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So the Duke calmly did as the grands seigneurs of the eighteenth century did before him, and left a young wife of two-and-twenty to her own devices. He had deeply offended that wife, and in her nature there was one appalling characteristic she would never forgive an offence when woman's vanity and self-love, with all that was best in her nature perhaps, had been slighted, wounded in secret.
I do, indeed. I've known this, you know, all my life; and think what I've felt! For twenty-two years, Dockwrath! By ! in all that I have read I don't think I ever heard of such a hardship! That she should have robbed me for two-and-twenty years! And now they say that she will be imprisoned for twelve months!" "She'll get more than that, Mr. Mason."
What wine that gentleman possesses!" "Was it a young lady, Triplet?" "Not more than two-and-twenty, I should say. "In a traveling-dress?" "I could not see her dress, madam, for her beauty brown hair, blue eyes, charming in conversation " "Ah! What did she tell you?" "She told me, madam Ahem!" "Well, what did you tell her? And what did she answer?"
At the age of two-and-twenty Mary had certainly not attained that perfect good sense and good principle which are usually recommended to the less fortunate girl, as if they were to be obtained in quantities ready mixed, with a flavor of resignation as required.
All the regiment marched back to guard them, and the hairy enemy, armed with blow-pipes, rejoiced in the forest. Five of the crew had died, but there lined up on the Governor's verandah two-and-twenty men marked about the legs with the scars of leech-bites.
"Now we shall see what he's made of." The vessel rounded to the wind as soon as she had reduced her sails, on the same tack as the Windsor Castle, displaying her broadside, as the French would say, herisee des canons. "A corvette, sir," said Newton, reconnoitring through his glass; "two-and-twenty guns besides her bridle ports.
"Your imminence," she said, "when a woman reaches my age it takes her some time to dress. I told you I was two-and-twenty. It will take my maid nearly an hour to make me look it," and, with a courtesy, she went below. Lady Nora stayed behind. "Your eminence," she said, "the evening will be fine; shall we dine on deck?" "That will be charming," said the cardinal.
Chittle was a frail, worn, nervous woman, who must once have been comely; her daughter, a girl of two-and-twenty, had a pale, thin face of much sweetness and gentleness. They seemed by no means at home in this company; but Mrs.
On Saturday morning, however, a young lady offered me, out of gratitude for blessings received, the use of her riding horse for the journey. "Garibaldi" was his name; and, though bred for a race-horse, I was assured that if I kept him firmly in hand, he would easily carry me over the two-and-twenty miles. He was to be left at the journey's end, and the lady herself would fetch him back.
The goatherd had hardly done speaking, when the notes of the rebeck reached their ears; and shortly after, the player came up, a very good-looking young man of about two-and-twenty.
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