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...mending, and the puddings, and the plate and crockery, and the servants to superintend. But why speak about her? It is probable that we shall not hear... ...he least; and who could help attaching herself to Amelia? The happinessthe superior advantages of the young women round about her, gave Rebecca inexpr... ...nd alarm; now and then he would make a desperate attempt to get rid of his super- abundant fat; but his indolence and love of good living speed- ily g... ...ght’s pleasuring; and that Mrs. Sedley had forgiven his breaking the punch-bowl at the child’s party. Don’t you remember the ca- tastrophe, Ma’am, sev... ...ember in the pink frock, such a short time ago—the night I upset the punch-bowl, just after I was gazetted? Are you the little girl that George Osborn... ...part of the refreshments on the tables. Finally, he insisted upon having a bowl of rack punch; everybody had rack punch at V auxhall. “Waiter, rack pu... ...away: she was looking at the child, who was laughing in his sleep. CHAPTER XXXVI How to Live Well on Nothing a Year I SUPPOSE THERE IS NO MAN in this ... ...be possessed by those who would live on the resources above named. CHAPTER XXXVII The Subject Continued IN THE FIRST PLACE, and as a matter of the gre... ... Mr. Sedley with his umbrella, walked by the side of the children. CHAPTER XXXVIII A Family in a Very Small Way WE MUST SUPPOSE little George Osborne ...

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...nues of sinecurists, and stripping the thin, tawdry veil from attrac- tive superstitions, are working as actively in literature as in society. The cre... ..., and Mentes, who was about to leave for Leucadia, left him to the medical superintendence of a friend of his, named Mentor, the son of Alcinor. Under... ... that we must not expect consistency in a mere romance, the ancients had a superstitious belief in the great age of trees which grew near places conse... ... Arktinus and Hesiod—as genuine Homeric matter [Note: Prolegg. pp. xxxii., xxxvi., &c.] As far as the evidences on the case, as 24 The Iliad of Homer... ... with wine the copious goblets crown’d, And, pleased, dispense the flowing bowls around; 29 With hymns divine the joyous banquet ends, The pÆans leng... ...ing to be pleased.” Thus Vulcan spoke: and rising with a bound, The double bowl with sparkling nectar crown’d, 32 Which held to Juno in a cheerful way... ...th bloom divine, The golden goblet crowns with purple wine: While the full bowls flow round, the powers employ Their careful eyes on long-contended T ...

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...t at the chest. His features were exceedingly frank and cheerful. From his superior height, he was enabled to look down quite royally on the man whose... ...she declared, his supe- rior, and, begging everybody’s pardon present, the superior of us all, through no sin of his own, that caused him to be so unf... ...sely distressing. Together with Walter Heriot, Andrew Saddlebank, our best bowler, the drollest fellow in the world, John Salter, and little Gus T emp... ...ing that endeared him to younger boys capable of appreciating it, with the supernatural power of music. It endeared him, I suppose, to young women als... ... said he, staring at us angrily. ‘Has Saddlebank broken his arm, and can’t bowl?’ No, Saddlebank was in excellent trim, though shamefaced, as was Salt... ...ering us. ‘Here, Roy, T emple,’ we heard Heriot call; ‘here, come here and bowl to me.’ I went and bowled till I thought my head was flying after the ... ... strangest nightmare-light that ever ended an interview of lovers. CHAPTER XXXVI HOMEWARD AND HOME AGAIN THE ROOM was in flames, Baroness T urckems pl... ... wishes.’ So saying, she headed me, trotting down the heath-track. CHAPTER XXXVII JANET RENOUNCES ME AN ILLNESS OF OLD SEWIS, the butler,—amazingly re... ...on I appreciated her better. 326 The Adventures of Harry Richmond CHAPTER XXXVIII MY BANKERS’ BOOK THE SQUIRE again did honour to Janet’s eulogy and ...

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... thinking, anything but new to the spot. Yet, I had never seen it in my life, a minute before, and had traversed two hundred miles to get at it. That ... ...len upon them after yawning open, and would keep them down. A diver made known, even then, that he had come upon the body of a man, and had sought to ... ... and other obstructions from which frost and snow had lately thawed. It was a mistake (my friend was glad to tell me, on the way) to suppose that the ... ... an immense theatre, capable of holding nearly five thousand people. Charles Dickens 30 What Theatre? Her Majesty’s? Far better. Royal Italian Opera?... ...y, take him to the softest slopes at Windsor, and try what pace you can get out of him. Then, starve him, harness him any- how to a truck with a flat ... ...are me for a churchyard. An exceedingly retiring public-house, with a bagatelle-board shadily visible in a sawdusty parlour shaped like an omnibus, an... ...niver; and ’tis all according to the constitooshun, sur; and some constitooshuns is strong and some is weak.’ Re- tracing my footsteps over my beat, I... ...any means, but is made in my serious and sincere conviction. With this, and with a laugh at the rest that shall not be cynical, I turn the Fly-leaf, a...

