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Updated: May 26, 2025
And what glorious weather you are bringing!" They sat down. He placed before her the proof-sheet, and she clapped her hands and cried: "Didn't I tell you? I knew it! No; but you are wonderful!" And she did not get tired of marvelling at him that he was that far already! Oh, but wouldn't it come like a thunderclap; not a soul suspected anything!
At this time Sir Walter was not known as the author of the "Waverley Novels," but in later years Landseer painted a picture which he called "Extract from a Journal whilst at Abbotsford," to which the following was attached: "Found the great poet in his study, laughing at a collie dog playing with Maida, his favorite old greyhound, given him by Glengarry, and quoting Shakespeare 'Crabbed old age and youth cannot agree. On the floor was the cover of a proof-sheet, sent for correction by Constable, of the novel then in progress.
The writer received from Messrs Blackwood, with the proof-sheet of the following contribution, two books of the Iliad, the second and the seventh, done in English hexameters, "by Launcellot Shadwell, formerly Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge," with the imprint of Mr Pickering, London, 1844.
One was forwarded to the author by Mr. Ballantyne, and the alterations which it received were, by his own hand, copied upon the other proof-sheet for the use of the printers, so that even the corrected proofs of the author were never seen in the printing-office; and thus the curiosity of such eager inquirers as made the most minute investigation was entirely at fault."
"I have not yet had courage to read the Dolliver proof-sheet, but will set about it soon, though with terrible reluctance, such as I never felt before.... I am most grateful to you for protecting me from that visitation of the elephant and his cub.
Paul danced and sang, and then plunged into labour, wrote his story, received his proof-sheet and his cheque, and with the letter a request that he would submit anything he might have in the way of a three-volume story. He was assured that it would receive instant attention. 'I'm five-and-twenty, said Paul, 'and the world is at my feet'
The work on which I was engaged demanded all my care and attention, and a love affair would have wasted most of my time. I began work the next morning, and save for an hour's visit from M. de R I wrote on till nightfall. The next day I had the first proof-sheet with which I was well enough pleased.
Arthur Pendennis having written his article, and reviewed it approvingly as it lay before him in its wet proof-sheet at the office of the paper, bethought him that he would cross the water, and regale himself with the fire-works and other amusements of Vauxhall.
"Go home, Defrees, and see if you can better it." The next day, Defrees took him his amendment. It happened that Secretary Seward had spied the same fault as the printer, and Lincoln confronted the two improvements. "'I jinks! I believe you have beat Seward, but I think I can beat you both!" And he wrote with his firm hand "Stet! so let it stand!" on the proof-sheet.
Randall said reassuringly: "That's right, Miss Ammons; learning to meet emergencies in this country is a valuable thing." The proof-sheet king wrote: "It is regrettable that a paper like that should go into the government Land Offices such an outlaw printer " I replied cheerfully, "Oh, I sent the land officials a good one. They can read every number."
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