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Upon which the eminent confidential counsel took snuff, and while he flirted the powder from his fingers looked at his young friend Baze. Young Mr. Baze said, "Very interesting!" and continued the attitude of listening for further wisdom from his superior. Lawrence Newt meanwhile had narrowly watched his niece Fanny. Nobody else cared to approach her; but he went over to her presently.
Moultrie," says the ringing voice of the clear-eyed girl, who remembers that Abel is listening, but who is sure that only Sligo can understand, "I ought to have told you that the story ended differently. The Princess left the villa. Good-night! good-night!" The carriage rattles down the street. "Good-night, Newt; a very beautiful and pleasant party."
Dinks, "has an allowance of six hundred dollars a year, no profession, and expectations from his grand-uncle. These are his resources. If his father chooses, he can cut off his allowance. Perhaps he will. You can mention these facts to Mr. Newt." "Oh! mercy! mercy!" exclaimed Mrs. Newt. "What shall we do? What will people say?" "Good-morning, ladies!" said Mrs. Dinks, with a comprehensive bow.
"Miss Newt, you can contradict from me the report of any such engagement." That was enough. Fanny was mistress of the position. If Mrs. Dinks were willing to say that, it was because she was persuaded that it never would be true. She had evidently discovered something. How much had she discovered? That was the next step.
Newt was on the verge of hysterics. "Do you mean to insult my daughter to her mother's face?" exclaimed she. "O you mean to insinuate that " "I mean to insinuate nothing, my dear Mrs. Newt. I say plainly what I mean to say, so let us keep as cool as we can for the sake of all parties. They are married that's settled. How are they going to live?" Mrs. Newt opened her mouth with amazement.
Newt & Son with his sez I's, and sez shes, and his mas, and his done its, was quietly making up his mind that the house of Newt & Son had received no accession of capital or strength by the entrance of the elegant Abel into a share of its active management, and that some slight whispers which he had heard remotely affecting the standing of the house must be remembered.
After Mrs. Newt had left the room Mr. Wetherley fell into confusion. He immediately embarked, of course, upon the weather; while Fanny, taking up a book, looked casually into it with a slight air of ennui. "Have you read this?" said she to Mr. Wetherley. "No, I suppose not; eh! what is it?" replied Zephyr, who was not a reading man. "It is John Meal's 'Rachel Dyer." "Oh, indeed! No, indeed.
"Yes; but really," replied the Honorable Budlong Dinks, "really you know it would be impossible. Mr. Van Boozenberg is a highly respectable man really we should lapse into chaos," and the honorable gentleman rubbed his hands with perfect suavity. "When did we emerge?" asked Lawrence Newt, with such a kindly glimmer in his eyes, that Mr.
Those who have seen a newt in its larva state, may form a correct idea of the gills which project from either side of the head. Naturalists differ in opinion as to whether it is really an adult batrachian, or merely the larva of some much larger creature.
Amy only looked, she did not ask who. "Lawrence Newt," said Aunt Martha, calmly looking at Amy "Lawrence Newt, who came to me as a brother comes to a sister, and said, 'Be of good cheer! Amy, what is the matter with you and Lawrence Newt?" "How, aunty?" "How many months since you met here?" "It was several months ago, aunty." Aunt Martha sat quietly sewing, and after some time said,
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