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... Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylva- nia... ...e file as an electronic trans- mission, in any way. Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, ... ...an equal opportunity university. 3 Charles Dickens Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens PREFACE WHAT IS EXAGGERATION to one cl... ...cting materials for, and hammering away at, a new book on America has much astonished me; seeing that all that time my declaration has been perfectly ... ... earn your fee. Now, who may be your client?’ The landlady looked in great astonishment at her whom he called Mary, and finding no rejoinder in the dr... ...o which a spiral ray of light usually darted through the same keyhole, was astonished to find no such ray visible; and it hap- pened that Mr Pecksniff... ...onward at a heavy trot, with the same end in view. Little clusters of such vehicles were gathered round the stable-yard or baiting- place of every way...

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...pit that the Thing had made for itself, staring at its strange appearance, aston- ished chiefly at its unusual shape and colour, and dimly per- ceivin... ...ro- jecting, and began pushing my way back from the edge of the pit. I saw astonishment giving place to horror on the faces of the people about me. I ... ... black against the burning sky, and in the sand pits was a row of deserted vehicles with their horses feeding out of nosebags or pawing the ground. CH... ...lness of the evening air. Nothing was changed save for that and a terrible astonish- ment. The little group of black specks with the flag of white had... ...nt waggons, with crosses in white circles, and an old omnibus, among other vehicles, were being loaded in the village street. There were scores of peo... ...is came a couple of cabs, the forerun- ners of a long procession of flying vehicles, going for the most part to Chalk Farm station, where the North-We... ...is- covered this on the previous night. One man—the first— had gone to St. Martin’s-le-Grand, and, while I sheltered in the cabmen’s hut, had contrive...

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...the ice, without once stopping for breath, a great many other pleasant and astonishing devices, to the excessive satisfac tion of Mr. Pickwick, Mr. T... ...e shilling into his hand. Mr. T upman had witnessed this process in silent astonish ment, when Jackson, turning sharply upon him, said— ‘I think I ai... ...servant here, waiter,’ said Mr. Pickwick. The waiter retired, considerably astonished, and Mr. Pickwick motioned Jackson to a seat. There was a painfu... ... but cold water to drink, and never feels thirsty (great applause). ‘Betsy Martin, widow, one child, and one eye. Goes out charing and washing, by the... ...mark. ‘What a thorough paced goer he used to be sure ly! You remember T om Martin, Neddy?’ said Roker, appealing to another man in the lodge, who was ... ...t he rather inferred that it must be some nickname which distinguished Mr. Martin, from the fact of a great number of gentlemen on the ground below, i... ...ody attired in the coat of a coachman. Such appearances are common to many vehicles belonging to, and maintained by, old ladies of economic habits; an... ...he thought of the numbers of people to whom one of these crazy, mouldering vehicles had borne, night after night, for many years, and through all weat...

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...02, who could not sleep for envy. The gigantic footmen who accompanied the vehicles were too big to be contained in Becky’s little hall, and were bill... ...y Lady Stunnington with a look of scorn. She patronized Lady Gaunt and her astonished and mortified sis- ter-in-law—she ecrased all rival charmers. As... ...t. James’s Street—not at home. The fat red-faced man looked after him with astonishment as he strode away; so did the people in their Sunday clothes w... ...l his wages is paid up.” The account of this little revolution in May Fair astonished 48 V anity Fair – V olume Three and gave a little gaiety to an ... ... Road to Regent’s Park, and then to Hyde Park, where he rode in state with Martin the coachman behind him. Old Osborne, who took matters more easily i... ...ad been to see Mrs. George Osborne. Jos was so comfortably situated in St. Martin’s Lane, he could enjoy his hookah there with such perfect ease, and ... ...sh whatever his friend thought fit. Loll Jewab, of whom the boys about St. Martin’s Lane used to make cruel fun when- ever he showed his dusky counten... ... shining imperials, were on the foredeck, locked in with a dozen more such vehicles: it was difficult to pass in and out amongst them; and the poor in...

