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...the advantage and ame- lioration of those who did not stand so high in the social scale.’ And then he paused for a moment, during which Mrs Smith rema... ...s a rustle of leaves; for not a few of those ‘who stood not so high in the social scale’ had brought their maps with them, and refreshed their memorie... ...y changing hands. ’ ‘Well, I suppose it’s a good thing to have land in the market sometimes, so that the millionaires may know what to do with their m... ... to what it is to change his position, and place himself lower down in the social rank. Much less can he know what it is to put down the woman he love... ...here was a spirituality about it which suited her, and one may also say an economy. And then as regarded fashion, it might perhaps not be beyond the p... ...ers on his own account, and was know- ing neither in the ways of the share market, nor in the prices of land. But Miss Dunstable was a lady accustomed... ...nt moment, were not all the inhabitants of the parsonage pledged to a dire economy? This use of the pony-carriage would have been illicit under any ci... ...’ ‘The thing is so different. All unmarried women are nec- essarily in the market; but if they behave themselves prop- erly and make no signs. Now the...

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...candalous renown. He scattered money without stint in spite of his natural economy , which almost amounted to niggardliness; he lost money at cards wh... ...when we were driving to Bubnov’ s. By natural temperament, brother, and by social position I’m one of those people who can do nothing sensible themsel... ...n this one now, when it recalled to her those awful moments. In T olkutchy Market one could buy a good, plain dress very cheaply . Unfortunately at th... ...ace where I had hopes of getting some. It was fortunately not far from the market. I took my hat. Elena watched me intently as though expecting someth... ...hen it came to the last neces- sity. Having got the money I set off to the market. There I soon found an old woman I knew who sold old clothes of all ... ...we should all be suffocated. That’s why, I may observe in parenthesis, our social proprieties and conventions are so good. They have a profound value,...

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...ings, a painter known only to very few people and not at all to the public market. But as meantime I had been emptying my V enetian goblet with a cert... ...in fish and vegetables; for after mass it was Therese’s practice to do the marketing for the house. As a matter of fact the necessity of having to pay... ...nly by the poorer classes and the humble quarter around, where she did her marketing. Be- sides, she was accustomed to glide along the walls with her ... ...nfortunate position of an exile has its advantages. At a certain height of social position (wealth has got nothing to do with it, we have been ruined ... ...great political (and domestic) influence at Court. The card was, under its social form, a mere command to present myself before the grandee. No Royali... ...is complexion was uniformly pale, his mouth was red, but not engaging. His social status was not very defi- nite. He was wearing a dark blue overcoat ... ...herese and Ortega, both in the grip of unspeakable passions, all the moral economy of Dona Rita had gone to pieces. Everything was gone except her str...

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...s of beeches, and fre- quent Tudor mansions, its constant county hunt, its social graces, and the general air of clanship which pervades it, has made ... ...s two pumps, three hotels, ten shops, fifteen beer-houses, a beadle, and a market-place. 4 Dr Thorne Indeed, the town population of the county reckon... ...ass in the world for beauties till they were absorbed in the matrimo- nial market, and the world at large cared no longer whether they were beauties o... ...t Scatcherd, who had hitherto been silent enough about his sister in those social hours which he passed with his gentleman friend, boasted of the enga... ...that, at any rate, they did not pay more for the article they got than its market value. They way in which she, Miss Dunstable, and he, Mr Moffat, wou... ... had in effect banished herself from the most intimate of the Greshamsbury social circles. She magnified in her own mind the importance of the confere... ...not expected. Nor did he want it. His troubles arose from the overstrained economy of his noble wife. She would have it, that as she had married a poo...

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...ld be abundant in one district, and another, filling the same place in the economy of nature, should be abundant in a neighbouring district, differing... ...ising animal. That a hybrid should possess more reason, memory, obstinacy, social affection, powers of mus- cular endurance, and length of life, than ... ... analogous situations, and obviously filling the same place in the natural economy of this archipelago, that strikes me with wonder. It may be suspect... ...e family. After breakfast I rambled about the gardens and farm. This was a market-day, when the natives of the surround- ing hamlets bring their potat... ...s eldest son, who manages a farm of his own, is the man of business in the market. The chil- 472 The V oyage of the Beagle dren of the missionaries, ...

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...fortune and separation alone could give! In short, the poor Nicklebys were social and happy; while the rich Nickleby was alone and miserable. CHAPTER ... ...untry but new-laid eggs and flowers? I can buy new-laid eggs in Leadenhall Market, any morning before breakfast; and as to flowers, it’s worth a run u... ...rivate ear, which were il- lustrated by various references to the domestic economy of the cottage, in which (those duties falling exclusively upon Kat... ...and retreated from her, in that species of savage dance with which boys on market- days may be seen to frighten pigs, sheep, and other animals, when t... ...is ar- rival, and, rising at a very early hour next morning, walked to the market town, and inquired for John Browdie’ s house. John lived in the outs...