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He and his Vikings had allied themselves with Etheldred the Unready against the Danes, who held the Thames above London Bridge. The bridge itself, which in those days was a rough wooden structure, was densely packed with armed men, prepared to resist the advance of the combined fleets.
"Margaret has ratted she is going to drive out with mamma," said Norman; "as to Etheldred the Unready, I'll run up and hurry her." In a moment he was at her door. "Oh! Norman, come in. Is it time?" "I should think so! You're keeping every one waiting." "Oh, dear! go on; only just tell me the past participle of 'offero', and I'll catch you up." "'Oblatus." "Oh, yes, how stupid.
May a few books; to Tom the chief of his library, his papers, notes, and instruments, and the manuscript of a work upon diseases connected with climate, on which he had been engaged for many years, but had never succeeded in polishing to his own fastidious satisfaction, or in coming to the end of new discoveries. To Etheldred, his only legacy was his writing-desk, with all its contents. And Mr.
"No; I don't see what you can do. Miss Winter and I are with Margaret; there's nothing to do for her." It was a relief. Etheldred shrank from what she might have to behold, and Flora hastened down, too busy and too useful to have time to think. Harry had gone back to his refuge in the nursery, and Ethel returned to Norman.
The boys were up to wish him good-bye, and so were Etheldred and Mary, and some one else, for while the shaking of hands was going on in the hall there was a call, "Mr Ernthcliffe," and over the balusters peeped a little rough curly head, a face glowing with carnation deepened by sleep, and a round, plump, bare arm and shoulder, and down at Alan's feet there fell a construction of white and pink paper, while a voice lisped out, "Mr Ernthcliffe, there's a white rothe for you."
Wilmot and I persuaded her into it; but I do not think she would have allowed it, if she had seen the application we made of it the gift of her girlhood blessed and extended. Dear King Etheldred, it is the only time I ever cheated her." "This is a beautiful east window. And this little one St. Margaret I see." "Ah! papa would not be denied choosing that for his subject.
Wilmot stood beside her, ere going to unrobe in the school "Etheldred, you must once let me say, God bless you for this." As she knelt beside her sister's sofa, on her return home, Margaret pressed something into her hand. "If you please, dearest, give this to Dr. Spencer, and ask him to let it be set round the stem of the chalice," she whispered.
There was another room whither both Norman and Etheldred wished to go, though they dared not hint at their desire. At last Richard came to them, as they were wandering in the garden, and, with his usual stillness of manner, shaded with additional seriousness, said, "Would you like to come into the study?"
"Nurse has fed her, and is putting her to bed; she is quiet now," said Mary; "will you go down, Norman?" "Where is he?" "In the drawing-room." Norman paused to ask what he was to say. "Nothing," said Mary, "nobody can do anything. Make haste. Don't you want a candle?" "No, thank you, I had rather be in the dark. Come up as soon as you have seen him," said Etheldred.
"I'll be bound I'm back before Etheldred the Unready wants me," he answered, bounding off with an elasticity that caused his mother to say the boy was made of india-rubber; and then putting his head in by the window to say, "By-the-bye, if there's any pudding owing to me, that little chorister fellow of ours, Bill Blake, has got a lot of voracious brothers that want anything that's going.
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