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...t most woefully sad at leaving school. For three days before, little Laura Martin, the orphan, followed her about like a little dog. She had to make a... ..., but generous and affec- tionate Miss Swartz; and the orphan little Laura Martin (who was just in round-hand), took her friend’s hand and said, look-... ... over the pavement of the little garden, fall at length at the feet of the astonished Miss Jemima, the young lady’s countenance, which had before worn... ...music for the future. The girl refused; and for the first time, and to the astonish- ment of the majestic mistress of the school. “I am here to speak ... ...iper—a fiddlestick,” said Miss Sharp to the old lady, almost fainting with astonishment. “Y ou took me because I was useful. There is no question of g... ...rtz, the woolly-haired young heiress from St. Kitt’s. She had little Laura Martin home for the holidays; and my belief is, she made a confidante of he... ...ebecca’s heart beat quick as she recognized the car- riage; and as the two vehicles crossed each other in a line, she clasped her hands, and looked to...

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...a high gallows, this is their meed. They sit there, in the Townhall, these astonishing tricolor Municipals; in Council General; in Committee of Watchf... ...y given: the fair Villaumes, mother and daughter, Milliners in the Rue St.-Martin, give ‘a silver thimble, and a coin of fifteen sous (sevenpence half... ...e Sev- enteenth; which proceeds far quicker. Accordingly hot Fournier from Martinique, Fournier l’Americain, is off, missioned by Constituted Authorit... ...ut- let of the Town, in a tumult and turmoil without measure. All sorts of vehicles, few horsemen, innumerable foot-people, were crossing each other o... ...s and peas- ants, women and children, crushed and jostled each other, amid vehicles of all forms: ammunition-wagons, baggage- wagons; carriages, singl... ... French National Convention (quite contrary to its own Program) became the astonish- ment and horror of mankind; a kind of Apocalyptic Con- vention, o... ... For is not this continual text of his, at bottom a rather barren one: How astonishing that in a time of Revolt and abrogation of all Law but Cannon L... ... for a year, ’ have got to Paris. National Convention packs them into post-vehicles and conveyances; sends them swiftly, by post, into La Vendee! Ther...

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...coveries worthy of being noted down, had arrived at the coach stand in St. Martin’s le Grand. ‘Cab!’ said Mr. Pickwick. ‘Here you are, sir,’ shouted a... ...tion. ‘Two or three veeks,’ replied the man. ‘Weeks!’ said Mr. Pickwick in astonishment, and out came the note book again. ‘He lives at Pentonwil when... ...wick, holding out the shil ling to the driver. What was the learned man’s astonishment, when that un accountable person flung the money on the pavem... ...n, ‘what did he want my number for?’ ‘I didn’t want your number,’ said the astonished Mr. Pickwick. ‘What did you take it for, then?’ inquired the cab... ... wheel of a carriage, which was drawn up in a line with half a dozen other vehicles on the spot to which his steps had been directed. Mr. Pickwick, pe... ...ave struck envy to the soul of the amiable Mr. Warren (for they used Day & Martin at the White Hart), had arrived at the door of num ber five. ‘Come ... ... the horsemen, and the carriages, took their places—each of the two horse vehicles being closely packed with as many gentlemen as could manage to sta... ...s tights and gaiters were some remnants of the dark ages; and then the two vehicles proceeded towards Mrs. Leo Hunter’s; Mr. Weller (who was to assist... ...d W ardle, caressing the dogs. ‘Sir Geoffrey still in Scotland, of course, Martin?’ The tall gamekeeper replied in the affirmative, and looked with so...

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...wn. Nobody dared to tell the Marquis of these things. You may judge of his astonishment if he had heard that his son had been pros- ecuted for shootin... ...mselves, and the dark- ened brain seemed to exist no longer. He might have aston- ished wise men; he was capable of setting fools agape. His desires, ... ... of an elderly habitue of le coin de la reine; an angel at the Porte Saint-Martin, at the little boulevard theatres, at the masked balls, which she en... ...ure. But (and this brings the present-day manner of Paris before you in an astonishing manner) whereas all the men said that the Duchess was subsi- di... ...d never handled the reins before, locked his wheels in the wheels of other vehicles, collided with the curbstone in the Place Louis-Quinze, went he kn...

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...f the roads deprived the Duc de Luxembourg of the use of waggons and other vehicles. His army was perishing for want of grain. T o remedy this inconve... ...lmed the infinite number of spectators, of whom I was one, with prodigious astonishment. That day the immense dowry was declared; and on Sun- day ther... ...igneur, been made Dame d’Atours to the new Dauphiness; and, if people were aston- ished at that, they were also astonished to see her lady of honour t... ...a pen and wrote in all of them 31 Saint-Simon the same marginal note. The astonishment of the bookseller may be imagined. He was not long in letting ... ...ch remained upon the Bou- levard, between the Portes Saint Denis and Saint Martin; and for all salary, bad bread in small quantities was distrib- uted... ... in France of the Czar by sea, sent the King’s equipages; horses, coaches, vehicles, waggons, and tables and chambers with Du Libois, one of the King’... ...erved every afternoon, and there were a number of little one and two-horse vehicles always ready for the ladies and old men who liked a drive, besides...