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...re’s Reverend Warren, the Congregational preacher, and Professor Mott, the superintendent of schools, and Guy Pollock, the law- yer—they say he writes... ..., rugged of neck but sleek and round of face—face like the back of a spoon bowl. He was chuckling at her, “Have you got us all straight yet?” “Course ... ...a gravestone; the plain pine washstand and the garlanded water-pitcher and bowl. The scent was of horsehair and plush and Florida Water. “How could pe... ...ing the former owner. They were shy. It was “Professor” George Edwin Mott, superintendent of schools, a Chinese manda- rin turned brown, who held Caro... ...working. The town lives on them. We townies are parasites, and yet we feel superior to them. Last night I heard Mr. Haydock talking about `hicks.’ App... ...concert Carol led them in a dancing procession to the dining-room, to blue bowls of chow mein, with Lichee nuts and ginger pre- served in syrup. None ... ... and the Dauntless said, then her work was over, and she could go. CHAPTER XXXVI Kennicott was not so inhumanly patient that he could continue to forg... ... Minniemashie on Tuesday for a delightful picnic. 436 Main Street CHAPTER XXXVII I She found employment in the Bureau of War Risk Insur- ance. Though... ...nst them, Carol beheld, is unembittered laughter. 442 Main Street CHAPTER XXXVIII She had lived in Washington for a year. She was tired of the office...

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...uring mill ran blue among the broad green pastures; the air smelt of cream-bowls and wheaten loaves; the firs on the beacon-ridge, far south- ward, ov... ... on his own line of conduct; that is to say, as homage to his intellectual superiority. Mr. Algernon was installed in the Bank, and sat down for a lon... ...n a letter was delivered to him by one of the Inn porters. Edward read the superscription, and asked the porter who it was that brought it. Two young ... ...n for this man, and readily believed him to be above all other men, if not superhuman: for she was of an age and an imagination to conceive a spiritua... ...-luminous rela- tionship. Y oung Nic loved also to steep his spirit in the bowl; but, in addition to his never paying for his luxury, he drank as if i... ... her raised arms making a cramped, clapping motion. “He is there.” CHAPTER XXXVI AT ONCE RHODA perceived that it was time for her to act. The name of ... ... and he passed in. Rhoda walked on to Edward. 307 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVII A PROFOUND BELIEF in the efficacy of his eloquence, when he chose to... ...uperior dutward attractions of the gentleman. 311 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVIII THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD was unknown to Edward, and, after plunging about... ... newspaper, and looked much as if a fat lobworm had plunged himself into a bowl of ink, and in his literary delirium had twisted uneasily to the verge...

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... visitors, and busied himself with the restless movements of goldfish in a bowl. The windows were never opened ex- cept to air the room for a few minu... ...on his skill in preparing this mild intoxicant, and after supper the large bowl of hock and soda, with scented herbs floating in it and wild straw- be... ...om the others, watch- ing the noisy party with a good-humoured but faintly supercilious expression. He was tall and slim. He held himself with a delib... ...erienced than Philip might have thought he liked to hear himself talk. His supercilious atti- tude impressed Philip. He could not help admir- ing, and... ...pieces all that Hayward had said; with elaborate civility he displayed the superficiality of his attainments. He mocked him with gentle irony. Philip ... ...tle pang of bitterness because reality seemed so different from the ideal. XXXVI A FEW DAYS LATER Philip went to London. The cu- rate had recommended ... ...ho were gentlemen and who weren’t, but the gentlemen didn’t talk about it. XXXVII AT FIRST the novelty of the work kept Philip inter - ested. Mr. Cart... ...elf into the other’s skin, imagining what life would be if he were Watson. XXXVIII AT THE END of the year there was a great deal to do. Philip went to... ...er’s appearance. With Ruskin, Burne-Jones, and Watts, he had put aside his bowler hat and the neat blue tie with white spots which he had worn on comi...

