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She knew of dozens of pianists whom she deemed more brilliant than little, pretty, modest Clara Toft; and after her father's death and the not surprising revelation of his true financial condition, she settled with her faded, captious mother in Turnhill as a teacher of the pianoforte, and did nicely.
"If thou wilt help me out of this strait, and the rest, blessed Apostle, I will give thee I will go to Constantinople but what I will win it a golden table twice as fine as those villains carried off, and one of the Bourne manors Witham or Toft or Mainthorpe whichever pleases thee best, in full fee; and a and a "
Master Billy Heath is also the nominal possessor of a toft of land, or a pig-sty, at Ludgershal, and being a toft man of that wretched Borough, of course he is one of the electors, and he has been instrumental in sending to Parliament some of the most corrupt members that ever entered that Honourable House.
Between Chester and Crewe he had quite a doze, and dreamed that he had married Ella after all, and that her twenty thousand pounds had put the earthenware business on a footing of magnificent and splendid security. A few months later Horace's house and garden at Toft End were put up to auction by arrangement with his mortgagee and his trade-creditors.
"Toft Fen wean't niver be drained, mester," said Dave in a low voice, as he rested his pole in the punt and stood there looking as if he believed himself to be a prophet. "Oh, you think so, do you, Dave?" said the squire quietly.
You've got to make more noise at my concerts. And see here, Miss Toft, don't you go and make a fool of me. I believe you have a great future, and I'm backing my opinion. Don't you go and make a fool of me. 'I shall play my very best, she smiled nervously. 'I'm awfully obliged to you, Mr. Otto. 'Well, he said, 'you ought to be.
Dave did not keep his promise the next day, nor the next; but Dick Winthorpe had his attention taken up by other matters, for a party of men arrived and stopped with their leaders at the Toft, where they were refreshed with ale and bread and cheese, previous to continuing their journey down to the seaside.
"He'll get up the sand-hills, father." "If he knows in time, my boy; but Dave Gittan has no place to flee to." "He has his little boat, father; and Chip would warn him if he has gone to bed. I know what he'd do then." "What, my lad?" "Pole himself along to John Warren and fetch him off, and come on to the Toft."
And then in answer to questions he related that Mr Marston had been over at the Toft, and stopped up watching with the squire for Dick's return, dropping asleep at last, and then awakening suddenly to hear a strange noise among the fowls. The squire went out, followed by Mr Marston, and the truth was before them.
In 1726 Mary Toft, of Godalming, in Surrey, England, achieved considerable notoriety throughout Surrey, and even over all England, by her extensively circulated statements that she bore rabbits. Even at so late a day as this the credulity of the people was so great that many persons believed in her. The woman was closely watched, and being detected in her maneuvers confessed her fraud.
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