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...t most woefully sad at leaving school. For three days before, little Laura Martin, the orphan, followed her about like a little dog. She had to make a... ..., but generous and affec- tionate Miss Swartz; and the orphan little Laura Martin (who was just in round-hand), took her friend’s hand and said, look-... ... over the pavement of the little garden, fall at length at the feet of the astonished Miss Jemima, the young lady’s countenance, which had before worn... ...music for the future. The girl refused; and for the first time, and to the astonish- ment of the majestic mistress of the school. “I am here to speak ... ...iper—a fiddlestick,” said Miss Sharp to the old lady, almost fainting with astonishment. “Y ou took me because I was useful. There is no question of g... ...rtz, the woolly-haired young heiress from St. Kitt’s. She had little Laura Martin home for the holidays; and my belief is, she made a confidante of he... ...ebecca’s heart beat quick as she recognized the car- riage; and as the two vehicles crossed each other in a line, she clasped her hands, and looked to... ...02, who could not sleep for envy. The gigantic footmen who accompanied the vehicles were too big to be contained in Becky’s little hall, and were bill... ... shining imperials, were on the foredeck, locked in with a dozen more such vehicles: it was difficult to pass in and out amongst them; and the poor in...

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...u to dine?” “Yes, my dear father,” replied Edmond, smiling at his father’s astonishment at the excessive honor paid to his son. “And why did you refus... ...or, a garrison, turnkeys, and good thick walls. Come, come, do not look so aston- ished, or you will make me think you are laughing at me in return fo... ...not of courtly cut, excited the susceptibility of M. de Breze, who was all astonishment at finding that this young man had the audacity to enter befor... ...agination, and that pass before the eye glowing with celestial col- ors in Martin’s Babylonian pictures. He could not do this, he whose past life was ... ...uld inevitably have fallen to the ground and been crushed beneath the many vehicles continually passing there. Recovering himself, how- ever, he wiped... ...d, he rescued me from the cold, not by sharing his cloak with me, like St. Martin, but by giving me the whole; then from hunger by sharing with me — g...

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...ub Ali, but am I a Hindu?’ said Kim in English. The trader gave no sign of astonishment, but looked un der shaggy eyebrows. 20 Kim ‘Little Friend of... ... 45 Rudyard Kipling Kim’s voice shrilled across the quick gathering crowd, aston ishing himself. ‘Redcoats or our own regiments?’ the old man snapped... ...age carriage, would stop and open talk. Some would even descend from their vehicles and feel the horses’ legs; asking inane questions, or, through she... ...ndescend to, and there would be tales of holiday adventures to hear. Young Martin, son of the tea planter at Manipur, had boasted that he would go to ... ...a rifle, against the head hunters. That might be, but it was certain young Martin had not been blown half across the forecourt of a Patiala palace by ... ...low earths I have – arplan from China that makes a man renew his youth and astonish his household; saffron from Kashmir, and the best salep of Kabul. ... ...tening awhile, passed round a water pipe whose receiver was an old Day and Martin blacking bottle. The glow of the red charcoal as it went from hand t...

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...nder an exhausted receiver. I cannot dine on barley-sugar. I cannot dine on T offee.’ You repair to the nearest hotel, and arrive, agitated, in the co... ...e and joy, and perhaps it had not turned out in the long run as great a success as was expected? The opening of the service recalls my wandering thoug... ...We lost a great deal of companionship when the late public-houses turned their lamps out, and when the potmen thrust the last brawl- ing drunkards int... ...l space, the mis- take is rectified and the sense of loneliness is profounder. Once—it was after leaving the Abbey and turning my face north—I came to... ...s own affairs. Mr. Testator took his coal-scuttle in one hand, his candle and key in the other, and descended to the dismallest underground dens of Ly... ...to touch upon Shakespeare, but to come within a mile of him, until the crack speaker of Dullborough rose to propose the immortal memory. Which he did ... ...ome sum of money to go aboard her, at midnight by the Dockyard bell, and stay aboard alone till morning; for surely she must be haunted by a crowd of ... ...h shows, are non- existent; if the cemetery be far out of the town, the coaches that are hired for other purposes of life are hired for this purpose; ...

