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"Let it be that large, fine one that I was so pleased with," his swimming eyes ready to float out of his head with anticipation. "Then I would like some new-laid eggs, some hot cakes, and perhaps a small piece of steak, if there is any that is tender and tasty. And mind you," in an nervous afterthought, "tell Mrs. Crane to have it but rarely done. I will not tolerate it dry and without flavor."
Yes, you may get me a cup of tea and a new-laid egg, if you have such a thing." "But I have not." "Then a rasher of bacon done to a turn and a little bit of toast. I can toast the bread myself. You are not at all badly off in this nice room, but " "Go on, mother, go on; do explain why you have come." "It is your aunt, dear; she is very ill indeed. She is not expected to recover."
"I dare say you eat hearty, sir; or we've some fine new-laid eggs," suggested Mrs. Macdonald. "The very thing. You can't get such a thing in London; the youngest new-laid egg is about a month old, I fancy. When her lodger was safely established at his evening meal, and Mrs.
Sheriff had kindly added mutton-chops to the déjeûner, while his amiable lady furnished new-laid eggs from the family corn-chandler. But to return to my mother. Ten years had passed, and her name had not been hallooed from groom to groom on a birth-day night, while the pearl neck-lace, a bridal present, and emeralds, an heir-loom from her mother, remained in strict abeyance.
"For the captain of a ship, McTee," he said coldly, "your head is packed with fool ideas. Eat your fish an' don't spoil the appetites of others." He turned to Kate. "These eggs are new-laid they're they're not more than twenty-four hours old." His glance dared McTee to doubt the statement. The captain accepted the challenge. "I suppose you watched 'em being laid, Harrigan?" Harrigan sneered.
Therein I found addressed to Colonel Jeremiah Stickles, in Lizzie's best handwriting, half a side of the dried deer's flesh, in which he rejoiced so greatly. Also, for Lorna, a fine green goose, with a little salt towards the tail, and new-laid eggs inside it, as well as a bottle of brandied cherries, and seven, or it may have been eight pounds of fresh homemade butter.
Bishop said that when he was a young man, and had fallen for a brief space into the habit of writing sermons on Saturdays, a habit which all young sons of the church should sedulously avoid, he had frequently been sensible of a depression, arising as he supposed from an over-taxed intellect, upon which the yolk of a new-laid egg, beaten up by the good woman in whose house he at that time lodged, with a glass of sound sherry, nutmeg, and powdered sugar acted like a charm.
'Tain't got here yet; but I can tell you ladies, I got a lesson from her in generosity I don't mean to forget. 'Spend and be spent' is my motto from now on; so I didn't grudge the new-laid eggs I put in that cake, nor yet the sugar, spice nor raisins. Wesley Elliot.... I guess they'll like to keep the wedding couple for a souvenir." A vigorous clapping of hands burst forth. Mrs.
She is not to have any cakes, just now, but as soon as she has done thanking the lady for her beautiful nosegay, she is to have a couple of nice new-laid eggs, that are being brought her by another lady.
These Sultans of the fastnesses were turbaned with tumbled volumes of cloud, which shredded away from time to time and drifted off fringed and torn, trailing their continents of shadow after them; and catching presently on an intercepting peak, wrapped it about and brooded there then shredded away again and left the purple peak, as they had left the purple domes, downy and white with new-laid snow.
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