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Skene remarks that at this time "Sir Walter was engaged in the composition of the Novel of Anne of Geierstein, for which purpose he wished to see a paper which I had some time before contributed to the Memoirs of the Society of Antiquaries on the subject of the Secret Tribunals of Germany, and upon which, accordingly, he grounded the scene in the novel.
"But I must make an arrangement which is to last for years, and perhaps for my lifetime; therefore the sooner I place myself on my footing it will be so much the better. Always, dear Skene, your obliged and faithful, W. SCOTT." Pope's Imitation of Horace, Bk. ii Sat. 6. These Letters appeared in the Edinburgh Weekly Journal in February and March 1826.
"Have you heard anything of him? I suppose he is in some hospital." "In hospital!" repeated Mrs. Skene, checking her tears in alarm. "Who?" "Paradise," replied Lydia, pronouncing the name reluctantly. "He in hospital!
It will be very dark at Skene. 'He's walked all day. He should be here by now. Susie felt an extraordinary oppression, and she panted for breath. At last they heard a step on the road outside, and Arthur stood at the window. 'Are you ready to come? he said. 'We've been waiting for you.
Ronan's Well." In a letter to Skene written late in 1821, Scott, in expressing his regret at not being able to meet Boswell, adds, "I hope J. Boz comes to make some stay, but I shall scarce forgive him for not coming at the fine season." The brothers Boswell had been Mr. Skene's schoolfellows and intimate friends; and he had lived much with them both in England and Scotland. Mr.
Alexander Skene, who previously held office in Barbadoes, settled in North Carolina about 1696. In 1717 he was Member of Council and Assistant to the Judge of Admiralty to try a number of pirates. In 1719 he was elected Member of the New House of Assembly and became leader of the movement for the Proprietary Government. He was "looked upon as a man that understood public affairs very well."
His polished expositions have the charm that comes from a gentle soul and an exquisite intellect, while his criticism is so luminous and just that even Mr. Ruskin could hardly improve upon it. Then there were Mr. Skene, Joanna Baillie alas, poor forgotten Joanna!
M., in Albemarle Street, breakfasted with me. English boys have this advantage, that they are well-bred, and can converse when ours are regular-built cubs. I am not sure if it is an advantage in the long-run. It is a temptation to premature display. Wet to the skin coming from the Court. Called on Skene, to give him, for the Antiquarian Society, a heart, human apparently, stuck full of pins.
With no plan in his head, merely urged by an obscure impulse, he set out for the village of Venning, which was about three miles from Skene. It was a tiny place, with one public-house serving as a hotel to the rare travellers who found it needful to stop there, and Arthur felt that some explanation of his presence was necessary.
I'll just tell him that I've seen you, and that you meant nothing by what you said the other day; and " "Mrs. Skene," said Lydia, interrupting her softly; "tell him nothing at all as yet. I have made up my mind at last. If he does not hear from me within a fortnight you may tell him what you please. Can you wait so long?" "Of course. Whatever you wish, ma'am.
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