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... pensioners, wheezing by the firesides of their wards; fog in the stem and bowl of the afternoon pipe of the wrathful skipper, down in his close cabin... ...rely through his solicitors, Messrs. Kenge and Carboy, of Lon don. A very superior gentleman, Mr. Kenge. T ruly eloquent indeed. Some of his periods ... ..., sir,” said I. He was very obliging, and as he handed me into a fly after superintending the removal of my boxes, I asked him whether there was a gre... ...tives—and the happy settlement, on the banks of the African rivers, of our superabundant home population. 38 Bleak House – Dickens Mr. Jarndyce, who ... ..., sir, if you please”; and putting on his hat again (which was like a soft bowl), cracked his whip, re awakened his music, and went melodiously away. ... ...es and smooth round blocks of stone, as if the trees were going to play at bowls with the stones), and the whole house reposes on her mind. She can op... ...vour in his eyes, at the journey’s end. 497 Bleak House – Dickens CHAPTER XXXVI Chesney Wold CHARLEY AND I DID NOT SET OFF alone upon our expedi... ...me that she could think of, and pressing me to her faithful heart. CHAPTER XXXVII Jarndyce and Jarndyce IF THE SECRET I HAD TO KEEP had been mine... ... cast ashore, I think I see my darling. 531 Bleak House – Dickens CHAPTER XXXVIII A Struggle WHEN OUR TIME CAME for returning to Bleak House again...

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...ight or the wrong might not have overmuch to do with whatever wayward mood superior intelligences might yield to. But instinct, though knowing, is yet... ...g; the more so, as there was in it what seemed the aspect not alone of the superior, but, as it were, the rebuker; which sort of bearing, in a benefic... ...d man. Not that he looked as if he were a kind of Wilberforce at all; that superior merit, probably, was not his; nothing in his manner bespoke him ri... ... long bright cherry- stem, a Nuremburgh pipe in blast, its great porcelain bowl painted in miniature with linked crests and arms of interlinked nation... ...by subtle saturations of its mellowing essence the tobacco had ripened the bowl, so it looked as if something similar of the interior spirit came rosi... ...similar of the interior spirit came rosily out on the cheek. But rosy pipe-bowl, or rosy counte- nance, all was lost on that unrosy man, the bachelor,... ...I understand you exactly. I will see you to-morrow.” 185 Melville CHAPTER XXXVI. In Which the Cosmopolitan is Accosted by a Mys- tic, Whereupon ensue... ..., and without bowing, the master withdrew. 196 The Confidence-Man CHAPTER XXXVIII. The Disciple Unbends, and Consents to Act a Social Part IN THE MAS...

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...touches upon his char - acter . I cannot agree with the painters who claim superciliously that the layman can understand nothing of painting, and that... ...ht, the personal narratives of such as knew him in the flesh can hardly be superfluous. What would we not give for the reminiscences of someone who ha... ... man of his age should concern himself with affairs of the heart. With the super - 29 Somerset Maugham ciliousness of extreme youth, I put thirty-fiv... ...o. Do you like ab- sinthe?” “I can drink it.” “Come on, then.” He put on a bowler hat much in need of brush- ing. “ We might dine together. Y ou owe m... ...taken him to be, sitting there in his old Norfolk jacket and his unbrushed bowler; his trousers were baggy , his hands were not clean; and his face, w... ...at- ness of person, and he continued to wear his spruce black coat and his bowler hat, always a little too small for him, in a dapper , jaunty man- ne... ...elty she must have looked into that in horror she refused to live. Chapter XXXVI THE NEXT WEEK was dreadful. Stroeve went twice a day to the hospital ... ...had not moved. His gold- rimmed spectacles were still on his nose. Chapter XXXVII THE CIRCUMSTANCES of Blanche Stroeve’s death ne- cessitated all mann... ...ows out of my mind. I wanted to enjoy . 140 The Moon and Sixpence Chapter XXXVIII I DID NOT SEE HIM again for nearly a week. Then he fetched me soon ...

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.... Sam Weller lighted a blazing fire in the room, and took up his dinner; a bowl of punch was carried up afterwards, and a grand carouse held in honour... ...ey made the bed the chair, and Mr. Pickwick presided. A second and a third bowl were ordered in; and when Mr. Pickwick awoke next morning, there was n... ...ck cotton stockings, who might have passed for the neglected daughter of a superannuated dustman in very reduced circumstances, thrust in her head, an... ...cate young gentleman, in a pair of wings and nothing else, was depicted as superintending the cooking; a representation of the spire of the church in ... ...t be here this three quarters of an hour or more,’ said the young lady who superintended the domestic arrange ments of the Blue Boar. ‘Wery good, my ... ...h something hot, went to bed, and to sleep, almost simultaneously. CHAPTER XXXVI THE CHIEF FEATURES OF WHICH WILL BE FOUND TO BE AN AUTHENTIC VERSION... ...state where he was, in the next ch apter. The Pickwick Papers 110 CHAPTER XXXVII HONOURABLY ACCOUNTS FOR Mr. WELLER’S ABSENCE, BY DESCRIBING A SOIRE... ...rage. Sam called the greengrocer a ‘desp’rate willin,’ and ordered a large bowl of punch—two circumstances which seemed to raise him very much in the ... ...ead from the door, set forth on his pilgrimage with a light heart. CHAPTER XXXVIII HOW Mr. WINKLE, WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE FRYING PAN, WALKED GENT...

