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But the view must have been yet more striking than the hearing, for in one direction the white cliffs from Margate to Dover were visible, while Brighton and the sea beyond were sighted, and again all the coast line up to Yarmouth yet the atmosphere that day, one might have thought, should have been in turmoil, by reason of a conflict of aircurrents; for, within two miles of the earth, the wind was from the east; between two and three miles high it was exactly opposite, being from the west; but at three miles it was N.E.; while, higher, it was again directly opposite, or S.W.
At night resolved to hire a Margate Hoy, who would go away to-morrow morning, which I did, and sent the things all by him, and put them on board about 12 this night, hoping to have them as the wind now serves in the Downs to-morrow night. To-bed with some quiet of mind, having sent the things away. 17th. Visited this morning by my old friend Mr. Ch.
'Wretch! cried Claude, as we dragged the seal into the boat, where he lay with his head and arms hanging helplessly over the bows, like a sea-sick alderman on board a Margate steamer. 'What excuse can he give for such a piece of wanton cruelty? 'I assure you his skin and oil are very valuable. 'Pish!
Not a stage-coachman of Bull-and-Mouth Street but touches his hat as he passes; and he is considered quite a patron at the coach-office of the Goose and Gridiron, St. Paul's churchyard. His family have been very urgent for him to make an expedition to Margate, but he has great doubts of those new gimcracks, the steamboats, and indeed thinks himself too advanced in life to undertake sea-voyages.
"And thus," comments Caudle, "according to my wife, she dear soul! couldn't have a satin gown the girls couldn't have new bonnets the water-rate must stand over Jack must get his death through a broken window our fire-insurance couldn't be paid, so that we should all fall victims to the devouring element we couldn't go to Margate, and Caroline would go to an early grave the dog would come home and bite us all mad the shutter would go banging for ever the soot would always fall the mice never let us have a wink of sleep thieves be always breaking in the house our dear Mary Anne be for ever left an unprotected maid, and with other evils falling upon us, all, all because I would go on lending five pounds!"
When the Silly Season is at its very bathos; when the monster gooseberries have gone to seed and the showers of frogs ceased to fall; after the matrimonial efforts of Margate or Scarborough, and before the more decided business of the Christmas Decorations, then there is deep mystery in the penetralia of every parish.
Alas, the luxury was reserved for the great lords who scoured over the Continent, and for the pursy cits who crawled down to Brighthelmstone! The ordinary Londoner was obliged to endure agonies on board a stuffy Margate hoy, while the people in Northern towns never thought of taking a holiday at all.
There was no insubordination, however, and Seymour's squadron; at twilight of Tuesday evening, August 9th according to orders, so that the enemy might not see their departure bore away for Margate. But although Winter and Seymour were much disappointed at their enforced return, there was less enthusiasm among the sailors of the fleet.
It sounds so like a romance written in the Kennington Road by a lady who has never been nearer to Russia than Margate." "I had better go with you," said Paul. "Gott! No!" exclaimed Steinmetz; "I must go alone. I will take Parks to drive the sleigh, if I may, though. Parks is a steady man, who loves a rough-and-tumble. A typical British coachman the brave Parks!"
How is dear Tommy?" "Much better, thanks. He is going to Margate to-morrow to the sea, you know." Félicité went downstairs with her and kissed her again at parting. "Théo will be very glad you are in town," she said. "And you, my daughter do things go better with you?" Touched by the kind light in her innocent eyes, Brigit lied.
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