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"Thank you, sir. 'Tis strange to me to be pent up here; not that I have aught in the world to complain of; your father is most kind to me, and I do hope that I am of some use to him." "Yes, my father has told me several times how useful you were to him in washing out his apparatus and cleaning his crucibles and getting his fires going in readiness.

The wonder of the I creation is not in the tiger frown, nor in the violence of the terrific mouth, nor in the fury and ghastly colour of the head as a whole: it is in the eyes eyes of nightmare. Now this weird old temple has its legend. Seven hundred years ago, 'tis said, there died the great image-maker, the great busshi; Unke-Sosei.

"He's been there these two hours." "'Tis our chance to nab 'em both, then-our last chance, maybe. The game is up. That fine gentleman has smoked it." He was angry beyond measure. Their plans were far from ripe, and yet to delay longer now that their vigilance was detected was, perhaps, to allow Sir Richard to slip through their fingers, as well as the other.

Let them boil till they are clear, scum them and take them off, and let them stand two hours; then set them on again and boil them, and when they are thoroughly preserved, take them up and lay them in glasses; boil your syrup till 'tis thick; and when 'tis cold, put in your plumbs; and a month after, if your syrup grows thin, you must boil it again, or make a fine jelly of pippins, and put on them.

'What makes you here? inquired Fausta; 'are there none in Palmyra to do your bidding, but you must be abroad at such an hour and such a place? ''Tis not so fearful quite, replied the Queen, 'as a battle-field, and there you trust me. 'Never, willingly. 'Then you do not love my honor? said the Queen, taking Fausta's hand as she spoke.

"'Tis a mutinous request of Hollock," said he, "that strangers should not command Netherlanders. He and his Alemaynes are farther born from Zeeland than Sir Philip is. Either you must make Hollock assured to you, or you must disgrace him. If he will not be yours, I will show you means to disinherit him of all his commands at small danger.

'Twas blush, blush with him, almost as much as 'tis with me not but that 'tis a fault in me!" "Not at all, Master Poorgrass," said Coggan. "'Tis a very noble quality in ye." "Heh-heh! well, I wish to noise nothing abroad nothing at all," murmured Poorgrass, diffidently. "But we be born to things that's true.

On going out of the door she met Unity at the top of the stair. 'O Miss Elfride! I said to myself 'tis her sperrit! We didn't dream o' you not coming home last night. You didn't say anything about staying. 'I intended to come home the same evening, but altered my plan. I wished I hadn't afterwards. Papa will be angry, I suppose? 'Better not tell him, miss, said Unity.

"These are bully," said he. "I should think as long as you can have all the chocolates you want, you'd rather eat those than smoke a pipe." "It is a matter of taste," replied Anderson. "I'm always going to eat chocolates instead of smoking," said Eddy. "He gave me a lot. Say, I don't see how a boy can steal candy, do you?" "No. It is very wrong," said Anderson. "You bet 'tis.

They had not finished eating when a murmur of voices outside the door made them look up in surprise. "'Tis the women and children," explained Mrs. Getchell smilingly. "They have come to wish you good fortune." Rebecca and Anna hardly knew what to say as the women of the settlement entered the big kitchen, and with friendly smiles praised the two girls for their courage and loyalty.