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...ar my own breathings. When I had stood ten minutes, thinking and imagining, and getting my spirit in tune with the place, and in the right mood to enj... ...after- noons, in the Schloss gardens. A good many of them wore colored caps of the corps. They were finely and fashionably dressed, their manners were... ...n, and it was the reverse of pleasant to learn that he probably would not, because, al- though he was a notable swordsman, the challenger was held to ... ...g song the starboard watch bent to their work and hove the cable short, then got the anchor home, and our bark moved off with a stately stride, and so... ...preparatory gently rising slopes, 87 A Tramp Abroad but a sort of instantaneous hill—a hill two hundred and fifty or three hundred feet high, as roun... ...igh, as round as a bowl, with the same taper upward that an inverted bowl has, and with about the same relation of height to diameter that distin- gui... ...as not more par- ticular than other people, but he had noticed that a clergy- man at dinner without any breeches was almost sure to ex- cite remark. C... ...him abed some days. Then he got up and climbed that mountain again. That is the way with a true Alp-climber; the more fun he has, the more he wants. C... ...t justified his judgment. She nibbled her leisurely way downhill till it was near milking-time, then she struck for home and towed him into Zermatt. C...

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... use of persons of wealth and distinction. The saddle and housings of this superb palfrey were covered by a long foot-cloth, which reached nearly to t... ... emblems. Another lay brother led a sumpter mule, loaded probably with his superior’s baggage; and two monks of his own order, of inferior station, ro... ... ful, he could sustain with great decorum. His knowledge of books, however superficial, was sufficient to impress upon their ignorance respect for his... ...peaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the matin chime ere he quitted his bowl; and, old as I am, I feared to have shame in encounter- ing you. But, ... ...of the native of any other country to engage in the genial conflict of the bowl with the hardy and strong-headed Saxons; something he mentioned, but s... ...y of despair. Without alighting from his horse, the conqueror called for a bowl of wine, and opening the beaver, or lower part of his helmet, announce... ...and Master ordered to his presence the Pre- ceptor of Templestowe. CHAPTER XXXVI Say not my art is fraud—all live by seeming. The beggar begs with it,... ...e scene, which we shall endeavour to describe in the next chapter. CHAPTER XXXVII Stern was the law which bade its vot’ries leave At human woes with h... ...h excited universal surprise and admiration. 367 Sir Walter Scott CHAPTER XXXVIII —There I throw my gage, T o prove it on thee to the extremest point...

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...nd. 27 George Meredith ‘Yes, with the General!’ ‘He is a noble old man.’ ‘Superb. And don’t say “old man.” With his uniform and his height and his gr... ...make a fitting income, carving out a fortune. Eight hundred may stand as a superior basis. That sum is a distinct point of vantage. If it does not mea... ...ritical mind, well able to distinguish between the simple metaphor and the superobese. A year of habitation induced her to conceal her dislike of the ... ...of charming were addressed to the women. Men may be counted on for falling bowled over by a hand- some face and pointed tongue; women require some woo... ...er the presidency of Constance. 318 Diana of the Crossways BOOK 5 CHAPTER XXXVI IS CONCLUSIVE AS TO THE HEARTLESS- NESS OF WOMEN WITH BRAINS HYMENAEA... ...uld become a glutton.’ ‘Do,’ said Tony. ‘I should be ashamed to “drain the bowl” all to myself: a solitary toper is a horrid creature, unless he makes... ... T ony’s hand travelling to make sure of her. 327 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVII AN EXHIBITION OF SOME CHAMPIONS OF THE STRICKEN LADY CLOSE UPON the ... ...g round Diana’s ears. Her senses were too heavy for a sus- picion. CHAPTER XXXVIII CONVALESCENCE OF A HEALTHY MIND DISTRAUGHT FROM AN ABANDONMENT that... ..., the magnetic attraction in the spirituous flames of that wild snapdragon bowl, called the Upper class; and she was angelically blonde, a straw-colou...

