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A mighty truth with which my busm labored, and which I must bring forth or die? Nonsince stuff: money's the secret, my dear Barnet, money l'argong, gelt, spicunia. Here's quarter-day coming, and I'm blest if I can pay my landlud, unless I can ad hartificially to my inkum. This is, however, betwigst you and me.
Johnson, "my plan is, that the shepherd should take that house immediately; for as the poor man is dead, there will be no need of waiting till quarter-day, if I make up the difference." "True, sir," said Mr. Jenkins, "and I am sure my wife's father, whom I expect to-morrow, will willingly assist a little toward buying some of the clerk's old goods.
For a while he held it in his hand, as loth to part from the tangible possession of his treasure; but manual contact could not last all day, and, as he neared his scene of labour he came late after all, by the by, and lost the quarter-day, but it mattered little now he began to cogitate a place of safety; and carefully put it in his fob.
"Only till March quarter-day, and I've cabled to the agent not to entertain any other offer, as we want it ourselves." "I like to think of the children at Wren's End," Fay said dreamily. "Don't you like to think of yourself there, too? Would you like any other place better?" Jan's voice sounded constrained and a little hard.
'I don't want the money at present, Mr. Tudor, said the widow. 'We're such old friends that there ought not to be a word between us about such a trifle now don't leave yourself bare; take what you want and settle with me at quarter-day. 'Well, I'll take a sovereign, said he, 'for to tell you the truth, I have only the ghost of a shilling in my pocket. And so it was settled; Mrs.
All his rigmarole dissertations on the French revolution were impelled by this secret influence; and when he wailed over 'la guerre aux chateaux, and moaned like a mandrake over Nottingham Castle in flames, the rogue had an eye all the while to quarter-day! Arriving in town the day after Coningsby's interview with his grandfather, Mr.
Mr Pinch took from his pocket an old-fashioned red-leather purse with a steel clasp, which had probably once belonged to his deceased grandmother. It held one half-sovereign and no more. All Tom's worldly wealth until next quarter-day. 'Stay! cried Mr Tigg, who had watched this proceeding keenly. 'I was just about to say, that for the convenience of posting you had better make it gold. Thank you.
"Yes, sir." "Mr. Barlow hasn't been here very long, has he?" Thorndyke inquired. "No. He only came in last quarter-day about six weeks ago." "Ah well! I must call another day. Good-morning;" and Thorndyke strode out of the building, and made directly for the cab-rank in the adjoining street.
"I am an old yachtsman," said Norris. "And I must do the best I can. A fellow can't live in New South Wales upon diplomacy. But the point I wish to prepare you for is this. It will be impossible I should present myself here next quarter-day; we expect to make a six months' cruise of it among the islands." "Sorry, Mr. Carthew: I can't hear of that," replied the lawyer.
"Well, you know, Farnham is a good sort of fellow, and to keep us from losing time he lets us come to his house in the evening, after working hours, on quarter-day, instead of going to his office in the day-time. You see, I trot up there after supper and get rid of this wad." Offitt's eyes twinkled like those of an adder. "How many of you do this?"
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