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...led him Jemmy, being after the Major his own godfather with Lirriper for a surname being after myself, and never was a dear child such a brightening t... ...d to comfort me, which he didn’t at all and he had been one of the private constables in Caroline’s time to which he referred in his opening words whe...

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...ame was Thomas a Becket Driscoll, the other’s name was Valet de Chambre: no surname—slaves hadn’t the privilege. Roxana had heard that phrase some w... ... Come in!” Mr. Justice Robinson entered, followed by Buckstone and the town constable, Jim Blake. They sat down, and after some wandering and aimless... ...ame old raider,” said Wilson. “I suppose there isn’t any doubt about that.” “Constable Blake doesn’t think so.” “No, you’re wrong there,” said Blake. ... ...ive hundred more for the thief.” “What a leather headed idea!” exclaimed the constable. “The thief das’n’t go near them, nor send anybody. Whoever goe... ...y, and I’ll show you the thief and the dagger both very soon afterward.” The constable was disappointed, and also perplexed. He said: “It may all be—y... ...lence the justice of the peace informed Wilson that he and Buckstone and the constable had come as a committee, on the part of the Demo cratic party,...

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...antly to Chertsey: from which place, he was to despatch, with all speed, a constable and doctor. ‘But won’t you take one look at him, first, miss?’ as... ...f for the remainder of the day, in consideration of his services), and the constable. The latter gentleman had a large staff, a large head, large feat... ...red at each other in a state of stupefaction. ‘Pay attention to the reply, constable, will you?’ said the doctor, shaking his forefinger with great so... ...t worthy’s utmost acuteness. ‘Something may come of this before long.’ The constable looked as wise as he could, and took up his staff of office: whic... ... you will observe,’ said the doctor. ‘That’s what it is, sir,’ replied the constable, coughing with great violence; for he had finished his ale in a h... ...s” engraved on the inside,’ said the woman. ‘There is a blank left for the surname; and then follows the date; which is within a year before the child...

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...essed Enemies to Wonder; who, in these days, so numerously patrol as night-constables about the Mechanics’ Institute of Science, and cackle, like true... ...owers, must be fictitious. Was her real name Flora, then? But what was her surname, or had she none? Of what station in Life was she; of what parentag...

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...” “Jean, if monsieur pleases,” replied the newcomer, “Jean Passepartout, a surname which has clung to me because I have a natural aptness for going ou... ...Passepartout, startled at the largeness of the sum. “Silence!” shouted the constable. “And inasmuch,” continued the judge, “as it is not proved that t...

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...words about him. In the first place he was named simply Ferdinand, without surname. This anonymous condition seemed to him an im- mense advantage at t... ...reature feeble in the mass but fierce in isolated circumstances, hard as a constable when his own rights are in question, yet giving fresh chickweed t...

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...iss,” said Mr. Guppy. “Very full—er—ex cuse me—lady’s name, Christian and surname both?” I gave them. “Married woman, I believe?” said Mr. Guppy. “Ma... ... how Tom shall be got right. Whether he shall be put into the main road by constables, or by beadles, or by Bleak House – Volume Two 142 bell ringin...

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...inding the ground, into the garden, and, call- ing upon Janet to fetch the constables and jus- tices, that he might be taken, tried, and ex- ecuted on... ...has spoken, is made and entered into with her cousin; Christian name, Ham; surname, Peggotty; occupation, boat-builder; also of this town. She lives w... ...er; also of this town. She lives with a relative; Christian name, unknown; surname, Peggotty; occupation, sea- faring; also of this town. She is the p...

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...e made him to be vowed a monk. The second son was called Aurelius, and his surname Ambrosius. Lastly was born Uther, and it was he whose days were lon... ...aid. To this lord he committed the guidance of his host, and appointed him constable of his knights. He commanded these that they should hearken Lot a... ...ight of the bailly which was spoiled of its captain, for an army without a constable is less an army than a flock of sheep. The Britons dealt merciles... ...e hid within a wood upon a high place. Mordup, Earl of Gloucester, was the constable of the meinie. “Your part in the battle,” said Arthur, “is to be ... ...all being charged with the rear. Boso and Earl Guerin of Chartres were the constables of another company. The third company, formed of outland folk, a... ...King of the Danes, and to Lot, the King of Norway. The fourth had Hoel for constable, and with him Gawain, who, certes, was no faintheart. Behind thes...