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...ock occasioned by the discovery; the springing of the vassals to arms; the astonishment of the bride- groom; the terror and confusion of the bride; th... ...s and songs, which he sometimes applied, with considerable address, as the vehicles of remon- strance, explanation, or satire. Davie was much attached... ...d little honour on Apollyon’s taste,--and while the auditors listened with aston- ished ears, and the clerk recorded with a trembling hand, she, all o... ...ore Even Dhu and their host with a promptitude that seemed like magic, and astonished W averley, who was much puzzled to reconcile their voracity with... ...a boddle against the estate, and then I had a’ my dealers to settle wi’ at Martinmas; and so as he very kindly offered me this commission, and as the ... ...regularity; so that a gen- eral must have praised the conclusion, though a martinet might have ridiculed the method by which it was attained. The sort... ...he laird a thousand times,’ he said, ‘that it was a burning shame to put a martingale upon the puir thing, when he would needs ride her wi’ a curb of ...

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...is mother’s settlement, name, or con—dition.’ Mrs Mann raised her hands in astonishment; but added, after a moment’ s reflection, ‘How comes he to hav... ...ter was a fat, healthy man; but he turned very pale. He gazed in stupified astonishment on the small rebel for some seconds, and then clung for suppor... ...rnoon. In pursuance of this determination, little Oliver, to his excessive astonishment, was released from bondage, and or dered to put himself into ... ... he said, pointing disconsolately to his top boots; ‘not a drop of Day and Martin since you know when; not a bubble of blacking, by Jove! But don’t l... ...sely judged, from the crowd of passengers and 312 OLIVER TWIST numbers of vehicles, that London began in earnest. Just paus ing to observe which app...

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...ier in all ways, than he found it. His industry in these efforts was quite astonishing. Every day he divided into A Child’s Histroy of England 28 cer... ...itted, and the King gave the cloak to the old beggar: much to the beggar’s astonish ment, and much to the merriment of all the courtiers in attendanc... ...ion with eight thousand waggons in stead of eight, he could not have half aston ished the people so much as by this great change. It soon caused him... ...engines, were taken by the Scottish men; so many waggons and other wheeled vehicles were seized, that it is related that they would have reached, if t... ...46 Marquis of Argyle, 406 Marquis of Dorset 362 Marquis of Montrose 418 Martin Luther 285 Mary of Guise 321 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots 321 Mati...

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... of you before long.’ ‘Does the boy know what he’s a saying of!’ cried the astonished John Willet. ‘Father,’ returned Joe, ‘I know what I say and mean... ...addressed to him, he had not been wanting in such silent manifestations of astonishment, as he deemed most compatible with the favourable display of h... ...d, as though the hand of death were on her. Chapter 6 BEYOND ALL MEASURE astonished by the strange occurrences which had passed with so much violenc... ...n would say, if any unlucky stranger made inquiry touching the of fensive vehicles; ‘we don’t book for ‘em; we’d rather not; they’re more trouble tha... ...opped in. “Forty scavengers, three and fourpence. An aged pew opener of St Martin’s parish, sixpence. A bell ringer of the established church, sixpen... ... object, or being seen by them. They went up Parliament Street, past Saint Martin’s church, and away by Saint Giles’s to Tottenham Court Road, at the ...

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... as they all exhibited. He was about five-and-twenty when he first came to astonish the parishioners. He parted his hair 9 Charles Dickens on the cen... ...ull-grown marigolds in every bed of her front garden, to the inconceivable astonishment of the old lady, who actually thought when she got up and look... ...ain age, at No. 16, joining in the conversation. But who shall portray the astonishment of Gordon-place, when Mr. Robinson handed in all the Miss Will... ...achmen who are on the stand polish up the ornamen- tal part of their dingy vehicles—the former wondering how people can prefer ‘them wild beast cariwa... ...coach stands. We readily concede to these places the possession of certain vehicles, which may look al- most as dirty, and even go almost as slowly, a... ...reat friends to horses, hackney-coach and oth- erwise, as the renowned Mr. Martin, of costermonger notoriety, and yet we never ride. We keep no horse,... ...ere is only one coach on it now, but it is a fair specimen of the class of vehicles to which we have alluded—a great, lumbering, square concern of a d... ...xed for the starting of the coach. The first stroke of six, peals from St. Martin’s church steeple, just as you take the first sip of the boiling liq-... ... the New Church, the illuminated clock at Exeter ‘Change, the clock of St. Martin’s Church, and the clock of the Horse Guards. When they at last arriv...

