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I declined the friendly invitation of the alcalde to accompany him any further; as to me, who had no official business to transact, the journey seemed nothing but a continually recurring panorama of dinners, lunches, cups of chocolate, music, and detonations of gunpowder.
With a look of surprise, he said firmly, "You are very much mistaken, Mrs. Haviland; you can not do any such thing; you had much better appoint some man in whom you have confidence to transact your business for you."
Indeed, you must forgive me for writing thus freely. I live very much alone as far as persons of the same language, modes of thought, &c., are concerned. We are by land four or five miles apart, and meet perhaps once or twice a month for a few minutes to transact some necessary business.
"You keep account, Grant," said Old Brownsmith to me, and I entered the number of baskets and their contents upon my slate, the old gentleman going away and leaving me to transact this part of the business myself, as I believe now, to give me confidence, for he carefully counted all the baskets and checked them off when he came back.
"Well, now you've found me, what's on your mind?" grinned Wentworth. "I have a memorandum here in my pocket signed by Orcutt in which he authorized you to transact any and all business regarding the pulp-wood lands." "That's correct," admitted Wentworth. "I am a stockholder, an officer in the company, and its sole representative in the field. Fire away.
WELL! SOME PEOPLE TALK OF MORALITY, AND SOME OF RELIGION, BUT GIVE ME A LITTLE SNUG PROPERTY. But, my lord, I've a little business to transact this morning, and must not be idling and indulging myself here. So, bowing to the ladies, he departed. 'Really, I am glad that man is gone, said Lady Clonbrony. 'What a relief to one's ears!
As for Antoninus, he would send word that he should hold court or transact any other public business directly after dawn; but he kept putting us off till noon and often till evening, and would not even admit us to the ante-chamber, so that we had to stand about outside somewhere. Usually at a late hour he decided that he would not even exchange greetings with us that day.
Macfarren, and found him in Simmons' store, redolent of bad tobacco and worse whiskey, but quite master of his mental and physical powers. The Superintendent had business with Mr. Macfarren, and proceeded forthwith to transact it. After his first salutation he began, "When I saw you last, Mr. Macfarren, you professed yourself keenly desirous of having services established by our church here."
But business-hour at the market is very near, my friends, and I must leave you, as I have affairs of great importance to transact." "I will accompany you," said Zopyrus, "I want to order some garlands for Rhodopis' house." "Aha," laughed the Milesian. "I see, you want to talk to the flower-girls again. Come, it's of no use to deny.
"No, he remained behind to transact some business; and, Amy, if you are surprised to see me looking so elegant, as you say, you would be more surprised did you behold at this moment your I mean Mr. Brooks." A shadow flitted across the girl's face, but it was succeeded a moment later by a bright smile, as she said: "Oh, I am so happy, I was never happier in my whole life."
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