; knock and ring." Kenelm did as he was directed.
Whereupon the door-keeper was greatly astonished, and led Angelo to the Warden, to whom he unfolded his purpose to strip himself of all worldly gear and possessions and give his remnant of life solely to the preparation of a saintly death. This proposal the Warden and the other brethren duly considered, not without satisfaction, and Angelo was received as a penitent and a novice.
This was the state of affairs this morning, when to his old friend's vexation, Philippus had so hastily and silently drunk off his after-breakfast draught; just as he set down the cup, the black door-keeper announced that a hump-backed man wished to see his master at once on important business. "Important business!" repeated the leech.
It seemed that he was with Mr Higgs. If he would wait, said the door-keeper, his name should be sent up. Fenn waited, while the door-keeper made polite conversation by describing his symptoms to him in a hoarse growl. Presently the minion who had been despatched to the upper regions with Fenn's message returned. Would he go upstairs, third door on the left.
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