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And very well they do it, too! They gave us a capital one last year, about a field-mouse who was captured at sea by a Barbary corsair, and made to row in a galley; and when he escaped and got home again, his lady-love had gone into a convent. Here, you! You were in it, I remember. Get up and recite a bit."

Henry of Bourbon, I pray God, will always be able to free his own lady-love. This is a State affair, and a matter of quite another character, though we cannot at present entrust you with the meaning of it. I bowed in silence, feeling somewhat chilled and perplexed, as who would not, having such an invitation before him?

"She means Miss Maryllia," said the old man "That's the name she's given 'er lady-love the thinkin' little imp she is! Where's lady- love? Why she's in 'er own house she don't want any little tags o' babbies runnin' round 'er your lady-love's got somethin' else to do." "She AIN'T!" said Ipsie, with dramatic emphasis "She tums an' sees me often 'oo don't know nuffin' 'bout it!

So Valentine heard nothing of the undertaking executed by his lady-love. After this, Mr. Sheldon took counsel's opinion, and set to work in real earnest to recover the estate of the deceased John Haygarth from the yawning jaws of that tame but all-devouring monster, the Crown. The work was slow, and the dry as dust details thereof need not be recorded here.

"Deary me, Kennie," said Miss Peppy, in some alarm, "I hope that nothing has happened! You seem so troubled that " "Oh! nothing of any consequence," said Kenneth with a laugh, as he folded the letter and put it in his pocket. "Ha! your lady-love is unkind," cried Bella; "I know it is from her." "The writing is not lady-like," replied Kenneth, holding up the back of the letter for inspection.

If it disturb you, and I owe Some reparation, it may be a Defence for me to let you know Don Quixote's tears are on the flow, And all for distant Dulcinea Del Toboso. The lealest lover time can show, Doomed for a lady-love to languish, Among these solitudes doth go, A prey to every kind of anguish.

Then I made a little nursery of Borecole and Enfield market cabbage, grubbing in wet earth with leggings and gray coat on. Then I tidied up the coach-house to my own and Christine's admiration. Then encouraged by BOUTS-RIMES I wrote you a copy of verses; high time I think; I shall just save my tenth year of knowing my lady-love without inditing poetry or rhymes to her.

I'd have any woman for the asking." "Well, fancy yourself a man." "And who will be my lady-love?" "Fancy my sex changed also make love to me, my charming Madam Philippa." "Forsooth! But I could win your heart easily." "How, pray," says Jacques, sighing, "granting first that 'tis in my possession?" "By two simple things." "To wit?"

'I do think I shall now have courage to stay out the pic-nic, she continues. 'I really do not think all is known. Very little can be known, or I am sure I could not feel as I do. It would burn me up. George Up does not dare; and his most beautiful lady-love had far better not. Mr. Forth may repent his whispers. But, Oh! what Evan may do! Rose is almost detestable. Manners, my dear?

I trust it will be understood that he addressed himself, and not his lady-love, in this uncivil way 'D tion! Then when the chair had been well kicked out of his way, he took himself up to bed. I wonder whether Clara's heart would have been hardened or softened towards him had she heard the oath, and understood all the thoughts and motives which had produced it.