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In this way Lydia was able craftily to secure the measurement she needed. And having got this, she was anxious to be back with Thyrza. 'I suppose it's no use waiting for Mary, she said, rising. 'I don't suppose she'll be back not before nine o'clock, Mrs. Bower replied. 'Did you want her partic'lar? 'Oh no, it'll do any time. 'Whilst I think of it, said Mrs.
'I'm not a poor boy, said Bobby with head erect; 'me and Nobbles will be walking on, for we're in a partic'lar hurry. A sudden panic had seized him that this gentleman might take him home again; he had a great dislike to be the centre of a crowd, and the cattle-drovers were all surrounding him now, gesticulating and talking loudly.
I'm the right kind outside, humly and queer enough, but there's nothin' worth lookin' at inside, I'm certin sure o' that." But she didn't say this nor anything else out loud, and bimeby, when the man had waited, and didn't get any answer, he begun to look at the shet-up posy more partic'lar, to see why she was so mum.
"Jerry is that high an' haughty he won't come up for corn in the mornin' onless I petitions him partic'lar an' calls him by name. To jest whoop 'Mules! he holds don't incloode him. Usual I humours Jerry an' shouts his title speshul, the others bein' called in a bunch.
To-morrow we are to have a great anti-rent lecturer out " "A vhat?" "A lecturer; one that lectur's, you understand, on anti-rentism, temperance, aristocracy, government, or any other grievance that may happen to be uppermost. Have you no lecturers in Jarmany?" "Ja, ja; dere ist lecturers in das universities blenty of dem." "Well, we have 'em universal and partic'lar, as we happen to want 'em.
One thirty-two fifty, I'm bid. Now, Saltmarsh!" But Bill only laughed. Then he picks up another plate, looks at it, and laughs again. "Good day, Brown," says he. "Sorry I can't stop." And off he puts towards his horse and buggy. Eddie Small was watching him. Milo, being on the other side of the pulpit, hadn't noticed so partic'lar. "Who's that?" asks Eddie, suspicious. "Does he know antiques?"
"I've always bin of opinion that when a man feels very strong in his heart on any partic'lar subject it's a sure sign that the Almighty intends him to have something more to do with that subject than other men who don't feel about it at all." The hermit remained silent for a few minutes. "I think you are right, friend," he said; "but I am very ignorant yet.
"'Must we be kerried to the skies On feathery beds of ease? Though I don' know's I oughter quote a hymn on such a matter; but then I don' know's there's any partic'lar harm in't, neither." Eph sat down on a pile of shavings and chewed a sliver; and the old man kept on at his work. "Hoop-poles goin' up and hoops goin' down," he continued. "Cur'us, ain't it?
"No, Sir Jarvy, it's Jack Brown; which is much the same, your honour. We's no ways partic'lar about names." "Well, Jack, does it blow hard aloft? So as to give you any trouble in holding on?" "Nothing to speak on, Sir Jarvy. A'ter cruising a winter and spring in the Bay of Biscay, I looks on this as no more nor a puff. Half a hand will keep a fellow in his berth, aloft."
He suddenly remembered poor Laurelia's arrogations of special piety, and it was with exceeding ill will that he added: "An' Mis' Sudley in partic'lar. Ty ain't no great shakes ez a shoutin' Christian.
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