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Sheepshanks was the first to pause, so out of breath that he could hardly speak, yet exclaiming, with a beaming face, "Ah! you may depend, gentlemen, that the only way to enjoy life is to take plenty of exercise!" This was drawing rather too hard on the patience of his friends, after what they had just endured, and Dr.
Sheepshanks in the management of my lord's property. Mr. Hamley of Hamley, I believe? The squire bowed stiffly. He did not like his name to be asked or presumed upon in that manner. An equal might conjecture who he was, or recognize him, but, till he announced himself, an inferior had no right to do more than address him respectfully as 'sir. That was the squire's code of etiquette. 'I am Mr.
Sheepshanks had fallen into placid slumber. I kept the valve open until we descended into a stratum of fog from which, no doubt, the Lunardi had lately risen: the moisture collected here would account for its congelated coat of silver.
Dalmahoy, I presume, returns to his sorrowing folk?" The extravagant cheerfully corrected me. "They will not sorrow: but I shall return to them. Of their grudged pension I have eighteenpence in my pocket. But I propose to travel with Sheepshanks, and raise the wind by showing his tricks.
"With my tol-de-rol," Mr. Sheepshanks murmured. "Pretty very pretty." I cast a look aloft. The Lunardi was transformed: every inch of it frosted as with silver. All the ropes and cords ran with silver too, or liquid mercury. And in the midst of this sparkling cage, a little below the hoop, and five feet at least above reach, dangled the broken valve-string.
But, you know, we are much farther from Ashcombe, at Hamley, than you are here, at Hollingford. 'Oh! but he is coming to take Mr. Sheepshanks' place, and then he will live here altogether, said Molly. 'Molly! who told you that? said Cynthia, in quite a different tone of voice to that in which she had been speaking hitherto. 'Papa, didn't you hear him?
He once pawned his watch with me, sir; that being my profession. I regret to say he redeemed it subsequently: otherwise I might have the pleasure of showing it to you. O yes, the theory of ballooning has long been a passion with me. But in deference to Mrs. Sheepshanks I have abstained from the actual practice until to-day.
In the first instance, the form ran as follows: 'Miss' Browning and her sister, Miss Phoebe Browning, present their respectful compliments to Mr. Sheepshanks, and beg to inform him that a few friends have kindly consented to favour them with their company at tea on Thursday next. Miss Browning and Miss Phoebe will take it very kindly if Mr. Sheepshanks will join their little circle. Now for Mrs.
Should Sheepshanks return, we can stuff him into a lumber room of the observatory; but of this there is no fear as I have written to him on the subject, and he has no immediate intention of returning. You will of course drive to the great gate of Trinity College, and my servant will be in waiting at the Porter's lodge to show you the way to your academic residence.
'And meeting him at all sorts of unseemly places and hours out of doors, in the dark, fainting away in his his arms, if I must speak out. All the town is talking of it. Mr. Gibson's hand was over his eyes again, and he made no sign; so Miss Browning went on, adding touch to touch. 'Mr. Sheepshanks saw them together. They have exchanged notes in Grinstead's shop; she ran after him there.
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