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...f my predecessors, I had only to seize upon the most sounding and euphonic surname that English history or topography affords, and elect it at once as... ...timable persons. ‘There was the young Laird of Balmawhapple, a Falconer by surname, of the house of Glenfarquhar, given right much to field sports—gau... ...n men of the Highlands, had been in fellowship together by reason of their surnames, for the committing of divers thefts, reifs, and herships upon the... ...omparable princess, to the wounded Moor Abindarez, whom Rodrigo de Narvez, constable of Antiquera, conveys to your castle; or open them, if you like i... ...d the villagers to return to their homes, excepting two, who officiated as constables, and whom he directed to wait below. The apartment was thus clea... ...onder comes Corporal Bridoon, of our poor dear troop; he’s coming with the constable man: Bridoon’s one of my lambs, as Nosebag calls ‘em. Come, Mr. —... ...ajor, and old Hubble-de-Shuff the colo- nel into the bargain.—Come, Master Constable, let’s see if this shy cock, as she calls him’ (who, by the way, ... ... after taking this oath, Louis believed he should die within the year. The Constable Saint Paul, being invited to a personal confer- ence with Louis, ... ...s. Hurdles, buttocks. Ilk, each; of that ilk, having the same title as the surname. Impiger, iracundus inexorabilis, acer, untiring, swift to wrath, u...

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...d be- fore, I doubt if these potent redressers of wrongs, the justices and constables, will hold themselves warranted to interfere. In a word, return,... ... a petition and complaint against Daniel Dumtoustie, Advocate, by name and surname—I would, by all the practiques!—I know the forms of process; and I ... ...hing at all in what he says—so, sir, you must tell your father’s name, and surname.’ ‘It is out of my power, sir; they are not known to me, since you ... .... ‘Recollect ye!’ he said; ‘by my troth do I.—Haud him a grip, gentlemen!— constables, keep him fast! where that ill-deedie hempy is, ye are sure that... ...y is, ye are sure that Alan Fairford is not far off. Haud him fast, Master Constable; I charge ye wi’ him, for I am mista’en if he is not at the botto... ...e Foxley cannot be answerable for letting you pass free, now your name and surname have been spoken plainly out. There are warrants out against you fr... ...n there are warrants and witnesses to names—and those names, christian and surname, belong to—eh—an attainted per- son—charged—I trust falsely—with—ah... ...the Pretender—I mean no harm, neighbour—I think we—as we have no posse, or constables, or the like—should order our horses—and, in one word, look the ... ...s intelligence is so good, that were you coming near him with soldiers, or constables, or the like, I shall answer for it, you will never lay salt on ...

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...e called by everybody Uncle Isaac Copper. It is seldom that a slave gets a surname from anybody in Maryland; and so com- pletely has the south shaped ... ...he north, in this respect, that even abolitionists make very little of the surname of a Negro. The only improvement on the “Bills,” “Jacks,” “Jims,” a... ... in the free states, by some extraordinary circum- stance, the Negro has a surname fastened to him, and holds it against all conventionalities. This w... ...art of my story. I was not long at old master’s, before I learned that his surname was Anthony, and that he was generally called “Cap- tain Anthony”—a... ... they made their appearance in the front yard, three men (who proved to be constables) came dashing into the lane, on horseback, as if summoned by a s... .... I stepped toward them, at the door, and asked what they wanted, when the constables grabbed me, and told me that I had better not resist; that I had... ...y Harris, who had now returned from the barn. “Cross your hands,” said the constables, to Henry. “I won’t” said Henry, in a voice so firm and clear, a... ...arrest all proceedings. “Won’t you cross your hands?” said Tom Graham, the constable. “No I won’t,” said Henry, with increasing emphasis. Mr. Hamilton... ...ilton, Mr. Freeland, and the officers, now came near to Henry. T wo of the constables drew out their shining pistols, and swore by the name of God, th...

