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"Well, I should like to try my hand, if his isn't pre-engaged," said Miss Dene; "and if it is, he won't be wasted on me, for I can always use him up in a book. What fun to have Mrs. Gaylor at the same time! We should soon see if they were engaged if we brought them together, shouldn't we? If not, I'd be free to get in as much deadly work as possible." "Is Mrs.
For this purpose he put himself in the best humour in the world, and the wine produced the same effect on the rest of the company. The Chevalier de Grammont expressed his concern, that he had not been able to give the Marquis a little concert, as he had intended in the morning; for the musicians had been all pre-engaged.
"To-morrow I am pre-engaged to an excursion with Mr. Bowles. That may occupy two or three days, and meanwhile I must write home for other garments than those in which I am a sham." "Come any day you like." "Agreed." "Agreed; and, hark! the supper-bell." "Supper," said Kenelm, offering his arm to Miss Travers, "supper is a word truly interesting, truly poetical.
If that is not enough do the same with Batsy. And after that I think you had better not let the children out of your sight for a short time. 'These are very strange requests. 'And it was by a strange piece of luck that I met you driving home to see if the lost children were found, and secured your attention before it could be pre-engaged. 'But where did you find them and why?
They complained that those divines were pre-engaged and biassed, in regard of the judgment of those churches from which they came; and that therefore they did not help, but hinder, union in that assembly. And might not the Arians have thus excepted against Alexander, who was engaged against them before he came to the Council of Nice?
Annesley's meeting-place where, instead of engaging my attention to what the Doctor said, I suffered both my mind and eyes to run at random I soon singled out a young lady that almost charmed me dead; but, having made my inquiries, I found to my sorrow she was pre-engaged. However, Dunton was content with the elder sister, one of the three daughters of Dr. Annesley.
"Did you see that little passage between Laura Tinley and Bella Pole?" said one, and forthwith mimicked them: "Laura commencing:-'We must have her over to us. 'I fear we have pre-engaged her. 'Oh, but you, dear, will do us the favour to come, too? 'I fear, dear, our immediate engagements will preclude the possibility. 'Surely, dear Miss Pole, we may hope that you have not abandoned us? 'That, my dear Miss Tinley, is out of the question. 'May we not name a day? 'If it depends upon us, frankly, we cannot bid you do so."
Newbery, according to agreement, whose profits on the sale of the work far exceeded the debts for which the author in his perplexities had pre-engaged it. The sum which accrued to Goldsmith from his benefit nights afforded but a slight palliation of his pecuniary difficulties.
He seems a clergyman; and, as he draws near, we recognize the minister of Lynn, who was pre-engaged to lecture here, and has been revolving his discourse, as he rode through the hoary wilderness. Behold, now, the whole town thronging into the meeting- house, mostly with such sombre visages that the sunshine becomes little better than a shadow when it falls upon them.
Vernon had watched his opportunity, and at the first sound of the piano had gained Lucretia's side, and with grave politeness pre-engaged her hand for the opening dance.
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