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..., I could invent one — and do it as easy as rolling off a log. I became head superintendent; had a couple of thousand men under me. Well, a man like ... ...eem to me that of all the childish, idiotic, chuckle headed, chicken livered super stitions that ev — oh, damn Merlin!” But Clarence had slumped to h... ...nd sincerely afraid of Merlin’s pretended magic as Clarence was, certainly a superior man like me ought to be shrewd enough to contrive some way to ta... ...th the paint pot and stencil plate; insomuch that there was not a cliff or a bowlder or a dead wall in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court ... ... slaves were bangless, and al lowed their hair free growth. So I inverted a bowl over his head and cut away all the locks that hung below it. I also ... ..., breast to breast. I was seventy yards off, then, and scrambling up a great bowlder at the roadside. When they were within thirty yards of me they le... ...long. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Mark Twain 231 CHAPTER XXXVI. AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK LONDON — to a slave — was a sufficiently ... ...hman’s tin lantern fell on it, and, by George, he was the wrong man! CHAPTER XXXVII. AN AWFUL PREDICAMENT SLEEP? I T WA S IMPOSSIBLE. It would natur... ... the execution take place to day. Well, the missing slave was found. CHAPTER XXXVIII. SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE NEARING FOUR IN THE ...

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...in to me that these two, so perfectly matched in birth, wealth, and mental superiority, live entirely apart, and have nothing in common but their name... ...earned from each other in our ran- dom arguments. She sees that it is only superficial facts of which I am ignorant. The poor thing has opened her hea... ...ook on his face, remind- ing one of a sickly child, which owes its life to superhuman care, as Sister Marthe did. As my father observed, his features ... ...this makes him very uneasy when he unfolds it to me. Good-bye! 139 Balzac XXXVI THE VICOMTESSE DE L’ESTORADE TO THE BARONNE DE MACUMER DEAR,—no words... ...xcuse you will for leaving; if you are not sure of Macumer, I am of Louis. XXXVII THE BARONNE DE MACUMER TO THE VICOMTESSE DE L’ESTORADE Genoa. MY BEL... ...a word to you of these till memory has given them their proper atmosphere. XXXVIII THE VICOMTESSE DE L’ESTORADE TO THE BARONNE DE MACUMER September. M... ...But why? I only wanted to find out if I had any gift, to taste the flowing bowl of success!” Nothing would be easier than for me to ransack the drawer...

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...ckle, and with that look of exultation that indicates a con- sciousness of superior skill, “you burnt your powder only to warm your nose this cold eve... ...s enough; for the shot in the heart was unnecessary—what we call an act of supererogation, Leather-Stocking.” “You may call it by what larned name you... ...uth firmly but respect fully, and with a pronunciation and language vastly superior to his ap- pearance: “with how many shot did you load your gun?” “... ... day, when we are the laist calkilating. Good-even, Major; will I make the bowl of gin toddy the night, or it’s likely ye’ll stay at the big house the... ...art-pot, pint-pot. Mit-pint, Gill-pot, half-gill. nipperkin. And the brown bowl— Here’s a health to the barley mow, My brave boys, Here’s a health to ... ...s stately 157 James Fenimore Cooper as a first-rate in smooth water, on a bowline? Why, woman, the figure-head of the Boadishey was a fool to her, an... ...still as when she issued from the gate on her mission to the jail. CHAPTER XXXVI “ And I could weep “—th’ Oneida chief His descant wildly thus begun—”... ...his side, with horror an every feature. 369 James Fenimore Cooper CHAPTER XXXVII “Love rules the court, the camp, the grove.” —Lay of the Last Minstr... ...n ever, by the heat he had encountered. 377 James Fenimore Cooper CHAPTER XXXVIII “Even from the land of shadows, now My father’s awful ghost appears...

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... 135 XXXI 138 XXXII 142 XXXIII 146 XXXIV 151 Pride and Prejudice iii XXXV 156 XXXVI 162 XXXVII 167 XXXVIII 171 XXXIX 174 XL 178 XLI 182 XLII 187 III ... ...nce, and of his judgment the high est opinion. In understanding Darcy was the superior. Bingley was by no means deficient, but Darcy was clever. He wa... ...g civil to all the world. For though elated by his rank, it did not render him supercilious; on the contrary, he was all attention to every body. By n... ...his attention was received with the greatest pleasure; but Elizabeth still saw superciliousness in their treatment of every body, hardly excepting eve... ... of the morning. I will only add, God bless you. “FITZWILLIAM DARCY.” Chapter XXXVI I F ELIZABETH, when Mr. Darcy gave her the letter, did not expect... ...zwilliam was no longer an object. She could think only of her letter. Chapter XXXVII T HE TWO gentlemen left Rosings the next morning; and Mr. Collin... ...ard the good news? Miss Lydia is going to be married; and you shall all have a bowl of punch, to make merry at her wedding.” Mrs. Hill began instantly...