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...no Romero having played that part of a novice to go out to parley with the Constable, at his return found his place taken. But, that we might not scap... ...a mighty report, as being rare, incredible, and prodi- gious. So Diogenes, surnamed the Atheist, answered him in Samothrace, who, showing him in the t... ...punity, that not a henroost but would resist and seek to stop an army. The Constable Monsieur de Montmorenci, having at the siege of Pavia been ordere... ...d accounts, though origi- nally of foreign extraction),—[The Duc de Guise, surnamed Le Balafre.]—that in the time of our first commotions, at the sieg... ...2, in which the Catholics, under the com- mand of the Duc de Guise and the Constable de Montmorenci, defeated the Protestants, commanded by the Prince... ...s making a halt and delaying time with the forces he commanded, whilst the Constable, who was general of the army, was racked through and through with... ...or examples than our own royal family, where every partition creates a new surname, whilst, in the meantime, the original of the family is totally los... ...ne that has the impudence to allege them.” Arms have no more security than surnames. I bear azure powdered with trefoils or, with a lion’s paw of the ... ...ds, imprisonments, and services done to the crown of France by this famous constable? Nicholas Denisot—[Painter and poet, born at Le Mans,1515.]—never...

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...us tribe, called Mac- Dingawaie, though they afterwards adopted the Norman surname of Bertram. They had made war, raised rebellions, been defeated, be... ...t out! And whereas they pretend it was because I let David Mac-Guffog, the constable, draw the warrants, and manage the business his ain gate, [Own wa... ...if it had not been that unlucky business of Sandy Mac- Gruthar’s, that the constables should have keepit twa or three days up yonder at the auld castl... ...ze by the roadside, against the provi- sion of the turnpike acts; that the constable began to make curious inquiries into their made of gaining a live... ...ow, “the folks hereabout are a’ Armstrongs and Elliats, [See Note IV. Clan Surnames.] and sic like—twa or three given names—and so, for distinction’s ... ... in the old castle?” 233 Sir Walter Scott “Ay is there, sir; my uncle the constable ance kept a man there for three days in auld Ellangowan’s time. B... ...of personal dignity appertaining to the baronet of ancient family. “There, constables, let him stand there at the bottom of the table.—Be so good as l... ...and sturdy yeoman belonging to the Scottish side, 439 Sir Walter Scott by surname an Armstrong or Elliot, but known by his sou- briquet of Fighting C... ...the excellent novel entitled Marriage. 443 Sir Walter Scott Note IV.—CLAN SURNAMES. The distinction of individuals by nicknames when they pos- sess n...

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... porters; and the flags were rustling, and the band was play ing, and the constables were swearing, and the twenty com mittee men were squabbling, a... ...ommittee men. Amidst the cheers of the assembled throng, the band, and the constables, and the committee men, and the voters, and the horsemen, and th... ...stice than the mayor could, although he issued imperative orders to twelve constables to seize the ringleaders, who might amount in number to two hund... ...ick wick.’ ‘Ah, ah, I see,’ replied the count. ‘Peek—christian name; Weeks—surname; good, ver good. Peek Weeks. How you do, Weeks?’ ‘Quite well, I tha... ... he showed himself in the centre of the garden, he might be consigned to a constable. Once or twice he tried to scale the wall, but having no other le... ...nto a prize ring on the fourth of May last, attended by only sixty special constables; and, at the hazard of falling a sacrifice to the angry passions...

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...inking, to increase his antagonism, pulled out a good book as if it were a constable’s staff and took the whole fam ily into custody. I mean into rel... ...gsby descends and finds the two ‘prentices intently contemplating a police constable, who holds a ragged boy by the arm. “Why, bless my heart,” says M... ...ess my heart,” says Mr. Snagsby, “what’s the matter!” “This boy,” says the constable, “although he’s repeatedly told to, won’t move on—” “I’m always a... ...possi bly move to, sir, more nor I do move!” “He won’t move on,” says the constable calmly, with a slight professional hitch of his neck involving it... ...you come none of that or I shall make blessed short work of you!” says the constable, giving him a passionless shake. “My instructions are that you ar... ...iss,” said Mr. Guppy. “Very full—er—ex cuse me—lady’s name, Christian and surname both?” I gave them. “Married woman, I believe?” said Mr. Guppy. “Ma...

