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As soon as I reached Washington, Miss Anthony ordered me to remain conscientiously in my own apartment and to prepare a speech for delivery before the committees of the Senate and House, and another, as President, for the opening of the council. However, as Mrs. Spofford placed her carriage at our service, I was permitted to drive an hour or two every day about that magnificent city.
"Weren't you?" countered the other. "I could have hugged him," exclaimed Ruth, her eyes sparkling. "I hate him, mind you, but I could have hugged him, just the same." Mrs. Spofford looked searchingly into the girls clear, shining eyes. "I wish I knew just how much you hate him, Ruth." "Be honest, Auntie. What you mean is, how little I hate him; isn't that so?"
Percival. We are on an undiscovered island, remote from the environment, the society, the " "Permit me to remind you, Mrs. Spofford," he interrupted, a trifle coldly, "that you just remarked that you know nothing whatever about me. Isn't it barely possible that my life may contain something desirable in the shape of family, position and environment?" "I recall that Mr.
As I told you, it is not strictly necessary that we should let it at all. We are not rich, but we have enough to go to Europe on. I have never been in Europe in my life, and never expected or wanted to go. But my niece there, Maria Spofford, has taken a fancy to go. Now, you know a young person like Maria can't go globetrotting alone."
"Which is as much as to say that I have an agreeable and interesting way of lying. Is that what you wish to imply, Mrs. Spofford?" "Not at all. I say you are adroit because you place me in an embarrassing position. If I believe your confession that you come of bad stock, I must also believe that you come of an exceedingly good old Maryland family." He bowed very low. "My niece, Mr.
Her husband brought her back to San Francisco, and later she went back to China. No. 4. Came from a brothel on Spofford alley. One evening when at the theatre she had word conveyed to the Mission to come get her immediately.
Eddy made so many changes in the proofs, continuing her revisions even after the plates had been cast, that she ran the cost of the edition up to about twenty-two hundred dollars, and Miss Newhall and Mr. Barry lost about fifteen hundred dollars on the book. They would, indeed, have lost more, had not Daniel Spofford, much against Mrs.
Casneau I had the constant spur of commendation and assistance as well as affection. I passed all my spare time in the Library of Congress and knew its arrangements at least as well as Mr. Meehan, the librarian, and Robert Kearon, the assistant, much to the surprise of Mr. Spofford, who in 1861 succeeded Mr. Meehan as librarian. Not long after my return to Washington Col.
"I don't know what you're up to, Average," he complained. "Is it a catch?" "No; it's a test case. What would you do?" "I'd think it was Billy-be-dashed queer," answered Spofford with profound conviction. "You're getting on," said Jones tartly. "And next?" "Ay? How do I know? What're you devilin' me this way for?" "You wouldn't call a policeman?" "No," said Spofford, staring.
"Well, the thing I'd like to have explained is come over here to the window a minute, will you, Algy?" Mr. Spofford came, and gazed down upon a dispiriting area of rain-swept street and bedraggled wayfarers. "See that ten-story office building across the way?" pursued Average Jones.
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