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Updated: May 17, 2025
As the poet says somewhere: "True ease in pawning comes from art, not chance." The one goes into his "uncle's" with as much composure as he would into his tailor's very likely with more.
He used to go out looking for work every day and there was the usual story, of course, of pawning or selling all their possessions odd jobs increasing starvation and so on. Meanwhile, his only pleasure he was ten was to go with his sister after school to look at two shops in the East India Dock Road one a draper's with a 'Christmas Bazaar' the other a confectioner's.
To beg for it did not occur to him; as to pawning his sword, he would as soon have thought of parting with his honour; he could spare some of his clothes yes, but one could as easily find a customer for a disease as for such clothes.
But the intrepid soul of Cortes must have been sorely disappointed at the meagre results of this, his last expedition, which had cost him a large sum, and compelled the pawning of his wife's jewels.
The mantelpiece was still empty, but, as Clowes pointed out, it now merely looked as if Trevor had been pawning some of his household gods. There was no sign that a devastating secret society had raged through the study. Then they adjourned to Clowes' study, where Trevor sank into Clowes' second-best chair Clowes, by an adroit movement, having appropriated the best one with a sigh of enjoyment.
'It shall be choicer yet, Sir, said Sir Richard Whittington, who had just handed the Queen to her seat. 'Scarce possible, replied Henry, 'unless I threw in my crown, and that I cannot afford. I shall be pawning it ere long.
The executors found themselves without sufficient estate to pay for their testator's funeral expenses, even then the first charge upon assets. They are not to be blamed for pawning the library. A good friend redeemed the pledge, and despatched the books all, of course, manuscripts to Oxford.
I mention no names. Taking up my narrative where it came to an end when I last wrote, I have to say a word first on the subject of my discoveries, in regard to Philip's movements. The advertisement of a private inquiry office, which I read in a newspaper, put the thing into my head. I provided myself with money to pay the expenses by I blush while I write it pawning my watch.
Curtis obtained the customary three days' leave before joining his company and for that brief space we roamed about the city, finishing our "good time" with such money as Curtis had been able to raise by pawning and selling his belongings. After the three days were over we parted, Curtis to join his regiment; and since then I have neither seen nor heard of him.
"I ain't goin' to chatter," said Bart, with a wink. "Lor' bless you, sir, I've seen gentlemen as noble as yourself pawning things down there" he nodded again towards the floor "ah, and ladies too, but " "Hold your tongue," cried Deborah, pitching herself across the floor like a ship in distress. "Your a-talking now of what you ain't a right to be a-talkin' of, drat you. Come this way, Mr.
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