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...lks of the higher intellect; he was not having his impudent boy’s fling at superiority over the supe- rior, as here and there a subtle-minded vain juv... ... to the Colonel of the First Regiment of the Impe- rial Guard, Paris. That superscription had been suggested by Colonel Halkett. Rosamund was in favou... ...ugh the faithful mirror of fiction has been showing us latterly that a too superhu- man beauty has disturbed popular belief in the bare begin- nings o... ...out it like a pair of nine- pins while the Muscovites are at work with the bowls. Very well. Let me tell you my story. It’s perfectly true, I give you... ...esiding over custom do not per- mit such renovating sights to men. CHAPTER XXXVI PURSUIT OF THE APOLOGY OF Mr. ROMFREY TO DR. SHRAPNEL THE CONTEST, wh... ... He had better hold fast, for it’s his last.’ 323 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVII CECILIA CONQUERED THE CARRIAGE rolled out of the avenue and through ... ...ld fast to,’ said Colo- nel Halkett, sighing. 335 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVIII LORD AVONLEY MR. EVERARD ROMFREY was now, by consent, Lord Avonley,...

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...aring one of their number confounded for his pains, and by the wearer of a superfine dashing-white waistcoat, was moved to take no- tice of the total ... ...ture why we choose to give sign of a particular surliness when our wealthy superiors would have us think their con- descending grins are cordials. The... ...nd his Court, together with the view taken of honest labour in the mind of super- cilious luxury, even if indebted to it freshly for a trifle; and the... ...ist and dumpy Horsa, quitting ledger and coronet, might recur to their sea bowlegs and red-stubble chins, might take to their tarpau- lins again; they... ...ace, next week, say Wednes- day, half-past six, for a long evening—flowing bowl—eh, shall it be?’ Nesta came looking to find her Captain Dartrey. Mr. ... ...n him for an instant, bowed; and went. 335 George Meredith BOOK 5 CHAPTER XXXVI NESTA AND HER FATHER THE DAY of Nesta’s return was one of a number of... ... of her instinct, without an object in sight. 347 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVII THE MOTHER-THE DAUGHTER TAKING NESTA’S HAND, on her entry into his c... ...ng in her, just a little afraid of her. 356 One of Our Conquerors CHAPTER XXXVIII NATALY, NESTA, AND DARTREY FENELLAN PLEASANT THINGS, that come to u...

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...osopher will now have his eye on the source of that extraordinary sense of superiority to mankind which was the crown of their complacent brows. Eclip... ... for all his defensive measures were against the cold. He was muffled in a superbly mounted bearskin, which came up so closely about his ears that Ara... ...now not it? It is Italian—yes, I swear it is Italian! But— who then? It is superbe! But I know not it!” “It is mine,” said the young person. “Your mus... ...Meredith received admonishing blows from quart-pots, salutes from hot pipe-bowls, pricks from pipe-ends, on nose, and cheek, and pate; as if to vindic... ...e to ocean: but no Lady Charlotte drew near. 287 George Meredith CHAPTER, XXXVI THOUGH MRS. CHUMP and Wilfrid, as they stood by the light of the lamp... ...im. “For God’s sake, spare the girl!” Emilia stood in the doorway. CHAPTER XXXVII A KNOCK at Merthyr’s chamber called him out while he sat writing to ... ...er one whole night of remorse, because she had not spoken earlier. CHAPTER XXXVIII “MY VOICE! I have my voice!” Emilia had cried it out to herself alm... ...o see whether, by a partial ascent of the sloping rubble down which it had bowled, the carriage might be got along. “Go; they have gone round; see whe...

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... short. He taught the boy boxing, and shooting, and the arts of fence, and superintended the direction of his animal vigour with a melancholy vivacity... ...aining energies of Algernon’s mind were devoted to animadversions on swift bowling. He preached it over the county, struggling through laborious liter... ... another of Sir Austin’s intellec- tual favourites, chosen from mankind to superintend the edu- cation of his son at Raynham. Adrian had been destined... ...t! “Did we beat to-day, uncle?” “Yes, boy; and we’d beat them any day they bowl fair. I’d beat them on one leg. There’s only Watkins and Featherdene a... ...o inspect the jail where Tom Bakewell lay groaning over the results of the super-mundane conflict, and the victim of it that he was. In Lobourne Austi... ...chard. Mrs. Doria did not propose to show it. 309 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVI A LADY DRIVING a pair of greys was noticed by Richard in his rides an... ...ing Ripton fell asleep and dreamed. 324 Ordeal of Richard Feverel CHAPTER XXXVII BEHOLD THE HERO embarked in the redemption of an erring beautiful wo... ...er, Mr. Richard?” And her virtue was humbled. 335 George Meredith CHAPTER XXXVIII ONE MAY SUPPOSE that a prematurely aged, oily little man; a poet in...

