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She returned with rags enough for a small hospital, and until the grumbling Jean brought the hot water, they sat and talked in the glimmering light of one long beaked tallow candle. "It's a terrible hoose, yon o' Lossie," said Miss Horn; "and there's been terrible things dune intill't. The auld markis was an ill man.
Sae yer gran'father, no 'at he was feart at 'im, for Is' be bun' he never was feart afore the face o' man, but jest no wullin' to anger his ain kin, an' maybe no willin' onybody sud say he was a respecter o' persons, heeld his tongue an' said nae mair, an' the markis hed the second best bed, for he sleepit in Glenwarlock's ain."
'Leave off rattlin' that 'ere nob o' yourn, if you don't want it to come off the springs altogether, said Sam impatiently, 'and behave reasonable. I vent all the vay down to the Markis o' Granby, arter you, last night. 'Did you see the Marchioness o' Granby, Sammy? inquired Mr. Weller, with a sigh. 'Yes, I did, replied Sam. 'How wos the dear creetur a-lookin'? 'Wery queer, said Sam.
They settled themselves comfortably, sitting or standing. Their faces held the broad smile of anticipation. "She asked them what they want her to sing. They told her. It's the same every day." Mizzi Markis stood there before them in the mud, and clay, and straw of the building débris.
"Drown'd me if I ever 'eard sich 'orrid talk in all my days, an' I've groomed for a earl ah, an' a markis afore now!" Having said which, he clenched his fists, squared his shoulders and launched himself at me like a charging bull.
A marquis is sometimes conversationally addressed by the upper classes as "Markis," but generally as "Lord A ," and a marchioness as "Lady B ;" all other classes would address them as "Marquis" or "Marchioness." The same remark holds good as to earls, countesses, barons, baronnesses all are "Lord B " or "Lady B ."
Uncle says to tell you that my conduct has his approval throughout. To which letter my father promptly replied: PHILADELPHIA. February 25th, 1882. DEAR OLD BOY: I'm glad the affair ended so well. I don't want you to fight, but if you have to fight a cuss like that do it with all your might, and don't insist that either party shall too strictly observe the Markis O' Queensbury rules.
Knew everything that could happen to a flower or a s'rub or a vegetable. Knew it all. Had a lib'ery of books an' read 'em night an' day. Head gardener's cottage was good enough for gentry. The old Markis used to walk round the hothouses an' gardens talking to him by the hour.
"What cud gar her say 't gien she didna believe 't?" "Fowk says she expecs that w'y to get a grip o' things oot o' the han's o' the puir laird's trustees: ye wad be a son o' her ain, cawpable o' mainagin' them. But ye dinna tell me she's never been at yersel' aboot it?" "Never a blink o' the ee has passed atween's sin' that day I gaed till Gersefell, as I tellt ye, wi' a letter frae the markis.
I haven't seen such a turn-out in our lane since last election time. Mr. Smithers said they were a sight to be seen, dressed up so handsome. 'Now then, says he, 'you see the great need and use of our noble aristocracy. Markis is a credit to it, laying out as he does in the town he is connected with. Yes, they were a sight, Mr. Smithers was the 'pink' Wigfield draper.
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