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... sort of hideous monument that could be erected to the memory of any dear departed . These various tributes of respect and evidences of confidence in his solvency accumulated upon the marble slab in Sir John's hall , as orders to view ...
... sort of hideous monument that could be erected to the memory of any dear departed . These various tributes of respect and evidences of confidence in his solvency accumulated upon the marble slab in Sir John's hall , as orders to view ...
Side 26
... sort of house I would have taken had I been Sir John Moffat . A nice place up the river , now , with a boat - house and lawn sloping to the water's edge - that style of thing , eh ? ' There were the envious of all ranks and classes and ...
... sort of house I would have taken had I been Sir John Moffat . A nice place up the river , now , with a boat - house and lawn sloping to the water's edge - that style of thing , eh ? ' There were the envious of all ranks and classes and ...
Side 28
... sort of thing ' - and he contemptuously indicated the barbaric decorations of the room in which they happened to be standing at the moment- ' was very well in its way , no doubt , thought very fine once ; but it won't do for you , Sir ...
... sort of thing ' - and he contemptuously indicated the barbaric decorations of the room in which they happened to be standing at the moment- ' was very well in its way , no doubt , thought very fine once ; but it won't do for you , Sir ...
Side 36
... sort of person , ' ladies decided . He was not a favourite with the sex . " As a rule it is , we know , the large , bold , swagger- ing , loud - voiced , pushing specimens of male human- ity that , in all ranks , women most delight to ...
... sort of person , ' ladies decided . He was not a favourite with the sex . " As a rule it is , we know , the large , bold , swagger- ing , loud - voiced , pushing specimens of male human- ity that , in all ranks , women most delight to ...
Side 50
... sort to be seen ; even before the door was closed behind her Miss Banks had mastered these details , and stood surprised at the appearance of the lady she had come to see . A woman not in the very faintest degree resem- bling any one ...
... sort to be seen ; even before the door was closed behind her Miss Banks had mastered these details , and stood surprised at the appearance of the lady she had come to see . A woman not in the very faintest degree resem- bling any one ...
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acquaintance amongst answered asked Lady Moffat ball Bank of England beauty better Captain Battersley child china City creature dance daresay daughter delightful dreadful dress Edwina eyes face fancy feel felt gentleman girl glad going gone guests hand happy heard heart Holyrood House hope husband imagine John heard John's Kensington Kensington Gardens knew ladyship Lancashire Lassils laughed live London look Lord Chesunt mamma marriage marry matter Mira Miss Aggles Miss Banks morning never once Palace Gardens Palthorpe papa pause person poor pretty quiet Rachel remarked repeated reply rich Scarborough Seaton seemed seen Simonds Sir John Moffat smiled sorrow sort soul speak stancy stood suppose sure talk tell terrace thing thought tion tivated told tone trouble walked wife Wina wish woman wonder wonderful woman Woodham young
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Side 288 - But," continued my father more gravely, "when some one sorrow, that is yet reparable, gets hold of your mind like a monomania — when you think because heaven has denied you this or that, on which you had set your heart, that all your life must be a blank — oh ! then diet yourself well on biography — the biography of good and great men. See how little a space one sorrow really makes in life. See scarce a page, perhaps, given to some grief similar to your own ; and how triumphantly the life sails...
Side 288 - ... well on biography, the biography of good and great men. See how little a space one sorrow really makes in life. See scarce a page, perhaps, given to some grief similar to your own ; and how triumphantly the life sails on beyond it ! You thought the wing was broken ! Tut, tut, it was but a bruised feather ! See what life leaves behind it when all is done ! — a summary of positive facts far out of the region of sorrow and suffering, linking themselves with the being of the world. Yes, biography...
Side 45 - You have very little besides your pension and this house; but leave that little and the house to me, and I will do the best I can for you and myself.
Side 72 - Banks was a cleverwoman • but even she found that Lady Moffat taxed all her resources. She could understand a rogue, perhaps from a kindred feeling ; she cculd comprehend a fool, because she came into contact with fools every day of her life. She could moreover hazard an idea how to deal with a fiend, because she knew even the most dangerous temper generally has a vulnerable point where it can be attacked ; but the combination of these three qualities, and many more beside, in one woman, and that...
Side 266 - HEH the Duchess of Kent stood a little to the right of her Majesty, and was observed to watch with an anxious eye the regal bearing of her illustrious daughter. The President of the Council (the Marquis of Lansdowne) was on her Majesty's right hand, and the First Lord of the Treasury (Viscount Melbourne) on the left. Close behind were most of the members of the Cabinet, the Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the Earl Marshal of England, with other illustrious persons. ' In the courtyard...
Side 266 - Sergeants-at-Arms, whose duty it was to attend the proclamation of the sovereign in the various parts of the metropolis. In front of the soldiers were an immense assemblage of persons, principally ladies of distinction, who vied in every demonstration of loyalty and devotion. Silence having been obtained, Clarencieux Kingat-Arms (Sir William Woods), attended by four pursuivants (Portcullis, Rouge Croix, Blue Mantle, and Rouge Dragon), made proclamation.
Side 22 - ... departed. These various tributes of respect and evidences of confidence in his solvency accumulated upon the marble slab in Sir John's hall, as orders to view had formerly done. Finally there came a day when they too were swept into the dust-heap, to make way for cards of a different description, which fell upon Holyrood House thick as hail. Many ' desirable' people had visited the Seatons; but many more were desirous of visiting the Moffats.
Side 63 - Miss Banks' progress into intimacy had proceeded at express speed. She was always in and out; always busy in 'dear Lady Moffat's interest ;' always introducing a fresh acquaintance, or heralding the approach of one. She did this good thing, however, which probably no person save herself could have managed. She toned down the glare which frightened the new order of visitor that entered Lady Moffat's boudoir and drawing-room. Sir John and his wife had disagreed at the outset upon many of the decorations...
Side 61 - ... and storm-tossed. Disguise it as she might try to do even from herself, matters had grown much worse; life seemed more trying in Palace Gardens than had ever been the case hitherto. The grander they became, the more money they spent, the larger the establishment they maintained, the worse grew Lady Moffat's temper. Man could not depend upon it nor woman neither. She might be calm as a glassy lake one moment, and the next furious with passion. It was an absolute impossibility to know how to avert...
Side 43 - Banks; the best song is apt to pall if sungtoo often, and thelady seemed to pervade her friends' firesides. She resided with her brother-inlaw in a freehold tenement which belonged to that gentleman, and was squeezed in amongst better houses, as a shabby man sometimes gets squeezed in amongst a crowd of well-dressed people. The brother was generally spoken of by Miss Banks' admirers as ' terribly afflicted,' as a 'sad trial,' as a 'poor useless creature...