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'Twas thus that Miss Gresham spoke of her match to her dear friends, her cousins the de Courcys for instance, to Miss Oriel, her sister Beatrice, and even to Mary Thorne. She had no enthusiasm, she admitted, but she thought she had good judgment. She thought she had shown good judgment in accepting Mr Moffat's offer, though she did not pretend to any romance of affection.
"He has got it prettily tidily," said Harry; "I think that will perhaps do for the present." By this time there was a considerable concourse. The club steps were crowded with the members; among whom there were many of Mr Moffat's acquaintance. Policemen also now flocked up, and the question arose as to what should be done with the originators of the affray.
"Well, there has"; and Moffat forgot his natural caution in a sudden excess of anger. "No invitations was sent them fellers. Do you mean to say they come in through the roof?" Mason straightened up, his face darkening, his clinched fist thrashing the air just in front of Moffat's nose. "I say they come in yere, right through this door! An' every mother's son of 'em, hed a cyard.
Robert Moffat's desire was for the glory of God and the extension of the Redeemer's kingdom, and God was not only opening the way for His servant, but was preparing a faithful and devoted helpmate for him in his various spheres of labour through life. Robert's employer had an only daughter, named Mary, beautiful of countenance, but more beautiful in heart.
Moffat's exit from his lady-love's presence, was indignantly ducked in the watering-trough before the Miners' Retreat, and given ten minutes in which to mount his cayuse and get safely across the camp boundaries. He required only five. Bad-eye Connelly, who was suspected of having cut Mr.
In reference to this ridge he makes the interesting remark, "I observed a number of the Angora goat, most of them being white; and their long soft hair, covering their entire bodies to the ground, made them look like animals moving along without feet."* * Moffat's "Visit to Mosilikatse". Royal Geographical Society's Journal, vol. xxvi., p. 96.
"I was called to Beechgrove to baptize Susan Moffat's only daughter. The girl died at eight o'clock, and I sat awhile with the stricken mother, trying to comfort her. Poor Susan! it is a heavy blow, for she idolized the child. Be quiet, Biörn." Mr.
The missionary, who had yet scarcely recovered from the shock of Moffat's impulsive speech, and who, in truth, had been hiding an agonized heart behind a smiling face, was only too delighted at any excuse which would enable him to approach Miss Spencer, and press aside those cavaliers who were monopolizing her attention.
At two o'clock, according to Sir Roger's committee, the numbers were as follows: Scatcherd 275 Moffat 268 Whereas, by the light afforded by Mr Moffat's people, they stood in a slightly different ratio to each other, being written thus: Moffat 277 Scatcherd 269 This naturally heightened the excitement, and gave additional delight to the proceedings.
Whatever has happened? What made her think the girls were rogues? And where did they go?" They were standing almost within a stone's throw of Number 22 Spring Street, where we had gone from Mrs. Moffat's, but, of course, there was no sign on the house to tell them we had been there. "Well," said Gladys, "they were here in Rochester, that much we know, and perhaps they are here yet.
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