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...ing said, they told me I might go. I said I could not without help. So the constables helped me, asking where would I go? I told them back to the T om... ...ff, and, raising his rifle in energetic invoca- tion, cried: “Now the high-constable catch and confound all knaves in towns and rats in grain-bins, an... ... replied: “Colonel John Moredock,” repeating the words abstractedly; “that surname recalls reminiscences. Pray,” with enlivened air, “was he any- way ...

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...is clerks down to my grandfa- ther at Riversley, and communicated with the constables in London; and, by-and-by, Mrs. Waddy arrived, having like- wise... ... he swore to me on his honour, in Mrs. Waddy’s pres- ence, that he and the constable would henceforth keep an even pace. His exuberant cheerfulness an... ...usly ab- surd pretensions are supposed to be embodied in this self- dubbed surname …’ ‘—The celebrated and courtly Mr. Richmond Roy, known no less by ... ... off, say you’ve fought against odds— I don’t doubt you have, counting the constables—and own you’re a villain: plead guilty, and be off and be silent...

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... mother, the Duchess d’Angouleme, in the decline of life, was pursuing the Constable of Bourbon, in order to obtain of him one of these dozens. Wicked... ...ine, Madame Diana, whom she received from motives of policy, the king, the constable, the cardinals of Lorraine and Bellay, Messieurs de Guise, the Si... ...y be sure, the gentlemen in the long robe would manage to legitimise” (the constable of Montmorency, who had married his son to a legitimised bastard ... ...e long I shall be in another land.” “God’s truth! Mr. Scribbler,” said the constable (whose son, as everyone knows, had treacherously deserted Mademoi... ... promise to put you in a good high place.” “We shall all go there, my lord constable,” replied the old man: “but if you are friendly to the state and ... ...rican of the chapter, a learned man. Firstly has come before us one Jehan, surnamed T ortebras, a citizen of Tours, keeping by licence the hostelry of... ...In obedience to the citations served upon him, has appeared then, Matthew, surname Cognefestu, a day-labourer of St. Etienne, whom, after having sworn...

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...of Miss Chalice’s delicacies that she always addressed her lovers by their surnames. “I should like it awfully if Lawson wouldn’t mind.” “I don’t care... ...n Winchester , auctioneer or coal-mer - chant, and whether a similarity of surname was not his only connection with the ancient family whose tree he w... ...rom ear to ear, and he was in the ward for weeks afterwards in charge of a constable, silent, an- gry because he was alive, and sullen; he made no sec... ...ng moved on by the police. He noted that he was beginning to look upon the constable from quite a new angle. This was the third night he had spent out...

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... she now held in her hand, proclaiming aloud with that quick perception of surnames peculiar to her class that it was for Mister Snivelling. Dick look... ...m on the other side. Mr Richard, sir, have the goodness to run and fetch a constable. The weakness is past and over sir, and moral strength re turns.... ...stable. The weakness is past and over sir, and moral strength re turns. A constable, sir, if you please!’ CHAPTER 60 KIT STOOD AS ONE ENTRANCED, ... ... quite unresisting and passive, until Mr Swiveller returned, with a police constable at his heels. This functionary, being, of course, well used to su... ...or other fabulous monster. ‘The lady, eh?’ said Sampson. ‘Ah!’ replied the constable. ‘Yes—the lady. Likewise the young man that found the property.’ ... ...ur country sir—’ ‘You’ll have a hackney coach, I suppose?’ interrupted the constable, holding Kit (whom his other captors had released) carelessly by ...

