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"That dog is a treasure," said the Earl, re-enveloping the letter. "What are those other letters? Irene's?... And what?" "I was trying to think of Mrs. Thrale's Christian name. I don't think I know it.... Yes Irene's, and some papers I want you to lock up, for me." Gwen went on to tell of the inroad on Mrs. Prichard's secrétaire, and explained that she was absolutely certain of forgiveness.
There is a great deal of matter in them. 'Mrs. Williams was angry that Thrale's family did not send regularly to her every time they heard from me while I was in the Hebrides. Little people are apt to be jealous: but they should not be jealous; for they ought to consider, that superiour attention will necessarily be paid to superiour fortune or rank.
But the journey came to an end, and though Widow Thrale had locked up the Cottage when she came away yesterday, she had left the key with Elizabeth-next-door whoever she was; it does not matter asking her to look in about eleven and light a bit of fire against her, Widow Thrale's, return.
He told me I might now have the pleasure to see Dr. Johnson drink wine again, for he had lately returned to it. When I mentioned this to Johnson, he said, 'I drink it now sometimes, but not socially. The first evening that I was with him at Thrale's, I observed he poured a large quantity of it into a glass, and swallowed it greedily.
Ten shillings every week; a glass of brandy or gin at dinner; three pint-bottles of Mr. Thrale's best porter every day, making twenty-one in a week, and nine hundred and ninety in the eleven months she has been with us. Then, for baby, there is Dr. But Thomas expects to make A GREAT DEAL by his farm.
Accordingly we find him launching away in a career of social dissipation; dining and supping out; at clubs, at routs, at theaters; he is a guest with Johnson at the Thrales, and an object of Mrs. Thrale's lively sallies; he is a lion at Mrs. Vesey's and Mrs. Montagu's, where some of the high-bred blue-stockings pronounce him a "wild genius," and others, peradventure, a "wild Irishman."
That is all I have to tell now and remain dutifully yours.... Isn't that delightful? Quite a good report!" Instructions followed to Onesimus not to bring any further news to Pensham, but to take his next instalment to the Towers. These things occurred on the Friday, the day after the visit to Chorlton. Certainly that letter of Widow Thrale's justified Lady Gwendolen in feeling at ease about Mrs.
Taylor on the same subject, expressed in the broadest language, almost the only passage, as far as we remember, in all Boswell's book, which we should have been inclined to leave out, is suffered to remain. We complain, however, much more of the additions than of the omissions. We have half of Mrs. Thrale's book, scraps of Mr. Tyers, scraps of Mr. Murphy, scraps of Mr.
'MR. JOHNSON knows that Sir Joshua Reynolds and the other gentlemen will excuse his incompliance with the call, when they are told that Mr. Thrale died this morning. Wednesday. Mr. Thrale's death was a very essential loss to Johnson , who, although he did not foresee all that afterwards happened, was sufficiently convinced that the comforts which Mr.
"That was Thrale's story?" "Thrale's story." "He must have known." "Oh, he knew!" "What is old Mrs. Marrable's Christian name?" "I believe she was always called Phoebe. Her first married name was a very unusual one, Cropredy." "And Widow Thrale's?" "Ruth Keziah Solmes calls her, I think." His lordship made no reply; and, indeed, said never a word until he released Mr.
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