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Johnson and another gentleman sat with him a long time after the rest of the company were gone; and he and I dined at Beauclerk's on the Saturday se'nnight following. After this tempest had subsided, I recollect the following particulars of his conversation: 'I am always for getting a boy forward in his learning; for that is a sure good.
And Sir Edward shot hisself at Portsmouth not a se'nnight after." And he relapsed into silence, no doubt longing to ask the cause of my own affliction. Presently he surprised me by saying: "And I might make so bold, Mr. Carvel, I would like to tell your honour something." I nodded.
The child stared at her, and ran into the house, bringing out her father, a great burly man, who had not yet donned either coat or waistcoat, and who, consequently, felt the morning air as rather nipping. To him Ellinor repeated her question. "Him as is to be hung come Saturday se'nnight? Why, ma'am, I've nought to do with it.
I hear the Genoese will have ample amends, and that certain of our own citizens will be mulcted of much money." "I have heard the same since the sun set, in the Piazzetta, Signore!" "And do men converse of our impartiality, and more than all of our promptitude? Bethink thee, Jacopo, 'tis but a se'nnight since the claim was preferred to the senate's equity!"
My last to your Lordship of this day was a se'nnight, made mention of a conference I was to have the Friday following with the Duke of Medina de las Torres, but it happened the same Wednesday night I fell so extremely sick as forced me on Thursday to send my excuse to his Excellency, continuing my bed all that day, and since my house, though, I thank God, with some amendment daily, and now to such a competent degree of health and strength, that upon Friday next I hope our meeting will hold.
This day the Parliament gave orders that the late Committee of Safety should come before them this day se'nnight, and all their papers, and their model of Government that they had made, to be brought in with them. 25th. 26th. Called for some papers at Whitehall for Mr.
Wiles, the coxcomb whom I saw heretofore at the cock-fighting, and a few others; I say, these did rise up and speak against the coming to a vote now, the House not being full, by reason of several being at dinner, but most because that the House was to attend the King this afternoon, about the business of religion, wherein they pray him to put in force all the laws against Nonconformists and Papists; and this prevented it, so that they put it off to to-morrow come se'nnight.
He staid from Thursday to the Wednesday after, then he left us to go to Scarborough, from whence he returned the Saturday se'nnight, intending to stay with us a few days; but finding your sisters gone the day before to Lincoln, he would leave us on Sunday morning, for he said he might see the girls before they he and Patty set forward for London. He overtook them at Lincoln, and had Mrs.
So far was I from it, that I frequently bantered Miss J y T o about you, and told her how feelingly you spoke of her. There is scarcely any thing now going on here. W. Bland and Betsy Yates are to be married Thursday se'nnight. The Secretary's son is expected in shortly.
"I will get you, before this day se'nnight, that place in the revenue that you have been wishing for so long, and that Sir Hyacinth O'Brien will never get for you. I say I will insure it to you under my hand, this minute, if you will do what I want of you." "To be sure I will, if it's no trouble. What is it?"
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