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Besides Fitzherbert's influence, we have it on Burke's own authority that his promotion was partly due to that mysterious person, William Burke, who was at the same time appointed an under-secretary of state. There must have been unpleasant rumours afloat as to the Burke connection, and we shall presently consider what they were worth.
Fitzherbert's relations lived near; but I knew Pope was sent down from school there because of a satire he wrote on the master, and that Franklin visited and wrote in Twyford. It was after four when I turned the car round that sharp corner which swings you into the Market Square of what is to me the grandest and most historic town of England. Why, it is England!
"Tell me, sir," he said. "You have told Mr. FitzHerbert's fortune, you say, as well as others. Have you told mine since I have been here?" There was a moment's silence. Mr. John was silent, with his back turned. Robin looked up at his host, wondering why he did not answer. Then Mr. Bassett took up the candle. "Come," he said; "we have been here long enough."
Garrick is under many restraints from which Foote is free. WILKES. 'Garrick's wit is more like Lord Chesterfield's. JOHNSON. 'The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him.
'I don't know how we were engaged, Ursula, she once said, when we were talking about Charlie and Lesbia in the twilight; 'we were at a ball, Lady Fitzherbert's, and of course being a clergyman he did not dance, but he took me into the conservatory and gave me a flower: I think it was a rose.
Fitzherbert, in all their names, upon a certain day, that they would drink Foote's small-beer no longer. On that day Foote happened to dine at Fitzherbert's, and this boy served at table; he was so delighted with Foote's stories, and merriment, and grimace, that when he went down stairs, he told them, "This is the finest man I have ever seen. I will not deliver your message.
He had an impossible standard of perfection. If he had to write an article, he read all the literature on the subject over and over; he wrote and re-wrote his stuff. There was a case quoted in the book, as if it were to Fitzherbert's credit, when he had to send in an article by a certain date just a Quarterly article. It had to go in on the Friday.
FitzHerbert's name, as well as Mr. Topcliffe's and my lord Shrewsbury's; and I think I should not have had time to look that through. But, by God's mercy, it was one of the three or four by themselves." He had the paper in his hand by now. The lawyer made a movement to take it. Then he restrained himself. "Tell me, first," he said.
It was finally decided that it would be best to burn both his and hers. This work was carried out in Mrs. Fitzherbert's own house by the lady, the duke, and the Earl of Albemarle. Of George it may be said that he has left as memories behind him only three things that will be remembered. The first is the Pavilion at Brighton, with its absurdly oriental decorations, its minarets and flimsy towers.
Anthony threw an arm over the back of his chair, and tried to seem at his ease. "Well," he said, "Derbyshire is as it ever was. You heard of Thomas FitzHerbert's defection?" "Mistress Manners wrote to me of it, more than two years ago." "Well, he does what he can: he comes and goes with his wife or without her. But he comes no more to Padley.
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