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... turning it. With a sharply delivered warning relative to the cage and the constable, and the stocks and the gallows, Miss Pecksniff was about to clos... ...ht- fully. ‘Oh!’ ‘Of course it is,’ returned his friend: ‘I wish it was my surname for my own is not a very pretty one, and it takes a long time to si... ...kmen bestirred themselves; trades- men set forth their shops; bailiffs and constables were on the watch; all kinds of human creatures strove, in their... ...presenting on the wall 385 Charles Dickens the shadow of a gigantic night constable, struggling with a pris- oner. ‘Come! Hold your tongue!’ she crie...

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...led “The T wo Drovers,” I learned from another old friend, the late George Constable, Esq. of Wallace-Craigie, near Dundee, whom I have already intro-... ...obin Oig’s father, Lachlan M’Combich (or son of my friend, his actual clan surname being M’Gregor), had been so called by the celebrated Rob Roy, beca... ... astonishment still continuing, Robin Oig asked for a peace-officer, and a constable having stepped out, he surrendered himself to his custody. “A blo... ...uced them to kill the perpetrator of the deed even upon the very spot. The constable, however, did his duty on this occasion, and with the assistance ...

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...ain; always straight down to the Grange! I wonder Edgar did not send for a constable, and give him into custody! For me, grieved as I was about Cather... ... for his monument, and con- sulting the sexton about it; and, as he had no surname, and we could not tell his age, we were obliged to content ourselve...

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...im to rival the fame of the great scholar of Amsterdam. The schoolmaster’s surname led him as far into dissertation as his Christian appellative. He w... ... in his master’s service. However, the devil has lifted him in time, for a Constable of the Hundred came hither this morning to get old Gaffer Pinniew... ...lindas.” “Pooh—pooh—the devil would laugh both at Blindas and his warrant, constable and witch-finder to boot,” said old Dame Crank, the Papist laundr...

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...ope, Sir Knight,” said the hermit, “thou hast given no good reason for thy surname of the Sluggard. I do promise thee I suspect thee grievously. Never... ... the arrest,” replied the Knight—“I, Henry Bohun, Earl of Essex, Lord High Constable of England.” “ And he arrests Malvoisin,” said the King, raising ...

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...law of God, having sent his soldiers to seize upon the good old man Razis, surnamed in honour of his virtue the father of the Jews: the good man, seei... ...eed to others also; there are two families at Paris and Montpellier, whose surname is Montaigne, another in Brit- tany, and one in Xaintonge, De La Mo... ...ll partake of my discredit; and, moreover, my ancestors have formerly been surnamed, Eyquem,—[Eyquem was the patronymic.]—a name wherein a family well... ...s taught us defini- tions, divisions, and partitions of virtue, as so many surnames and branches of a genealogy, without any further care of es- tabli... ...s time, or long before him. The lives of the last Duke of Alva, and of our Constable de Montmorency, were both of them great and noble, and that had m... ...hose who were adversaries, as is evidently manifest in the Emperor Julian, surnamed the Apostate, [The character of the Emperor Julian was censured, w...

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...ught ner- vously at his moustache. He saw Winch, one of the three Immering constables, advancing. “What d’yer mean by it?” asked the constable. “Hullo... ...the bed taking off his boots. Struck by a happy thought he transferred the constable to San Francisco, and without any more interference with normal c... ...borough Road, and the river as far as Rawling’s Mill was to be dragged for Constable Winch. Mr. Fotheringay was abstracted and thoughtful all that day... ...she said to him. A sort of mental paralysis was upon her. Of all offensive surnames— Snooks! Helen and Fanny were returning, there were civilities, an... ... hide under a pretentious gentility of demeanour the badge sinister of his surname seemed a sort of treachery. T o put it in the language of sentiment... ... only it has got down to Snooks—both Snooks and Noaks, dread- fully vulgar surnames though they be, are really worn forms of Sevenoaks. So I said—even...

