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...s Sophronia Akershem (the mature young lady) in the light of a sister, and Alfred Lammle (the mature young gentleman) in the light of a brother. T wem... ...brother. T wemlow has asked him whether he went to school as a junior with Alfred? He has answered, ‘Not exactly.’ Whether Sophronia was adopted by hi... ...ver, that he has the least notion of its being his own case. ‘Our friends, Alfred and Sophronia,’ pursues V eneering the veiled prophet: ‘our friends ... ...ank, assisted by the Reverend Dash Dash, united in the bonds of matrimony, Alfred Lammle Esquire, of Sackville Street, 118 Our Mutual Friend Piccadil... ...te Horatio Akershem Esquire, broadly of Y orkshire. And after her, appears Alfred (whom T wemlow has seen once in his lifetime), to do the same and to... ...cerned that the refection had the appearance of a small cottage-loaf and a pennyworth of milk. Simultaneously with this discovery on her part, her fat... ...int, and would very much like to share your tea.’ The cottage loaf and the pennyworth of milk had been set forth on a sheet of paper on the window-sea...
...ne for not putting his things away; and besides, he Could not go without a pennyworth of string; and the Grevilles would have laughed at him if he had... ...ot a shark through the head, just as it was about to make a meal of Prince Alfred! He certainly was thus an entertaining companion to those who did no...
...lfpenny; Felix, my fourth (seven), eightpence to the Superannuated Widows; Alfred, my youngest (five), has voluntarily enrolled himself in the Infant ... ...rations, and discussions as generally fall to the lot of few grown people. Alfred (five), who, as I mentioned, has of his own election joined the Infa... ...ion after a fervid address of two hours from the chairman of the evening.” Alfred glowered at us as if he never could, or would, for give the injury ... ...elves, and hanging up his two teacups, milkpot, and crockery sundries on a pennyworth of little hooks, like a shipwrecked sailor making the best of it...
...u can’t have shut it.’ Then the step was heard within, and the voice of Mr Alfred Lammle called aloud, ‘Are you anywhere here, Fledgeby?’ T o which Fl... ...ad that.’ Fledgeby took a note from his extended hand and read it aloud. ‘ Alfred Lammle, Esquire. Sir: Allow Mrs Podsnap and myself to express our un... ...nap and myself to express our united sense of the polite attentions of Mrs Alfred Lammle and yourself towards our daughter, Georgiana. Allow us also, ... ...nce, among many others, that Bella was in no danger of being captivated by Alfred. She distrusted and dis- 52 Our Mutual Friend – V ol. 3 liked him. ... ...eally must show her beautiful Bella what kind of wealthy creatures she and Alfred had on hand, who would as one man fall at her feet enslaved. Fitting... ...cerned that the refection had the appearance of a small cottage-loaf and a pennyworth of milk. Simultaneously with this discovery on her part, her fat... ...int, and would very much like to share your tea.’ The cottage loaf and the pennyworth of milk had been set forth on a sheet of paper on the window-sea...
...best representations, licking Shakespeare. What an inconceivable cheese is Alfred de Musset! His comedies are, to my view, the best work of France thi... ... title of Princess Royal; I, after a furious contest, under that of Prince Alfred; and Willie, still a little sulky, as the Prince of Wales. We were a... ...to all at home; give Ramsay a 243 The Letters of R. L. Stevenson: V ol. 1 pennyworth of acidulated drops for his good taste. – And believe me, your a...
...Larkins. His line is genteel comedy—his father’s, coal and potato. He DOES Alfred Highflier in the last piece, and very well he’ll do it—at the price.... ...hired a second chair expressly for his feet, and flung himself on this two-pennyworth of sylvan luxury with an air which levelled all distinctions be-... ... two other board- ers, besides the gentleman in the back drawing-room— Mr. Alfred Tomkins and Mr. Frederick O’Bleary. Mr. Tomkins was a clerk in a win... ...ting wa- ter-cresses like a Nebuchadnezzar. Mr. O’Bleary appeared, and Mr. Alfred Tomkins. The compliments of the morn- ing were exchanged, and the te... ...ct stand out so beautifully against the clear sky in my life, ’ ejaculated Alfred. Everybody (ex- cept John Evenson) echoed the sentiment; for Mr. Tom... ...enson made a slight incli- nation of the head; Mr. Frederick O’Bleary, Mr. Alfred Tomkins, and Mr. Wisbottle, bowed like the mandarins in a grocer’s s...
...ok here, Gentlemen; do not hurry on so fast; And lose the chance of a good pennyworth. I have a pack full of the choicest wares Of every sort, and yet... ...7. 7. 7. Ode to Liberty, lines 1, 2. On the suggestion of his brother, Mr. Alfred Forman, the editor of the Library Edition of Shelley’s Poems (1876),...
...Larkins. His line is genteel comedy—his father’s, coal and potato. He DOES Alfred Highflier in the last piece, and very well he’ll do it—at the price.... ...hired a second chair expressly for his feet, and flung himself on this two-pennyworth of sylvan luxury with an air which levelled all distinctions be-...
...oked at the candle she had left burning, and, measuring the time like King Alfred the Great, was confirmed by its wasted state in her belief that she ... ... worn-out case, containing some wind instrument; in the same hand he had a pennyworth of snuff in a little packet of whitey-brown paper, from which he... ...pot. Such zests as his particular little phial of cay- enne pepper and his pennyworth of pickles in a saucer, were not wanting. She started, coloured ...
...l destroy himself! I spoke unkindly to him, and he cannot bear it from me. Alfred, my darling Alfred.’ With such exclamations, she hurried upstairs, f... ...ldly, and his hair floating in wild disorder, mingled with his whiskers. ‘ Alfred,’ cried his wife, flinging her arms about him, ‘I didn’ t mean to sa... ...dy’s fault; it was mine as much as yours, we shall do very well yet. Come, Alfred, come.’ Mr Mantalini did not think proper to come to, all at once; b... ...I cannot be angry with her, even now?’ ‘You have brought it upon yourself, Alfred,’ returned Ma- dame Mantalini—still reproachfully, but in a softened... ...hall be a body . Some handsome women will cry; she will laugh demnebly.’ ‘ Alfred, you cruel, cruel creature,’ said Madame Mantalini, sobbing at the d... ... eighteen-pence behind the street-door, she pulled out of her reticule ten-pennyworth of halfpence, which rolled into all possible corners of the pass...
...I cannot be angry with her, even now?’ ‘You have brought it upon yourself, Alfred,’ returned Ma- dame Mantalini—still reproachfully, but in a softened... ...hall be a body . Some handsome women will cry; she will laugh demnebly.’ ‘ Alfred, you cruel, cruel creature,’ said Madame Mantalini, sobbing at the d... ...t it was the little bright-eyed niece—the softest, sweetest, prettiest—’ ‘ Alfred!’ interposed Madame Mantalini. ‘She is always right,’ rejoined Mr Ma... ... eighteen-pence behind the street-door, she pulled out of her reticule ten-pennyworth of halfpence, which rolled into all possible corners of the pass...
...oked at the candle she had left burning, and, measuring the time like King Alfred the Great, was confirmed by its wasted state in her belief that she ... ... worn-out case, containing some wind instrument; in the same hand he had a pennyworth of snuff in a little packet of whitey-brown paper, from which he... ...pot. Such zests as his particular little phial of cay- enne pepper and his pennyworth of pickles in a saucer, were not wanting. She started, coloured ... ... of their whole history, with all its standards waving at once, from Saxon Alfred’s downwards. Mr Baptist had been in a manner whirled away before the...