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Dunham's Middle Ages, Sec. 2, B. 2, Ch. 1. 57 Lardner's Cab. Cyc., 60. Spence's Origin of the Laws and Political Institutions of Modern Europe, p. 444. Spence, 456.
Why do you come and talk to strangers about their affairs? I am here listening to you, but I tell you straight I don't like it." Pritchard nodded. "Say, I am not sure that I don't like that sort of talk," he declared. "I know all about you, young man. You're in Dowling & Spence's office and you've got to quit. You've got an estate you want financing.
It was Mr. Spence's practice to receive in person the journalists privileged to impart his opinions to a waiting world; but during the last few months and especially since the vast project of the Missionary College had been in process of development the pressure of business and beneficence had necessitated Millner's frequent intervention, and compelled the secretary to snatch the sense of his patron's elucubrations between the courses of their hasty meals.
On Dec. 30th the rifle section was ordered to report to Gen. Breckenridge on the extreme right of the army, facing the enemy on Stone River north of Murfreesboro. The other section was in position in yard of Mr. Spence's negro quarters but was moved nearer to the enemy later in the afternoon where it remained all next day, the 31st of Dec., 1862. Murfreesboro
"Do you think I could go down to Aldershot, sir?" he asked. Mr Spence looked surprised. "Go down? You mean ? Do you want to watch the competition? Really, I don't know if the headmaster " "I mean, can I box?" Mr Spence's look of surprise became more marked. "Box?" he said. "But surely I didn't know you were a boxer, Sheen." "I've only taken it up lately."
It was characteristic, equally, of Millner, that he should at once mark the narrowness of the shoulders sustaining this ingenuous head; a narrowness, as he now observed, imperfectly concealed by the wide fur collar of young Spence's expensive and badly cut coat.
He was a useful man who could take any part, but had no specialty, and London was full of such. For a long time he heard nothing from his friend, and the newspaper men to whom Spence indefatigably furnished interesting items about the lone explorer, began to look upon Ormond as an African Mrs. Harris, and the paragraphs, to Spence's deep regret, failed to appear.
It was clear that Mr. Spence was not troubled by the repercussion of his actions in the consciousness of others; and this looked like a weakness unless it were, instead, a great strength. ... Through the hum of these swarming thoughts Mr. Spence's voice was going on. "That's the only rag of proof they've got; and they got it by one of those nasty accidents that nobody can guard against.
Penrod's gaze had relaxed, drooped to his button again, and his lethargy was renewed. The outer world grew vaguer; voices seemed to drone at a distance; sluggish time passed heavily but some of it did pass. "Penrod!" Miss Spence's searching eye had taken note of the bent head and the twisting button. She found it necessary to speak again. "Penrod Schofield!" He came languidly to life. "Ma'am?"
2 Bridesmaids who never danced more than once with anybody. 1 bridesmaid who doesn't "Pet." 1 bridesmaid who was expelled from Miss Spence's. 1 bridesmaid who talks "Southern." 1 bridesmaid who met Douglas Fairbanks once. 1 bridesmaid who rowed on the crew at Wellesley. 1 usher who doesn't drink anything. 9 ushers who drink anything.
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