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... at the latter’s request, inscribed a fragment of paper with his name, his surname, and his rank (for com- munication, in accordance with the law, to ... ...em. Some of the names greatly astonished our hero, so, still more, did the surnames. Indeed, frequently, on hearing the latter, he had to pause before... ... Volokita and Anton Volokita (son of the forego- ing).’ To judge from your surnames, you would seem to have been born gadabouts*. ‘Popov, household se... ... for no sooner had he learnt what was afoot than he summoned a brisk young constable, whispered in his ear, adding la- conically, “You understand, do ... ...ecision of your case in St. Peters- burg, I must find you a lodging. Here, constable, remove the man to gaol. ’ Then a constable who had been called t... ...move the man to gaol. ’ Then a constable who had been called to the door—a constable three ells in height, and armed with a carbine—a man well fitted ... ... at Selifan for not having drawn out of the way with more alacrity a rural constable with moustaches of the length of an arshin added his quota. What ... ... manifold duties of a landowner who is at once judge, ad- ministrator, and constable of his people, I should have entrusted my estate to an ignorant b...

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...iew. Mr Inspector speedily returning down the wooden stairs, with a police constable, Lightwood asked him if he had seen his friend leave them? Mr Ins... ...ently by the hand. Bob Glamour, Wil- liam Williams, and Jonathan of the no surname, all shake hands with one another round, and with the doctor too. B... ...nd with the doctor too. Bob Glamour blows his nose, and Jonathan of the no surname is moved to do likewise, but lacking a pocket handkerchief aban- do... ...e afore,’ adds William Williams. ‘But no, not he!’ says Jonathan of the no surname, clinch- ing the quartette. They speak in a low tone because of his... ...r men. Show the Force the Six Jolly Fellowship Porters, and the Force—to a constable— will show you a piece of perfection, Mr Kibble.’ That gentleman,...

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...apter 1.1.I. Louis the Well-Beloved. President Henault, remarking on royal Surnames of Honour how difficult it often is to ascertain not only why, but... ...casion in his sleek official way, to make a philosophical reflection. ‘The Surname of Bien- aime (Well-beloved),’ says he, ‘which Louis XV. bears, wil... ...ed by their sobs: and it was from an interest so dear and tender that this Surname of Bien-aime fashioned itself, a title higher still than all the re... ...rit;—which, however, as the whole Cordeliers District responds to it, what Constable will be prompt to execute? Twice more, on new occasions, does the... ...; being dressed for it, and moneyless, with small children;—while suddenly Constables have shut the Thespian barn, and her Antony pleaded in vain? Suc... ... the Night: such Court of Law, and no other, clutches poor Mandat from his constables; beats him down, massacres him, on the steps of the Townhall. Lo... ...aylight, on the streets,—does the temper from dull grow vehement; does the Constable raise his truncheon, and striking heartily (like a cattle-driver ... ... will judge you!—What shall hot Fournier do? It was his duty, as volunteer Constable, had he been a perfect charac- ter, to guard those men’s lives ne... ...inville for Attorney-General, and a Jury of such as Citizen Leroi, who has surnamed himself Dix-Aout, ‘Leroi August-Tenth,’ it will become the wonder ...

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...f themselves and knocked it off their boots. And meanwhile the old village constable, Ilya Loshadin, stood by, holding a little tin lamp. There was a ... ...ther stories “Who are you?” asked the doctor. “Conshtable, …” answered the constable. He used to spell it “conshtable” when he signed the receipts at ... ...nder the rafters. The doctor and the examining magistrate, followed by the constable, holding the lamp high above his head, went into the parlor. Here... ...e shot himself somewhere else.” 86 Anton Chekhov “Such trouble!” said the constable, “such trouble! It’s a real affliction. The people are very much ... ...e of miles from Syrnya. I shall go to see him and spend the evening there. Constable, run and tell my coachman not to take the horses out. And what ar... ...ht a minute, and laughed. “No, I haven’t heard it, …” he said. “That is my surname. Y ou, a man of education, getting on in years, have never heard of... ...vine, highly talented actress, and my mistress was referred to, not by her surname, but by her Christian name and her father’ s… . “Some years later I... ...With my manners and deport- ment one can’t get far! And such a scoundrelly surname, Nevyrazimov! It’s a hopeless position, in fact. One may go on as o... ...d- erly gentleman called Thomson or Wilson — but that does not matter; the surname is not the point. He followed an honorable profession: he was a doc...

