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At eve, within yon studious nook, I ope my brass-embossed book, Portray'd with many a holy deed Of martyrs crown'd with heavenly meed; Then, as my taper waxes dim, Chant, ere I sleep, my measured hymn. * Who but would cast his pomp away, To take my staff and amice grey, And to the world's tumultuous stage, Prefer the peaceful Hermitage? Warton
'It gets dark very early now, said Easton. 'Yes, replied Bundy. 'It's been very dull all day. I think it's goin' to rain. Listen to the wind. 'I 'ope not, replied Easton. 'That means a wet shirt goin' 'ome. He called out to old Jack Linden, who was still working at the front doors: 'Is it raining, Jack? Old Jack, his pipe still in his mouth, turned to look at the weather.
'I would thy mare had been poisoned ere she drew thee hither on such a fool's errand! I want neither thee nor thy mare, and yet I may not let you go! 'A moment more, and it had been an exploit, and no fool's errand, my lord. 'Then the fool's cap would have been thine, Eccles. How earnest thou to let him out? Thou a warder, and ope gate and up portcullis 'twixt waking and sleeping!
I'll remember, sir. I don't ordinarily gossip, sir; but you and him being so thick, and everything 'appening to-night so 'orrible, I forgot myself. I 'ope you'll excuse me, sir." "God in Heaven!" cried the young man hoarsely. "It can't be true!" He flung himself into his chair, burying his face in his hands. "It can't!"
She made 'er bed sixteen years ago, she did, against 'er father's wishes, and she ain't the kind to go back and say it's too 'ard for 'er to sleep in and she'd like to come 'ome and sleep in one of 'is for a change. No sirree, my lad." "How did she come to marry such a beast as Braddock?" "Well, that's another story. I 'ope, Casey, I'm not boring you." "I wasn't gaping," said Casey testily.
There was a lot o' quarrelling, but the bets was all settled at last, and the landlord o' the Jolly Pilots, who was in 'igh feather with the money he'd won, gave Ginger the five pounds he'd promised and took him 'ome in a cab. "You done well, my lad," he ses. "No, don't smile. It looks as though your 'ead's coming off." "I 'ope you'll tell Miss Tucker 'ow I fought," ses Ginger.
Brimberly, mopping himself with a very large, exceeding white handkerchief, "if you honly will, sir!" "No, Brimberly, no it would only distress you, besides hark! their song is ended, and rather abruptly I rather fancy they have fallen down the terrace steps." "And I 'opes," murmured Mr. Brimberly fervently, "I do 'ope as they've broke their necks!"
She stared at me, a curious expression in her stupid eyes. It seemed to me as though the "woman" in her revolted, while yet she dared not suffer her grim belief to trip. That is, she would willingly have had it otherwise but for a terror that prevented. "We may pray for them, sir, and we do we may 'ope." She dropped her eyes to the carpet. "Good, good!"
"Mrs Peters, there's a wolley went o' weaters. Will you make use of some? Mrs Drummond, will you try the dish coming round? It is let me see chew farsy. My Lord Babbleton, I 'ope the lamb's to your liking? Monshere Tagliabue William, give Monshere a clean plate. What will you take next?" "Vraiment, madame, tout est excellent, superbe!
This was not strictly true, for the Private had accomplished his own downfall, since it is the special merit of that leg-guard that the harder the kick the greater the kicker's discomfiture. Slane walked to Jerry Blazes and hung over him with ostentatious anxiety, while Simmons, weeping with pain, was carried away. "'Ope you ain't 'urt badly, Sir," said Slane.
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