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They passed some sentinels who knew better than to ask them who they were; then went out through a back-door where there was no sentinel, along a court and a square, and into a street. A glass-coach was stationed before the door of Ronsin, the saddler, as if waiting for some visitors of Ronsin's.
Let me alane for whilly-whaing an advocate: it's nae sin to get as muckle flue them for our siller as we can after a', it's but the wind o' their mouth it costs them naething; whereas, in my wretched occupation of a saddler, horse milliner, and harness maker, we are out unconscionable sums just for barkened hides and leather." "Can I be of no use?" said Butler.
'Be quiet, and try to show an example of sense to your neighbours. 'Did you never say your prayers before? said Rollo turning towards her; they sat on the same seat. He spoke half kindly, half amused, but with that mingled though ever so slightly an expression of meaning more pungent; all together overcame Mrs. Saddler. She burst into a fit of tears, which nervousness made uncontrollable.
I said sellier." "Precisely so; and that is a saddler." "What shall I say?" "Sel." "Sel; sellier. Well, I knew there was a sell about it somewhere." "Precisely; but you were sold. I advise you not to make any long speeches in French." "You may bet your life I shall not," replied Lynch.
Nathaniel Pipkin's retiring disposition, nervous temperament, and most particularly diminutive income, should from this day forth, have dared to aspire to the hand and heart of the only daughter of the fiery old Lobbs of old Lobbs, the great saddler, who could have bought up the whole village at one stroke of his pen, and never felt the outlay old Lobbs, who was well known to have heaps of money, invested in the bank at the nearest market town who was reported to have countless and inexhaustible treasures hoarded up in the little iron safe with the big keyhole, over the chimney-piece in the back parlour and who, it was well known, on festive occasions garnished his board with a real silver teapot, cream-ewer, and sugar-basin, which he was wont, in the pride of his heart, to boast should be his daughter's property when she found a man to her mind.
The chief members of the White Rose Club were Berthold Schmidt, the rich goldsmith's son; Dietrich Schill, son of the imperial saddler; Heinrich Abt, Franz Endermann, and Ernst Geller, sons of chief burghers, each of whom carried a yard-long scroll in his cap, and was too disfigured in person for men to require an inspection of the document.
He entered with hearty good-will into the scheme for weekly penny readings, and delivered an address at the preliminary meeting, in which he alluded with a sly touch of humour to the capabilities of Mr. Binks, the saddler, who was reputed to sing a famous comic song, and of Raspall, the baker, who had once tried his hand at an original Christmas carol.
One of the springs was broken, one of the wheels also, and one of the horses lame. "Fetch a smith," ordered M. d'Anquetil. "There is no smith in the neighbourhood," was the postboy's reply. "A mechanic of some kind." "There is none." "A saddler." "There is no saddler." We looked round. To the west the vineyards extended to the horizon their long peaceful lines.
The first consideration was of great moment to me; my trade was a saddler, and as my dealings were chiefly not by a shop or chance trade, but among the merchants trading to the English colonies in America, so my effects lay very much in the hands of such.
First there came one or two hunting men out of the town, Runciman, Dr. Nupper, and the hunting saddler. Then there arrived Henry Stubbings with a string of horses, mounted by little boys, ready for his customers, and full of wailing to his friend Runciman.
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