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On the first-floor landing Miss Oman opened a door and, pointing to the room, said, "Go in there and wait; I'll tell her you're here." "I said Mr. Bellingham " I began; but the door slammed on me, and Miss Oman's footsteps retreated rapidly down the stairs. It was at once obvious to me that I was in a very awkward position.
Having taken my leave, I walked down the stairs with reflective slowness and as much creaking of my boots as I could manage; with the result, hopefully anticipated, that as I approached the door of Miss Oman's room it opened and the lady's head protruded. "I'd change my cobbler if I were you," she said. I thought of the "angelic human hedgehog," and nearly sniggered in her face.
I look round my study table and I survey those which lie with me at the moment, before I happily disperse them forever. I see La Croix's "Middle Ages," Oman's "Art of War," Rietstap's "Armorial General," De la Borderie's "Histoire de Bretagne," Dame Berner's "Boke of St.
His old 'oman's a gossip of mine we were young togither and the lads did not know which to like the best. So we often meets, and talks of the old times. I be going up there now. Och! I hope I shall be asked to the widding. And what a nice month to wid in; Novimber Novimber, that's the merry month for me! But 'tis cold bitter cold, too. Well, good day good day.
Maybe you'll see somethin' to remind you of Jesus Christ in that." Travis smiled. "Well," went on Jud, "you'd better take her now while the whole thing has played into yo' hands; but she the oldes' gyrl she don't know the ole 'oman's come back an' made her a home; that her father is sober an' there with her little sister, that Clay is away an' ain't deserted her.
Oman's history of the Peninsular War the error is put thus: "Napoleon had not the comparatively easy task of cutting the road between Valladolid and Astorga, but the much harder one of intercepting that between Sahagun and Astorga." Why is this egregious nonsense? The facts are right and so are the dates and the names, yet it makes one blush for Oxford history. Why?
"Most generally, Boss, it are; but you see Bre'r Green, what was to preach the ole 'oman's sarmont, had a big baptizin' for two Sundays han' runnin', and he was gwine to Boston for a spell, on the next comin' Saddy, so bein' as our time belonks to us now, we was free to 'pint a week day." "You are positive it was the twenty-sixth?" "Oh, yes'ir; plum postiv.
The full title of Professor Oman's work is "The Mystics, Ascetics, and Saints of India. The subject of asceticism in Judaism has of late years been more sympathetically treated than used to be the case. The Jewish theologians of a former generation were concerned to attack the excesses to which an ascetic course of life may lead. This attack remains as firmly justified as ever.
For Moore's campaign see Napier, Peninsular War, i., pp. xxi.-xxv., lvii.-lxxvi., 330-44, 431-542, and Oman, Peninsular War, i., 486-602; and compare Moore's Diary, edited by Maurice, ii., 272-398. Sir F. Maurice has not completely answered Professor Oman's criticisms. For the exact figures see Oman, Peninsular War, ii., 645-48.
His mouth watered at the thought of the finny beauties sputtering in the frying-pan. He noted, as he approached the house, that there was no smoke coming from the chimney. This only disturbed him in connection with the matter of supper. When he entered the gate he observed further that the window-shades had been taken down. "'Spec' de ole 'oman's been house-cleanin'," he said to himself.
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