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During this time the family were kept by the charity of pitying neighbours, for Ellis could not be spared from attendance on his father to make any attempt at earning money. Mrs. Duncan was a fragile little woman, worn out with her hard life, and not strong enough to wait on her husband alone. When Sam Duncan was dead and buried, Ellis straightened his shoulders and took counsel with himself.
England, being confined to the defensive, was always liable to loss when thus inferior. She actually did lose one by one, by sudden attack, most of her islands, and at different times had her fleet shut up under the batteries of a port; whereas the enemy, when he found himself inferior, was able to wait for reinforcements, knowing that he had nothing to fear while so waiting.
It seemed quite a matter of course that we two were to fish, and Bigley wait upon us, opening mussels, rebaiting when necessary, and holding himself ready to take off the fish, should any be caught.
The Millionaire has in his possession the seeds of everything, but he must wait for half a century till his descendant finds himself in your Lordship's state; till he is yclept noble, and then he starts fair in the grand course. There was a dead silence, which at length the Marquess broke.
"But they'll be at school," said Nurse Jane. "I'll wait until they come home, then," said Uncle Wiggily. "And while I'm waiting I'll talk to Uncle Butter, the nice old gentleman goat." So off started Uncle Wiggily over the fields and through the woods. Pretty soon he came to the house where the family of Wagtail goats lived.
There was a mingling of self-surrender and ruffled pride in her smiling reproach: "Lose me? What do you mean? I waited for you last night, sir, and all this weary morning, till I could wait no longer; I had to find you. I would have stayed at home till you came; I meant to, but father startled me: he said he was afraid you'd lose your place as Professor in spite of all he had done for you.
Ellis did not want to leave. He said he thought he would wait until Monday, and take the risk of his house falling. The children around the door looked perfectly contented, seeming to care little for the danger they were in. These are but two instances of the many.
The man with a restrained ejaculation again dismounted, and joined in the search. "Haven't you got another match?" suggested Lanty. "No it was my last!" he said impatiently. "Just you hol' on here," she said suddenly, "and I'll run down to the kitchen and fetch you a light. I won't be long." "No! no!" said the man quickly; "don't! I couldn't wait. I've been here too long now. Look here.
"Wait but till dark, when all the wiseacres are asleep, and see if thy daddy sets not these men free, ay, and puts weapons in their hands like enough, to revenge themselves withal." The offenders bound, and laid each upon his side on the bare ground, the court withdrew and the crowd dispersed.
"Well," I said, "you have come, my boy, to have us set the great day?" "Yes, that is it, Father Roubien," he answered, very red. "You mustn't blush, my boy," I continued. "It will be, if you wish, on Saint-Felicite day, the 10th of July. This is the 23rd of June, so you will have only twenty days to wait. My poor dead wife was called Felicite, and that will bring you happiness. Well?
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