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John went in and inquired. It was by an unknown French artist, without name or patrons, who had just come to our shores to study our scenery, and this was the first picture he had exposed for sale. John had just been paid a quarter's salary; he bethought him of board-bill and washerwoman, sighed, and faintly offered fifty dollars.
Harding, to ask if you are ready with your quarter's rent." "I think I told you last evening how I was situated. Of course I am sorry." "So am I," interrupted the landlord, "for I may be obliged to have recourse to unpleasant measures." "You mean that we must leave the house." "Of course you cannot expect to remain in it, if you are unable to pay the rent.
"And you would have me give her a dower for her second marriage, would you, and a quarter's allowance into the bargain?" "Let us not discuss that at present," returned the other, "it would only spoil our evening. Time enough for serious matters to-morrow." "But I wish to discuss it now." "Very well.
Eighteen days after he landed, his quarter's allowance was all gone, and with the light-hearted hopefulness of strangers in what is called a new country, he began to besiege offices and apply for all manner of incongruous situations.
"Thou hast left this matter short," said my Uncle Toby to the Corporal, as he was putting him to bed, "and I will tell thee in what, Trim. When thou offeredst Le Fevre whatever was in my house, thou shouldst have offered him my house, too. A sick brother officer should have the best quarter's, Trim, and if we had him with us, we could tend and look to him.
"Sammy Smelts works an' he ain't no older'n me," said Nance. "You kin git a fake certificate fer a quarter." Dan smiled bitterly. "Where'm I goin' to git the quarter? They won't let me sell things on the street, or shoot craps, or work. Gee, I wisht I was rich as that Clarke boy. Ike Lavinski says he buys a quarter's worth of candy at a time! He's in Ike's room at school."
My heart was full of bitterness. 'He did more! He has refused to pay my last quarter's salary. Basil, didn't you ever hate a man? My brain reeled at these repeated outrages. 'And where are you staying at present, Philippa? I hope you are pretty comfortable? I inquired, anxiously. Philippa went on: 'My husband as was has chucked me. I was about to have a baby. I bored him.
I shouldn't be surprised at all if Timothy got took up for presenting it." "I'll take the risk," said her brother, who did not seem much alarmed at the suggestion. "Now you'll be able to pay the rent, Timothy," said Mrs. Harding, cheerfully. "Yes, and it's the last quarter's rent I mean to pay Mr. Colman, if I can help it." "Why, where are you going?" asked Jack. "To the house belonging to Mr.
It is Jocquelet, the future comedian, with his turned-up nose, which cuts the air like the prow of a first-class ironclad, superb, triumphant, dressed like a Brazilian, shaved to the quick, the dearest hope of Regnier's class at the Conservatoire-Jocquelet, who has made an enormous success in an act from the "Precieuses," at the last quarter's examination he says so himself, without any useless modesty Jocquelet, who will certainly have the first comedy prize at the next examination, and will make his debut with out delay at the Comedie Francaise!
The landlord forthwith claimed his quarter's rent from January 1st by sending in a receipt, which the porter's wife had amused herself by detaining. On the 15th a summons to pay was served on M. d'Espard, the portress had delivered it at her leisure, and he supposed it to be some misunderstanding, not conceiving of any incivility from a man in whose house he had been living for twelve years.
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