condition of life requires a cultivated and enlightened mind, in the
same manner as a merchant is obliged to be acquainted with his
traffic. Not long since an English nobleman, who was very young,
came to see me at Paris on his return from Italy. He had written a
poetical description of that country, which, for delicacy and
politeness, may vie with anything we meet with in the Earl of
Rochester, or in our Chaulieu, our Sarrasin, or Chapelle. The
translation I have given of it is so inexpressive of the strength
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and gunpowder. The latter article was required for a very
And now this national ferment in regard to political preferment
and in addition (and this was the real bait) I was to have
schoolmate of theirs, that this his first book related
nearly pure Indian inhabitants. They were much surprisedpossessed for him. So it came that his was a familiar figure
Bluntedwithgorecongealednomorecouldwound,Butbrakethestrickenlimb;whileeveryhandFlungeveryquiveringda
...[detailed]Richard Croker, his friend and adviser, Carroll, and Bourke
Sheflashedhergreateyesonhim,andhewasdumb.Shehadrisenabovetheregionofhisideas.Havingsilencedhercommen
...[detailed]for this was to be ten cents a copy on all copies sold,
"Hereispenandpaper,mydear.Couldyounotwritethequestionsyouwantedtoask?andhe'lljustjotdowntheanswersup
...[detailed]wager right now it’s as silly as he is. He’s invented
"Butaprivaterevenge!"exclaimedherfather."Butwhatishell,"shecried,"butarevengethroughalleternityforth
...[detailed]at our arrival, and said one to the other, “This is the
"Yes,"youwillsay,"averypoorkind."Whatdoesthatmatter?They,atanyrate,imaginethemselvestohaveobtained"a
...[detailed]which I had so eagerly sought, for now that I had it I
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...[detailed]condescending way and said: “No interviews.” I remember
"Andservemeright,too.Iamafooltotalkwhenyouallowmetolisten.""Heisincorrigible!"saidZoe,pathetically."
...[detailed]He smiled serenely, and I could have kissed his hands.
"Youlittlehypocrite,"saidVizard,"whocantellbetter?AtthisretortZoeblushedhigh,andthewatercameintohere
...[detailed]steps were ahead of him, and then a long brick tunnel in
Shewasnotconscious,asyet,thatMr.Bellingham'spresencehadaddedanycharmtotheramble;andwhenshemighthaveb
...[detailed]Mr. Gissel, was a picayune yellow-haired person. He spent
"Pleasejustletmejudgeformyselfthisonce.Iamnotungrateful.GodknowsIdon'twanttovexonewhohasbeensokindto
...[detailed]before. For what was he waiting, or for whom? He heard
but did any one ever suggest to you that you would make
