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I believe some of them thought that it was impossible we could have "souls above butter;" for a lady who called one day, taking up one of Mudie's volumes from the table, said, "It is possible you care to subscribe to Mudies's?" "And why should we not care to do so?" replied H. "Why," was the answer, "I do not see any connection between a love of reading and a love of butter-making."
Father Marny had a subscription at Mudie's his only extravagance and he always ordered the books he thought Mark wished for, and Mark always ordered from the London library the books he thought would most interest Jack.
Jones as to the necessity of getting that charming book from the library while there is yet time, than on all the reviews in Christendom. O Fame! if I e'er took delight in thy praises, 'Twas less for the sake of thy high-sounding phrases Than to see the bright eyes of those dear ones discover They thought that I was not unworthy of a special messenger to Mr. Mudie's.
I wonder whether any mortal ever asks for my books nowadays? Some day, when I am well established at Croydon, you shall go to Mudie's, and make inquiry if my novels ever by any chance leave the shelves, and then you shall give me a true and faithful report of the answer you get. "He is quite forgotten," the attendant will say; be sure of it. 'I think not.
Trix had nothing but her novel, and what were all the novels in Mudie's library to her this bitter day? The long, red spears of the sunset were piercing the green depths of fern and brake, when the two young men rode home. A servant waylaid Mr. Stuart and delivered his sister's message. She wanted to see him at once on important business. "Important business!" murmured Charley, opening his eyes.
Nobody ever goes into a library to read, any more than you would into a larder to eat. But there is this difference; the food you consume does come out of the larders, but the books you read never come out of the libraries." "Except Mudie's," said Alice. "Ah, yes; he is the great librarian. And you mean to read all the time you are here, Miss Vavasor?"
'What is it, old man? asked the secretary, seating himself and flinging one of his legs over the other. 'You look rather seedy, do you know. Why the deuce don't you and your wife look us up now and then? 'I've had a hard pull to finish my novel. 'Finished, is it? I'm glad to hear that. When'll it be out? I'll send scores of people to Mudie's after it.
By this time the ladies had got so well accustomed to the yacht that they felt themselves perfectly at home. Murray had a good supply of books, and a box from Mudie's was added to the store, with creature comforts of all sorts on board.
I can amuse myself very well till Nelly comes in. Plenty of books and papers, I see. You subscribe to Mudie's. I thought no one subscribed to Mudie's now that we have so many Free Libraries. I have never been able to afford myself a library subscription, even although we lived in the country. Now that I am going to settle in town " "Settle in town!"
I understand from Mudie's that it was greatly asked for by their Jewish clients. You see, when there's a run on a three-volume book, the profits are pretty fair. I believed in it myself, or I should never have given you such good terms nor printed seven hundred and fifty copies. I shouldn't be surprised if we find ourselves able to bring it out in one-volume form in the autumn.
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