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They have determined to find our dealings in wheat illegal. Yes, Mr. Phipps meant what he said sixty shillings. Use all our long-distance wires. How long will it take you? A quarter of an hour? Eh?" Wingate held the instrument away for a moment. "You will have your breakfast," he promised, "immediately the reply comes." "A quarter of an hour?" Rees went on. "Nonsense!
My heart was bursting for want of some religious help and comfort; what could I do! as good Master Rees Pritchard observes in his Candle for Welshmen: "'It is a doleful thing to see little children burning on the hot coals for want of help, but yet more doleful to see a flock of souls falling into the burning lake for want of a priest'."
Their story spread over the country, enlarged and embellished at every fresh stage in its progress. When the tale reached mother Rees, it filled her with fresh awe of the great magician, the renowned lord Herbert. She little thought the whole affair was a jest of her own son's.
'But come, mistress Rees, you know you couldn't do it, even if you were the black witch the neighbours would have you though I, for my part, will not hear a word against you never since you set my poor old dog upon his legs again though to be sure he will die one of these days, and that no one can help dogs have such short lives, poor fools! 'Thou knows not what old mother Rees can do.
'Why not thine own mother, Tom rode thither on her broomstick to deliver her darling? Tom gaped with fresh terror at the awful suggestion. 'Now, hear me, Thomas Rees, his lordship went on. 'Yes, my lord, answered Tom.
'I think not so, said mistress Rees. 'He hath been with her in the castle ever since she went there. 'Poor fellow, how thou art torn! said Richard. 'What animal of thine own size could have brought thee into such a plight? Or can it be that thou hast found a bigger? But that thou hast beaten him I am well assured. Marquis wagged an affirmative.
He said that "of course" he could not tell an untruth, that he had "made no absolute statement," that he "knew he had no positive evidence," and that his remark was "a bare suggestion." Having crawled away from his clear responsibility, Mr. Rees gratuitously committed another offence. "There was," he wrote, "another remark which your father uttered at the Hall of Science."
Or first we'd better wake Dredlinton." He leaned over and touched the crouching form upon the shoulder. There was no response. "Dredlinton," he said firmly, "wake up. Your vigil is over." Again there was no response. Wingate leaned over and lifted him up bodily by both shoulders. Rees went off into a fit of idiotic laughter. Phipps stretched out his hands before his eyes.
"I wish I were half as good as my brother" is a very definite expression, and not a bit like "My brother James is a good fellow." Now if Sir Isaac Holden did convey this expression to the Rev. Allen Rees, the old gentleman has a treacherous memory; if he did not, the expression must be ascribed to the reverend gentleman's invention. Mrs.
A number of erudite and zealous workers, Aneurin Owen, Thomas Price of Crickhowell, William Rees, and John Jones, following in the footsteps of the Myvyrian peasant, set themselves to finish his work, and to profit from the treasures which he had collected. By Lady Charlotte Guest. London and Llandovery, 1837-49.
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