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"Sure enough, miss," the girl replied, gravely, "and it's a sign of death in the house to have a looking-glass broken. And look! the moths must have been at this cord to make it give way, for it is like a rope and could not break," and she stooped to examine the frayed ends as she spoke.
"Down at the cottage, Sir Francis." "Humph!" ejaculated Sir Francis. "Have you seen his collection, Brownsmith?" "Yes, Sir Francis; he has a great many butterflies and moths." "Humph! Sugar the trees, eh?" "Yes, sir," I said quickly. "And do you know that he goes down the garden of a night?" "Yes, Sir Francis, often," said Mr Solomon. "Isn't it enough to tempt him to take the pears?"
They lived in handsome, bright, admirably-furnished apartments; they made numerous acquaintances in the upper and even the highest circles of society; they went out a great deal and received frequently, giving very charming musical parties and dances. Varvara Pavlovna attracted visitors as a light does moths. Such a distracting life did not greatly please Fedor Ivanich.
He spent hours with the pretty Countess, undismayed by the noble moths that fluttered about her flame, and he was ever persistent, light-hearted and gay. He brought to Lorry's ears all that he could learn of the Princess. Several times he had seen her and had spoken with her. She inquired casually after the health of his friend, but nothing more.
The concerted odours of a gas-works, a smoking-room, a perfumery, a petroleum well, and a chemical factory would they succeed in confusing the male moths? By no means. About three o'clock the moths arrived in as great numbers as usual. They went straight to the cage, which I had covered with a thick cloth in order to add to their difficulties.
For the first time in her life, Barbara was curious about the trunks. When she was quite rested, she went over to a small one which stood near the window, and opened it. A faint, musty odour greeted her, but there was no disconcerting flight of moths. Every woollen garment in the house had long ago been used by Aunt Miriam for rugs and braided mats.
Your father will be disappointed. But what then? He is no doubt accustomed to disappointments. My daughters for them it is a profound affliction to be motherless, but they must support it. Cotenoir must go to wreck and ruin a little longer a few more rats behind the panelling, a few more moths in the tapestry, that is all.
These moths are the gamins of their family, and love the streets and lights at night. Under an arc light at Wabash, Indiana, I once picked up as beautiful a specimen of Polyphemus as I ever saw, and the following day a friend told me that several had been captured the night before in the heart of town.
When the dust cleared somewhat she emerged with the dustpan heaped with sweepings and the corners of the room still untouched. She hung the coats and hats in the entry and rubbed off the top of the table with her winter Tam o' Shanter, from which the moths flew as she worked. She gazed thoughtfully at the litter on the desk and decided against touching it.
I ain't never had on that frock-coat sence I was married in it seventeen year ago; but, sir, ever sence I've knew the moths had chawed it up, th' ain't been a day but I've felt shabby. Sir? Yas, sir; we've waited a long time. It's seventeen year, come this spring, sence we married.
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