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'How long have you been living there? 'Where did you live before you went there? 'How long were you living at that place? 'Why did you move? 'Did you owe any rent when you left? 'What was your previous address? 'How old are you? When was your last birthday? 'What is your Trade, Calling, Employment, or Occupation? 'Are you Married or single or a Widower or what?
Sir Charles was a widower, and a man who may be said to have been in some ways of an eccentric habit of mind. In spite of his considerable wealth he was simple in his personal tastes, and his indoor servants at Baskerville Hall consisted of a married couple named Barrymore, the husband acting as butler and the wife as housekeeper.
Then we went to the shoemaker, and Pauline told him all about the widower bootmaker, and of her scruples about having boots made by any one else. The bootmaker evidently thought that a foot like Pauline's was worthy of a good boot and Pauline said there were occasions on which one had to sink one's own feelings. She was scandalized at London prices, and told the man so.
He is a widower, you know. His house is large, and the rooms of good size, so that dancing was comfortable. The music consisted of one violin with accordion accompaniment. This would seem absurd in the East, but I can assure you that one accordion, when played well by a German, is an orchestra in itself. And Doos plays very well.
He, perceiving our amazement, told us he would explain the mystery; but at the same time bade us take notice, that he had lived poy, patchelor, married man, and widower, almost forty years, and in all that time there was no man, nor mother's son in the whole world who durst use him so ill as Captain Oakum had done.
A divorced man has more power to charm than a widower, because there is always the supposition that he was not understood and that his life's happiness is still to come. Forgetting is the finest art of life and is to be desired more than memory, even though Mnemosyne stands close by Lethe and with her dewy finger-tips soothes away all pain.
On the other hand, it is a beautiful old Georgian house, with Adams mantelpieces, a stone staircase, and oak-panelled rooms; and our portion would be the entire second floor: no pianos and no landlady. He is a widower with one child, a girl of about fourteen or maybe a little older. Now, what do you say? I am a very fair cook; will you be house-and-parlour-maid?" I needed no pressing.
Langmore's daughter, Margaret, and a servant, Mary Billings." "Wait a moment. You said Mr. Langmore's daughter. Was she not Mrs. Langmore's daughter also?" "No. You see Mr. Langmore was a widower when he married the present Mrs. Langmore, who was a widow. There are two sets of children." "I understand. When did the tragedy occur?" "At some time between eleven and twelve in the morning.
However, it got an answer two years ago, and Mrs. King gave her consent with all her heart, though she knew Betsey Hardman would talk of picking a husband up out of the gutter, and that my Lady would look severe, and say something of silly girls. Yes and though the rich widower bailiff had said sundry civil things of Miss Ellen being well brought up and notable 'For, as Mrs.
Atwater continued to his wife, "is where on earth Herbert could have got his story about this Crum's being a widower, and divorced, and with all those children. Do you know if Julia's written any of the family about these things and they haven't told the rest of us?" "No," said Mrs. Atwater. "I'm sure she hasn't.
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