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... as they all exhibited. He was about five-and-twenty when he first came to astonish the parishioners. He parted his hair 9 Charles Dickens on the cen... ...ull-grown marigolds in every bed of her front garden, to the inconceivable astonishment of the old lady, who actually thought when she got up and look... ...ain age, at No. 16, joining in the conversation. But who shall portray the astonishment of Gordon-place, when Mr. Robinson handed in all the Miss Will... ...achmen who are on the stand polish up the ornamen- tal part of their dingy vehicles—the former wondering how people can prefer ‘them wild beast cariwa... ...coach stands. We readily concede to these places the possession of certain vehicles, which may look al- most as dirty, and even go almost as slowly, a... ...reat friends to horses, hackney-coach and oth- erwise, as the renowned Mr. Martin, of costermonger notoriety, and yet we never ride. We keep no horse,... ...ere is only one coach on it now, but it is a fair specimen of the class of vehicles to which we have alluded—a great, lumbering, square concern of a d... ...xed for the starting of the coach. The first stroke of six, peals from St. Martin’s church steeple, just as you take the first sip of the boiling liq-... ... the New Church, the illuminated clock at Exeter ‘Change, the clock of St. Martin’s Church, and the clock of the Horse Guards. When they at last arriv...

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...ore have filled perhaps not the worst Hebraist in Britain with something like astonishment. But, quitting this twilight region, Teufelsdr¨ ockh hastens... ...ussing merely the Werden (Origin and successive Improvement) of Clothes, has aston ished many a reader, much more will he in the Speculative Philosop... ...y all mortals know that he is a JUDGE?—Society, which the more I think of it astonishes me the more, is founded upon Cloth. “Often in my atrabiliar mo... ...d, but who would never even flirt; whom the grand climacteric itself, and St. Martin’s Summer of incipient Dotage, would crown with no new myrtle garla... ...y way be fixed under lock and key, but must flit, spirit like, on impal pable vehicles, from Father to Son; if you demand sight of them, they are nowhe... ...ey, and the Fancy Bazaar, were reduced to hungry solitudes; and only Day and Martin could profit. For neither would Teufelsdr¨ ockh’s mad daydream, her...

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... for the Sacraments; but a new Louis, his grandson, with the whole pomp of astonished intoxicated France, will be opening the States-General. Dubarryd... ... now, in 1775), they will fling down their hoes and ham- mers; and, to the astonishment of thinking mankind, (Lacretelle, France pendant le 18me Siecl... ..., the very Parlements be subjected to taxes! One shriek of indignation and astonishment reverberates through all the Chateau galleries; M. de Maurepas... ...f. On the 6th of August let the whole refractory Body roll out, in wheeled vehicles, as far as the King’s Chateau of Versailles; there shall the King,... ...ry bosom at Versailles! Huge Paris, in all conceivable and in- conceivable vehicles, is pouring itself forth; from each Town and Village come subsidia... ...ist Abdiel, still visible by this sole light-point, and nameable, poor ‘M. Martin d’Auch, from Castelnaudary, in Languedoc.’ Him they permit to sign o...

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...ure. The Blossom of French Roy- alty, cactus-like, has accordingly made an astonishing progress. In those Metz days, it was still standing with all it... ...or the Sac- raments; but a new Louis, his grandson, with the whole pomp of astonished intoxicated France, will be opening the States- General. Dubarry... ...as now, in 1775), they will fling down their hoes and hammers; and, to the astonishment of thinking mankind, (Lacretelle, France pendant le 18me Siecl... ...f. On the 6th of August let the whole refractory Body roll out, in wheeled vehicles, as far as the King’s Chateau of Versailles; there shall the King,... ...st Abdiel, still visible by this sole light- point, and nameable, poor ‘M. Martin d’Auch, from Castelnaudary, in Languedoc.’ Him they permit to sign o... ...rcase is, thither will the eagles gather. Think how many a Spanish Guzman, Martinico Fournier named ‘Fournier l’Americain,’ Engineer Miranda from the ... ...f, as it could. (Hist. Parl. x. 99-102.) But, on the whole, reckoning from Martin Luther in the Marketplace of Wittenberg to Marquis Saint-Huruge in t... ... outlet of the Town, in a tumult and turmoil without measure. All sorts of vehicles, few horsemen, innumerable foot-people, were crossing each other o... ...ens and peasants, women and children, crushed and jostled each other, amid vehicles of all forms: ammunition-wagons, baggage-wagons; carriages, single...