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...se of Brantome and de la Noue he learned to compare the wild and loose yet superstitious char- acter of the nobles of the League, with the stern, rigi... ...rs.] and supply her richly, out of the stores of his own imagination, with supernatural beauty, and all the prop- erties of intellectual wealth. But e... ...is campaign. T wo were 37 Sir Walter Scott black (the regimental colour), superb chargers both; the other three were stout active hacks, designed for... ...was looking another way, into the resemblance of the grotesque face on the bowl of a Ger- man tobacco-pipe; after which, with an odd conge to W averle... ...anged for shooting lang John Mucklewrath the smith!’ 226 Waverley CHAPTER XXXVI AN INCIDENT THE DINNER-HOUR of Scotland Sixty Years since was two o’c... ...o Stirling, carrying with them their wounded captain and comrades. CHAPTER XXXVII WAVERLEY IS STILL IN DISTRESS THE VELOCITY, and indeed violence, wit... ... tience of his attendants prohibited his asking any explana- tion. CHAPTER XXXVIII A NOCTURNAL ADVENTURE THERE WAS a moment’s pause when the whole par...

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...ard and may he reported. “It makes the business of choosing a wife for him superhu- manly difficult!” Mrs. Mountstuart observed, after listening to th... ... of her contact with the abominated crowd. The pleasure of the world is to bowl down our soldierly let- ter I; to encroach on our identity, soil our n... ...s invita- tion, and sometimes on these occasions Willoughby was there too, superintending the filling up of his laboratory, though he was not at home ... ...have a longer stride; she reviews you in competition, and selects you. The superlative is magnetic to her. She may be looking elsewhere, and you will ... ...g gained for us by civilization crumbles; we fall back to the first mortar-bowl we were bruised and stirred in. My thoughts, when I take my stand to w... ...is the length of time we propose. He’ll exhaust his nature in a day and be bowled over by the dullest regular donkey-en- 222 The Egoist gine with pai... ...t her dinner- table; she could not be very severe. 350 The Egoist CHAPTER XXXVI ANIMATED CONVERSATION AT A LUN- CHEON-TABLE VERNON WAS CROSSING the h... ...cheon-table. The cause of their visit was obvious. 360 The Egoist CHAPTER XXXVII CONTAINS CLEVER FENCING AND INTI- MATIONS OF THE NEED FOR IT THAT WO... ...herous, foul; a woman to drag men through the mud. She approached. CHAPTER XXXVIII IN WHICH WE TAKE A STEP TO THE CENTRE OF EGOISM THEY MET; Vernon so...

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...t be put with a crew who will make it their object to bully him out of his superiority, and the more I do for him, the worse it will be for him, poor ... ...you; I’m sure it is very good of you. Janet—Janet, where’s the great Dutch bowl—and the little Salviati? Noth- ing else is worthy of this dear little ... ...f the town Kencroft had its own charm- ing garden; a lawn, once devoted to bowls and now to cro- quet, an old-fashioned walled kitchen garden, sloping... ...tons, who had an immense regard for her husband, who, they say, was a very superior man.” “It is hardly necessary to be told so.” “They mean to take l... ...He looked for a moment much disconcerted; but then with a little masculine superiority, answered— “Well, well, we’ll think over it, Mary. See how it a... ...t were by imita- tion. I like to know it is so.” 464 Magnum Bonum CHAPTER XXXVI CHAPTER XXXVI CHAPTER XXXVI CHAPTER XXXVI CHAPTER XXXVI OF NO CONSEQ ... ...hem to start asunder and go their separate ways. 484 Magnum Bonum CHAPTER XXXVII CHAPTER XXXVII CHAPTER XXXVII CHAPTER XXXVII CHAPTER XXXVII THE THE ... ...ed in days of yore, When outlaws bold were rife, The days of dagger and of bowl, Of dungeon and of strife. Oh! for the days when forks were not, On sk... ...e forgotten that the power was in his own hands. 504 Magnum Bonum CHAPTER XXXVIII CHAPTER XXXVIII CHAPTER XXXVIII CHAPTER XXXVIII CHAPTER XXXVIII THE...

