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...adies to have besought them to make all possible display when they come. In these circumstances much excitement was one day occasioned by Mrs. Mitts r... ...ighbour did afterwards sol- emnly affirm that when he was admitted into Mrs. Mitts’s room, she heard a smack. Heard a smack which was not a blow. Ther... ...t not again did he depart alone; for Mrs. Mitts, in a bonnet identified as hav- ing been re-embellished, went out walking with him, and stayed out til... ...ll the ladies, matters not. Before another week was out, Titbull’s was startled by another phenomenon. At ten o’clock in the forenoon appeared a cab, ... ...ared a cab, containing not only the Greenwich Pensioner with one arm, but, to boot, a Chelsea Pensioner with one leg. Both dismounting to assist Mrs. ... ...t have done in the matter of tak- ing it up, goaded by the infuriated state of public feeling next morning, was anticipated by another phenomenon. A T... ...opelled by the Greenwich Pensioner and the Chelsea Pensioner, each placidly smoking a pipe, and pushing his warrior breast against the handle. The dis... ...e pump or the iron railings, and to be talking to one of the junior ladies, and to see that a flush has passed over her face, I immediately know witho...

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... beat of the two ship’s chronometers tick- ing off steadily the seconds of Greenwich Time seemed to me a protection and a relief. Karain stared stonil...

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...he parental roof-tree. Be- hold Bella and Pa aboard an early steamboat for Greenwich. Were they expected at Greenwich? Probably. At least, Mr John Rok... ... made out; the cherubic parent was bearing down and crowding on direct for Greenwich church, to see his relations. For, Gruff and Glum, though most ev... ...s being seasoned with Bliss—an article which they are sometimes out of, at Greenwich—were of perfect flavour, and the golden drinks had been bottled i... ...eing a wedding party. Now, the su- pervising dignitary , the Archbishop of Greenwich, knew this as well as if he had performed the nuptial ceremony. A... ...at ever was seen: ‘Indeed, I think so, John, dear.’ Here the Archbishop of Greenwich coughed a stately cough to attract the attention of three of his ... ...not know. He may tell you he is not. Nothing will surprise me.’ ‘Posted at Greenwich, and dated this morning,’ said the Irrepressible, flouncing at he... ... any fuss, he might. And as he did like, I let him. And we were married at Greenwich church in the presence of nobody—except an unknown individual who... ...o that they might walk at leisure to their starting-place from London, for Greenwich. At first they were very cheerful and talked much; but after a wh... ...le carriage that Lightwood had brought with him from never-to-be-forgotten Greenwich; and from Greenwich they started directly for London; and in Lond...

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...rd, where Lord Sussex resided, in order to be near the court, then held at Greenwich, the favourite residence of Elizabeth, and honoured as her birthp... ... with my lord at present?” “Nay,” replied W alter, “he is half way back to Greenwich by this time, and in high dudgeon.” “Thou didst not refuse him ad... ... the horse, instantly to take boat, and go down the river to the Palace of Greenwich, taking young Walter and T racy with him, and make a suitable com... ...the sun in heaven, and the Thames on the earth.” “The one will light us to Greenwich well enough,” said Blount, “and the other would take us there a l... ...train of friends and followers, the rival Earls entered the Palace Yard of Greenwich at noon precisely. As if by previous arrangement, or perhaps by i... ... T ower for some offence, and understanding the Queen was about to pass to Greenwich in her barge, he in- sisted on approaching the window, that he mi...

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...saw Tilbury Fort and remembered the Spanish Armada, Gravesend, Woolwich, and Greenwich—places which I had heard of even in my country. At length we s...

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...ed with fine country seats, woods, and farms; below is the royal palace of Greenwich; above, that of Rich- mond; and between both, on the west of Lond... ...on wilful and con- tented cuckolds. We arrived next at the royal palace of Greenwich, reported to have been originally built by Humphrey, Duke of Glou... ...milies. We set out from London in a boat, and fell down the river, leaving Greenwich, which we have spoken of before, on the right hand. Barking, a to...

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...hen they sat down at table again, how he supposed they cooked fowls at the Greenwich dinners, and whether he be- lieved they really were such pleasant...

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...ty on biological (not atomic) processes. An atomic clock built to track Greenwich Mean Time while on Earth would run fast on Mars because of the le...