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...rsh, the jotmaster, and tell him the pre- dicament we are in. He will send vehicles.” Smilash took the card and read it at a glance. He then went into... ...er with ostentatious solicitude. In the same manner he led the rest to the vehicles, in which they packed themselves with some difficulty. Agatha, who... ... trouble, I think,” said Miss Wilson sternly. “T ell him to drive on.” The vehicles started, and Smilash took the liberty of waving his hat after them... ...ff through the rain across the hill without taking the least notice of the astonished parsons. In the meantime Miss Wilson, unable to contain her an- ... ...oman with a basket of clothes, if that mout be her. Some thought that Phil Martin the carrier would see her if anybody would. None of them had any pos... ...g her a match for me in mind as well as in body.” 93 GB Shaw Miss Wilson, astonished, determined to tell him coldly that her time was valuable. But c... ....” Ward hurried to her side. Smilash, after staring at her for a moment in astonishment, and in some concern, skimmed away into the crowd. When he rea...

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...round the steps (the blazoned and 10 Thackeray coronalled panels of whose vehicles denote the lofty rank of their owners),—the throng of embroidered ... ...ns: and as I wanted to walk, I carried the bag. “Y ou should have seen the astonishment of Lauda Latymer, the Archbishop of Croydon’s daughter, as she... ...he other delicious entremets of the Marquis’s board, with an appetite that astonished some of the Frenchmen who frequented it. “Wait till he’s quite w... ...gge. “I bet you what you like you don’t get in,” said the young Marquis of Martingale. “I bet you a thousand ponies I stop a week in the heiress’s hou... ...the doctor’s bulle- tins pronounced him to be in the most dangerous state. MARTINGALE WA S A MARRIED MAN, and there was no danger of his riding by the... ... yes: she had a cream-colored one at Castle Barbican; and stared when Lord Martingale announced that he should soon have a thousand ponies, worth five... ...d brought more prizes into that port than had ever before been seen in the astonished French waters. Her actions with the “Dettingen” and the “Elector... ...wn into a high state of excitement by the appearance of no less than three vehicles at our establishment. As me, Jemmy, my daughter, Tug, and Orlando,...

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...d prin- ciples of the larger amount of our social and political effort are astonishingly limited and unsatisfactory, astonishingly irrelevant to the b... ...ited and high-class scheme. At a more popular level Mrs. Victoria Woodhull Martin has battled bravely in the cause of the same foregone conclu- sion. ... ... an unanimous round-robin to Mr. Francis Galton and Mrs. Victoria Woodhull Martin, admitting absolutely their leading argu- ment that it is absurd to ... ...th— in preventing them from breeding. The general trend of thought in Mrs. Martin’s Humani- tarian was certainly more in accordance with this reading ... ... him if you can to an utterance or so upon art and literature. You will be astonished how little you can either blame or praise the teaching of his sc... ...- als, be it remembered) and the geometry of the mediaeval quadrivium were astonishingly clumsy and ineffectual in- struments in comparison with the a... ...dapting our roads to accommo- date an increasing new traffic of soft-tyred vehicles, and it is not improbable that heating by wholesale, either by gas...

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...d as the fiery jets sprang up under his touch, one might have fancied them astonished at being suffered to introduce any show of brightness into such ... ... 48 Charles Dickens bed, candle in hand, he came full upon her. He looked aston- ished, but said not a word. He kept his eyes upon her, and kept adva... ...op down upon me. Y ou can’t forget that I didn’t submit. I suppose you are astonished that I should consider it worth my while to have justice done to... ...turnkey brother by being too—ha!—too plain with the other brother. Captain Martin was a gentleman and a man of honour, and I put it to him first to gi... ...onour, and I put it to him first to give me his—his own opinion. Cap- tain Martin (highly respected in the army) then unhesitatingly said that it appe... ... him on—I am doubtful whether “lead him 225 Little Dorrit on” was Captain Martin’s exact expression: indeed I think he said tolerate him—on her fathe... ...baggage, and as much as it could carry of the mud and dust which the other vehicles left behind. These equipages adorned the yard of the hotel at Mart... ...Martigny, on the return of the family from their mountain excursion. Other vehicles were there, much company being on the road, from the patched Itali...