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As an intelligent listener he had been of service, but that appeared to be no reason why he should constitute himself a sort of judge and master of the ceremonies. 'That's very good of you, he said; 'but will Edith Butler be satisfied? That's more to the point. 'I am Edith Butler, said Mr Prosser. Owen stopped. 'You? 'You need not babble it from the house-tops.

It will interest Dr Prosser, I know, to hear how a theory about religion and truth, which is becoming very fashionable in our day, would suit yourself and the quick-witted and warm-hearted people you have daily to deal with." "Let me hear it, sir, and I'll answer according to the best of my judgment."

I have no doubt we can exchange it into silver profitably; besides, it is much more handy for carrying about. I shall go down this afternoon and see Prosser and secure a berth." "I think you will have to arrange that with the captain. Very few of our ships have accommodation for passengers, but the captains are allowed to take one or two if they like." "All right!

Prosser, but without meeting much sympathy. Mr. Prosser said many people's minds had changed with regard to English or Irish demagogues, and that the Alison Brothers themselves might very probably have been pardoned, but everyone was tired of Poles, and popular tradition viewed Prometesky as the ogre of the past. Mr.

But one night, as Mr. Prosser closed his bed-chamber-door, he was struck somewhat by the utter silence of the room, there being no sound of breathing, which seemed unaccountable to him, as he knew his wife was in bed, and his ears were particularly sharp.

He listened at the door until he heard the waiter clattering down the stairway, and then went swiftly down the hall to No. 30. Mr. Prosser was sleeping just as soundly and as resoundingly as at midnight! "By gad!" he muttered, half aloud. Everything was as clear as day to him now.

"You make out a very gloomy case and prospect for us," said Mrs Prosser sadly and thoughtfully.

'That's right, said Owen. 'I've been wanting to meet you again. I thought the whole thing over, and it struck me, said Mr Prosser, handsomely, 'that I may have seemed a little abrupt at our last meeting. 'No, no. 'The fact is, I was in the middle of an infernally difficult passage of my book that morning, and when you began 'It was my fault entirely. I quite understand.

It was a lovely morning, combining all the vigorous freshness of spring with the mature warmth of summer. As the doctor and the vicar strolled down to the station, leaving Mrs Prosser to ride down with the luggage, they encountered Thomas Bradly, who was also on his way to the line. "Good morning, Thomas," said Mr Maltby; "do you know how Edward Taylor is to-day?"

Prosser, after hearing Harry's statement that he wished to take a passage to Callao in the vessel advertised to start in a week's time, and that he was much obliged to them for giving Bertie a berth as supernumerary midshipman, said: "We shall certainly have pleasure in putting your brother's name on the ship's books.