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Bernard did not seem to have enjoyed much more of Stingo's society than Lance of his violin's the produce of the same bounty. He confessed that he had only ventured on taking the dog out three times in a string, and on one of these occasions he had broken loose after a cat, on another had fought with Nares's dog, and on the third had snapped at Angela. 'You didn't take Angel into these places!
'You unnatural little sneak, you haven't been and gone and complained to him! 'No; but all the town is crying out upon her shabbiness. They say it is a perfect shame how little butcher's meat she gets. Nares's mother and sisters do nothing but laugh at it, and Nares says nothing will make us comfortable but a bankruptcy. Hollo!
'Now don't, Lance, entreated Bernard, 'for Nares will pitch into me for telling. He says they've got an opening through the Pur backing up that mean beggar Smith; and Collis and Jackman will find the cash, and Nares's father is to be editor, and they vow Froggatt and Underwood will be beat out of the field.
'You are always so savage, Lance; and now you've gone and paid away all the money. 'What more? 'There's the shooting-gallery, you see. Lance did see a public-house called the Flying Stag, where Bernard had contrived to incur a debt of a few shillings under Nares's patronage. While inquiring after the amount, he saw Mr.
Nares, who had the promise of a fine barque in six months, after things had quieted down, was in the meantime living very private, and would be pleased to have a change of air. I called out Pinkerton and told him. "Nares!" he cried, as soon as I had come to the name, "I would jump at the chance of a man that had had Nares's trousers on!
"Oh, she was got rid of sent away to save the credit of the gentleman in the corner-house. But these things will come out, my lady. You are aware that the Russell Taylors have for some time been employing Mr Foster, from Blickley?" "Ah, true! I had heard of that." With unrelaxed gravity, Lady Hunter returned to her equipage, carrying with her Miss Nares's newest cap and story.
Nares, who had the promise of a fine barque in six months, after things had quieted down, was in the meantime living very private, and would be pleased to have a change of air. I called out Pinkerton and told him. "Nares!" he cried, as soon as I had come to the name. "I would jump at the chance of a man that had had Nares's trousers on!
REFERENCES. For the history of this reign, see Hume, Lingard, and Hallam; Miss Strickland's Queens of England; Life of Mary, Queen of Scots; M'Crie's Life of Knox; Robertson's History of Scotland; Macaulay's Essay on Nares's Life of Burleigh; Life of Sir Walter Raleigh; Neale's History of the Puritans. Kenilworth may also be profitably read. CHAPTER
"I beg your pardon, Loudon," began Jim at last, "but why in snakes did you burn her?" "It was an idea of Nares's," said I. "This is certainly the strangest circumstance of all," observed Mamie. "I must say, Loudon, it does seem kind of unexpected," added Jim. "It seems kind of crazy even. What did you what did Nares expect to gain by burning her?"
"I beg your pardon, Loudon," began Jim at last, "but why in snakes did you burn her?" "It was an idea of Nares's," said I. "This is certainly the strangest circumstance of all," observed Mamie. "I must say, Loudon, it does seem kind of unexpected," added Jim. "It seems kind of crazy even. What did you what did Nares expect to gain by burning her?"
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