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Even mamma affected interest in her spouse's explanations of how it all happened. "Of course the caddy simply slipped the balls in his pockets the minute your back was turned they're all thieves, the little ragamuffins," said she. "And, by the way, I haven't telephoned the bank about the silver." Encouraged by his ladies' consideration, Mr. Heth proposed a little afternoon jaunt with Cally.

I sleep with the key round my neck, and if they had opened the door with another, I should have awakened on the instant. Nobody has been in the room to-day except the Frau Kink" you will remember that a German drummer's widow would naturally converse in her defunct spouse's native language "the Frau Kink, with the coffee-tray.

"Deil's in the wife," said Dandie Dinmont, shaking off his spouse's embrace, but gently and with a look of great affection; "deil's in ye, Ailie d'ye no see the stranger gentleman?"

The crucifix over the altar is veiled, in token of the mourning of the church over her divine spouse's sufferings . On the altar are six lighted candles, and other torches are brought in after the Sanctus of the Mass, and held till after the elevation, in honour of the B. Sacrament, by four acoliti ceroferarii .

Her aged spouse's silver hairs seemed in Leonora's eyes locks of pure gold; for the first love known by maidens imprints itself on their hearts like a seal on melted wax. His inordinate watchfulness seemed to her no more than the due caution of an experienced and judicious man. She was fully persuaded that the life she led was the same as that led by all married women.

Ardent he said, and kissed her eyes and face, And lingering held her in a fond embrace. When the bright sun his radiant brow displayed, And earth in all its loveliest hues arrayed, The Champion rose to leave his spouse's side, The warm affections of his weeping bride.

"Be quiet, Lion!" answered his wife, and stroked his black mane, which had begun to bristle. She took a bottle and a glass out of a basket. The Lion cheered up, swallowed the strong drink, smiled, and stroked his spouse's expansive bust. "Will you see the children?" asked Katherine, in order to bring him into a milder mood. "No, not to-day!

Neither could see good in the other and, egged on by his worthy spouse's exhortations, the quartermaster had seized the opportunity to fill the post commander's too receptive mind with all his own suspicions and this at a crucial time. "I can't listen to it, Dr. Waller," said the major, sternly.

Dyer upstairs, and there with a wheedling tone asked him if Moll should not bring them a quartern of brandy to drink his and his spouse's health, but before Dyer could give her an answer, she issued a positive command herself, whereupon up comes Moll and the quartern. The mistress poured out half of it into one glass which she drank off to the health of Mr. and Mrs.

Equally in vain were all his dear spouse's cuffs, pinches, and other endearments; he lay like a log, face up, snoring away like a cavalry trumpeter. "Here, my good woman," said Long Ghost, "just let me try"; and, taking the patient right by his nose, he so lifted him bodily into a sitting position, and held him there until his eyes opened.