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...eyond this he had touched very little on the cares of housekeeping. A slop-bowl full of strong tea, together with bread, and butter, and eggs, was pro... ... isfy the cravings of nature; if, in addition to this, he had another slop-bowl of tea in the evening, he got all that he ever required, or all, at le... ...y humble but umble, which I look upon to be the com- parative, or, indeed, superlative degree. Or perhaps there are four degrees; humble, umble, stumb... ... was a school of worshippers ready to adore him as their idea of a divine, superhuman, miracle- moving, inspired prophet—declared that his wondrous wo... ... attaches luck to an odd number, I’ll have the sixth to show that I am not superstitious. ’ While Mary was preparing the sixth jorum, there came a kno... ...‘and so have I, but—’ He did not express the rest of his thoughts. CHAPTER XXXVI WILL HE COME AGAIN? Long before the doctor returned home after the li... ...ve advice while Sir Louis Scatcherd was lying there in that state. CHAPTER XXXVII SIR LOUIS LEAVES GRESHAMSBURY Janet had been sedulous in her attenti... ...n in the house. But I’ll make up for that to-night. 438 Dr Thorne CHAPTER XXXVIII DE COURCY PRECEPTS AND DE COURCY PRACTICE There is a mode of novel-... ...e boxes and apothecaries’ bottles, cups and saucers standing separate, and bowls, in which messes have been prepared with the hope of suiting a sick m...

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...S, 6 -- CHAPTER IV ? A ROGUE?TROUBLE ON BOARD???LAND -- HO!???POMPERO?CAPE HORN, 9 -- CHAPTER V ? CAPE HORN?A VISIT, 13 -- CHAPTER VI ? LOSS OF A MAN?SUPERSTITION, 18 -- CHAPTER VII ? JUAN FERNANDEZ?THE PACIFIC, 21 -- CHAPTER VIII ? ??TARRING DOWN???DAILY LIFE???GOING AFT???CALIFORNIA -- ., 25 -- CHAPTER IX ? CALIFORNIA?A SOUTH-EASTER, 28 -- CHAPTER X ? A SOUTH-EASTER?PASS...

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...HAPTER V — CAPE HORN—A VISIT . . . . . . . . 18 CHAPTER VI — LOSS OF A MAN—SUPERSTITION . . . . . . . . 21 CHAPTER VII — JUAN FERNANDEZ—THE PACIFI... ...END IN . . . . . . . . 183 NEED—PREPARING FOR PORT—THE GULF STREAM CHAPTER XXXVI — SOUNDINGS—SIGHTS FROM HOME—BOSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 ... ..., tight round the hips, and thence hanging long and loose round the feet, a superabundance of checked shirt, a low crowned, well varnished black hat,... ...o duty as sailors in the forecastle. Where there are no passengers and no supercargo, as in our vessel, he has no companion but his own dignity, a... ...ine, or, as the sailors usually call it, a gant line; with the end of this a bowline is taken round the stay, into which the man gets with his bucket ... ...t heaven and earth,’’ and if the rope slips, breaks, or is let go, or if the bowline slips, he falls overboard or breaks his neck. This, however, is ... ... for some time, when we were both obliged to brace up and come upon a taught bowline, after rounding the point; and here he had us on fair ground, an... ...the twilight. - 187 - Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana CHAPTER XXXVI — SOUNDINGS—SIGHTS FROM HOME—BOSTON HARBOR—LEAVING THE SHIP Fri...

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...hat Grace should stay. She had been invited to fill the place of an absent superintendent, first, for one month, then for another, and then for two mo... ...as they had a right to expect her to be, and in some respects a great deal superior to that type of womanhood with which they had been most generally ... ...elf submissive to him, and treated him with the courtesy which is due to a superior being. He therefore simply asked her whether he could be allowed t... ...ould be so good, so much strength, and yet such grace! You should have the bowl he drank the milk out of, so as to tell the whole story. No painter li... ...m your garden a bitter leaf will now and then make its way into your salad-bowl. Alas, there were so many bitter leaves ever making their way into her... ...owl. Alas, there were so many bitter leaves ever making their way into her bowl! ‘What I mean is, Josiah, that no long explanation will be needed. I t... ...er, he returned to his du- ties at the elbow of Sir Raffle Buffle. CHAPTER XXXVI GRACE CRAWLEY RETURNS HOME About this time Grace Crawley received two... ...her your love,’ Grace said, ‘but nothing else.’ And then she went. CHAPTER XXXVII HOOK COURT Mr Dobbs Broughton and Mr Musselboro were sitting to- get... ... five hundred tonight,’ he said. 356 The Last Chronicle of Barset CHAPTER XXXVIII JAEL On the first of March, Conway Dalrymple’s easel was put up in ...