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...Charles Darwin the inhabitants of some of the islets retain their In- dian surnames. In the census of 1832, there were in Chiloe and its dependencies ... ... of these appear to be of mixed blood. Eleven thousand retain their Indian surnames, but it is probable that not nearly all of these are of a pure bre... ...of the inhabitants who are not included in the eleven thousand with Indian surnames, cannot be distin- guished by their appearance from Indians. Gomez... ...rom robbers during the night. Our pilot, Mr. Douglas, accordingly told the constable of the district that we always placed sentinels with loaded arms ... ...nish, if we saw any person in the dark, we should assuredly shoot him. The constable, with much hu- mility, agreed to the perfect propriety of this ar... ...soner who had been con- fined in a dungeon, was taken in a coach with four constables before a magistrate; and although the man himself was not ill, t... ...es before a magistrate; and although the man himself was not ill, the four constables died from a short putrid fever; but the contagion extended to no...

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... he did; Peter Nikolaevich employed him at times as coachman. The district constable was a friend of Peter Nikolaevich, as were the provincial head of... ...him. “You always used to take the side of the peasants,” said the district constable, “and there you are! I was right in saying they are worse than wi... ..., that is he.” “Will you kindly call him?” Proshka was summoned before the constable, who began to examine him. “Where were you that night?” Proshka p... ...d did not care for the convicts and their families. On Tuesday the village constable called on Natalia Ivanovna. He was a friend, and she offered him ... ... die,” said that stupid woman, Natalia Ivanovna. “And I forgive them.” The constable laughed. “Well – send a petition to the Czar.” “May I do it?” “Of... ...ed daughters now. It was Varinka B – – “ Ivan Vasilievich mentioned her surname. “Even at fifty she is remark ably handsome; but in her youth, at ...

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...Van Wagener; he being her last master in the eye of the law, and a slave’s surname is ever the same as his master; that is, if he is allowed to have a... ...pirit and meaning. He now gave her a writ, directing her to take it to the constable at New Paltz, and have him serve it on Solomon Gedney. She obeyed... ... or rather trotting, in her haste, some eight or nine miles. But while the constable, through mistake, served the writ on a brother of the real culpri... ... the North River, on whose banks they were standing, before the dull Dutch constable was aware of his mistake. Solomon Gedney, meanwhile, consulted a ... ...again sought advice of Esquire Chip, whose counsel was, that the aforesaid constable serve the before-men- tioned writ upon the right person. This bei... ... consultation, decided to have the ring-leaders arrested, and sent for the constable, to the great displeasure of some of the company, who were oppose...

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...isten, and the file was still going. Chapter 4 I FULLY EXPECTED TO find a Constable in the kitchen, wait ing to take me up. But not only was there no... ...onstable in the kitchen, wait ing to take me up. But not only was there no Constable there, but no discovery had yet been made of the rob- bery. Mrs. ... ...u call him?” “Pip,” said Joe. “Christened Pip?” “No, not christened Pip.” “Surname Pip?” “No,” said Joe, “it’s a kind of family name what he gave hims... ...occasion as a new chance of helping in the discovery of the assailant. The Constables, and the Bow Street men from London – for, this happened in the ... ... able to check your bills, and to pull you up if I find you outrunning the constable. Of course you’ll go wrong somehow, but that’ s no fault of mine.... ...with Compeyson, as was called Arthur – not as being so chrisen’d, but as a surname. He was in a Decline, and was a shadow to look at. Him and Compeyso...

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...fter an old family custom, and they thought it best to use this still as a surname. Bertram felt the shame, as he would call it, the most; but Fulk he... ...nd Fulk said, “There is no need for him to speak at present, is there? The constable and the rest are gone after Perrault, but I do not yet know what ... ...expected to find T revorsham the wounded one. Mr. Halsted had sent for the constable and came at once, though even then inclined to doubt whether Bran...

