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Updated: October 16, 2025
Indeed, Jess that was her name was altogether so lady-like in her behavior, that more than once Cook allowed her to walk in at the back-door, when she stood politely warming her nose at the kitchen-fire for a minute or two, then turned round and as politely walked out again.
"We are trying to reach Kief, where we have friends," answered Mendel. "Please do not let us starve on the road." "Jews, eh?" asked the woman, suspiciously. "Well, no matter; you don't look any too happy. Come in and warm yourselves." The boys were soon sitting before a roaring kitchen-fire, while the woman busied herself with providing them with a meal.
When that time comes, he girds himself to the feat, amidst the scoffs and scorn of his flesh and blood; but even then, after he has done some great deed, he conceals it, returns to his ashes, and again sits idly by the kitchen-fire, dirty, lazy, and despised, until the time for final recognition comes, and then his dirt and rags fall off he stands out in all the majesty of his royal robes, and is acknowledged once for all, a king.
Mavis went into the kitchen, where she found Amelia, the general servant, doing battle with a smoky kitchen-fire. "How long before breakfast is ready?" asked Mavis. "Is that you, miss? Oi can't see you properly," said Amelia, as she turned her head. "This 'ere smoke had got into my best oye."
With these words Maria turned away from the Junker and only nodded silently, when he exclaimed: "Past! All past!" Georg descended the stairs in a state of bewilderment. Both halves of the book, in which ever since the wedding at Delft he had written a succession of verses to Maria, lay in his hand. The light of the kitchen-fire streamed into the entry.
With these words Maria turned away from the Junker and only nodded silently, when he exclaimed: "Past! All past!" Georg descended the stairs in a state of bewilderment. Both halves of the book, in which ever since the wedding at Delft he had written a succession of verses to Maria, lay in his hand. The light of the kitchen-fire streamed into the entry.
As soon as Earnscliff had been duly welcomed, and hasty orders issued for some addition to the evening meal, his grand-dame and sisters opened their battery upon Hobbie Elliot for his lack of success against the deer. "Jenny needna have kept up her kitchen-fire for a' that Hobbie has brought hame," said one sister.
It was the memory of the great open kitchen-fire, with its back log and fore stick of cord-wood, its roaring, hilarious voice of invitation, its dancing tongues of flame, that called to them through the snows of that dreadful winter to keep up their courage, that made their hearts warm and bright with a thousand reflected memories.
Here our wet and weary travellers had the good fortune to meet with that comfort of all comforts to persons so situated a blazing kitchen-fire, which afforded them an opportunity of drying their wet clothes, and at the same time to enjoy the sight of the cookery of some tempting rashers and eggs, which, with the unequalled accompaniment of fried potatoes, was soon after duly set out for them in the sole parlour the house afforded, where they found a good fire had been prepared for their reception.
I know not how you may feel, sir, but a ten hours' ride when I was only prepared for half the time, and that, too, in an autumn night, makes me somewhat desirous of renewing my acquaintance with the kitchen-fire." "I could join you in a glass of hock and a slice of venison, I confess, my good fellow; but in a nocturnal ride I am no longer your match.
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