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Says he, one evening to his wife, who sat by him for the pleasure of seeing him feed, "It sounds absurd; but I never was so happy in all my life." At that, the celestial expression of her pastoral face, and the maternal gesture with which she drew her pet's head to her queenly bosom, was a picture for celibacy to gnash the teeth at.
But could any man make such demands upon her? For himself, he would not. So he answered, doggedly, "We shall hope she need never be tested." And Petronella's heart sank like lead. But presently she began to talk about the little tree. "We have always had it in uncle's lookout tower. That was another of dear Aunt Pet's thoughts for the sailors.
Smiley, who had wonderfully recovered since an hour ago, here made a playful run at the speaker's heels under the belief that the football had recommenced; and the heart-rending yelps which Railsford heard in the room below a few moments later were occasioned by an endeavour to detach the playful pet's teeth from the trouser-ends of his owner's friend.
He looked sideways and kind o' sheepish at the house as he passed. I've a notion that he was a lover of Pet's, too." "He's the man, or boy, for us!" cried Tiffles. "Is in the bill-posting business, and knows the town better than I do, if anything. A shrewd fellow, judging from his looks; and, if he's in love with Miss Minford, then he's sure never to tire of hunting her up.
The name of Beadle being out of the question, and the originator of the Institution for these poor foundlings having been a blessed creature of the name of Coram, we gave that name to Pet's little maid. At one time she was Tatty, and at one time she was Coram, until we got into a way of mixing the two names together, and now she is always Tattycoram.
Alaric arose in anger: "My mother?" Ethel quietly pulled "Pet's" ear and waited. Mr. Hawkes went on quietly: "Mr.
I remember her coming in one day, tired, pale, perspiring, and worried we had hardly anything in the house and she had been to the theater ineffectually and when her eyes lighted on me the whole expression of her face changed, softened and brightened at once, and she came and kissed me and said: "It is so strange, I was thinking all sorts of nasty things coming along, but as soon as I see my pet's face I feel happy I don't care for anything I would sooner share a crust with him than have all the money in the world!"
Suppressed shriek from the 'Pet, who rushes to recumbent figure Left discovered lying beside cabin-door. ''Tis he! Hist! he sleeps! Throws blanket over him, and retires up stage so." Here Sol achieved a vile imitation of the "Pet's" most enchanting stage-manner. "Mrs. Sol advances Center throws open door. Shriek!
He watched Pet's little fingers moving up and down the piano with mechanical repetition, and was truly interested in the sight for two reasons: first, the motion was graceful; and second, she was acquiring an accomplishment which he held in the highest esteem, because Nature had put it entirely beyond his reach. Sometimes, but not often, Bog was a listener at these rudimental concerts.
She was smoothing lovingly the soft rumpled fur; and was trying hard not to cry over the inert warm mass of gold-and-white fluffiness which, two minutes earlier, had been a beautiful thoroughbred collie, vibrant with life and fun and lovableness. The Master had risen from his brief inspection of his pet's fatal injuries.
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