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...women wash the pots. “3. The above-described nobleman, whose very name and surname inspire thorough disgust, cherishes in his mind a malicious design ... ...erty, and, worse than all else, of malicious and deliberate addition to my surname, of the nickname of goose, be condemned by the court, to fine, sati... ...-coat, took his pen in his lips; and the other swal- lowed a fly. Even the constable on duty and the watch- 201 Taras Bulba & Other Tales man, a disc... ... which recalled him unpleasantly to himself. The landlord entered with the constable of the district, whose presence is even more disagreeable to poor... ...r else clear out.” “Yes, if you rented the rooms, please to pay,” said the constable, with a slight shake of the head, as he laid his finger on one of... ...pressed too hard on the frame of the portrait, thanks to the weight of his constable’s hands. The small boards at the side caved in, one fell on the f... ...o skilfully and neatly by a little board, that, if the massive hand of the constable had not effected a breach, the ducats might have remained hidden ...

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...s taken out, he got awfully ill; one of the men, Geordie Grant by name and surname, followed shoot with considerable eclat; but, wonderful to relate! ... ...’s such damned fine sport. Do you like Sally Barnes? I’m in love with her. Constable Muddon is as good as Dogberry and V erges put together; when he t...

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...ed at his adopting the foundling. Later on, Fyodor Pavlovitch in- vented a surname for the child, calling him Smerdyakov, after his mother’ s nickname... ...erstanding of the business, with an understanding of this Lyagavy (curious surname!). Or—the 349 Dostoevsky old man was laughing at him. Alas! Th... ...howed it to me.” And that small young man in spectacles…. Mitya forgot his surname though he knew him, had seen him: he was the “in- vestigating lawye... ...ppeared that everything was not yet ready in the second cart, in which two constables were to accompany Mavriky Mavrikyevitch. The peasant who had bee... ...ly ac- quainted with Madame Svyetlov.” (It must be noted that Grushenka’ s surname was Svyetlov. I heard it for the first time that day , during the c...

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...ou, Johnny?” It is easy to see, by the papers, that the magistrate and the constables and the jailer treasure up the assassin’s daily remarks and doin... ... and freedom in the dull twilight of the approach ing dawn, when the town constable seized him. Hardy hap pened along and tried to rescue the negro;... ... pened along and tried to rescue the negro; there was a struggle, and the constable did not come out of it alive. Hardly crossed the river with the n... ...powerful on that theme and so frequent. The excitement was prodigious. The constable was the first man who had ever been killed in the town. The event... ... is also honorable ground and worshipful, since it was there that William, surnamed Tell (which in terpreted means “The foolish talker”—that is to sa... ...er in a street before when quite so many professional ladies, with English surnames, preferred Madam to Mrs. on their door plates. And the poor old pl...

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...ce with drooping heads. 49 The Witch and other stories DREAMS TWO PEASANT CONSTABLES — one a stubby, black-bearded in- dividual with such exceptional... ... It was very, very difficult to believe that he was a tramp concealing his surname. He was more like an unsuc- cessful priest’s son, stricken by God a... ...ders and slapped himself on the haunches in extreme perplexity . The other constable, Nikandr Sapozhnikov, maintained a staid silence. He was not so n... ...er, continually shrugging his shoulders. After going nearly five miles the constables and the tramp sat down on a mound to rest. “Even a dog knows his... ...blank with blissful anticipation of happi- ness in the distant future. The constables listened and looked at him gravely, not without sympathy. They, ... ...whispering to himself. The vacant, blissful smile never left his lips. The constables were silent. They were pon- dering with bent heads. In the autum...

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...nklin 6 before was the name of an order of people, was assumed by them as a surname when others took surnames all over the kingdom), on a freehold of... ... the first things that I conceiv’d to want regulation. It was managed by the constables of the respective wards in turn; the constable warned a number... ...was, in reality, much more than was necessary for that purpose, and made the constableship a place of profit; and the constable, for a little drink, o... ...isting more particularly on the inequality of this six shil ling tax of the constables, respecting the circumstances of those who paid it, since a po...

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...in of Saint Benoit-le-Betourne near the Sorbonne. From him he borrowed the surname by which he is known to posterity. It was most likely from his hous... ... expert in that sort of trifle; and the game of proverbs he plays with the Constable in the same scene, would be quite in character for a man who spen...