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...eheld themselves in the costumes of their youth. Elderly ladies thought of former conquests; but the younger men were asking each other why the aged A... ... a boulevard theatre, and a music master in several young ladies’ boarding-schools, a post for which his face particularly recommended him. He was en-... ...orm of nature-worship which prompts a German to plant his garden-beds with big glass globes for the sake of seeing miniature pictures of the view whic... ...ock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boarding-schools, in which, upon occasion, they would take lessons for each other. T... ...ay, Daddy Monistrol?’—(for he always lets me look over his lots before the big buyers come)— and at that he began to tell me how Lienard, that did suc... ...ttics of the Hotel du Rhin, in the Rue du Mail, the property of one Graff, formerly Gideon Brunner’s head- waiter. Fritz found a situation as clerk in... ...were the naturalist’s desiderata for which men undertake long voyages from east to west, through deserts and tropical countries, across southern savan... ...t appeared, just as Pons had predicted. He might have actu- ally heard the conference between Fraisier and the portress: “Did I not guess exactly how ... ...he coach during the journey (often a very long one) from the church to the eastern cemetery, to that one of the burying-grounds of Paris in which all ...

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... its glories were at the other side of the house; for this win- dow looked eastward, where the landscape of sheepwalks and pasture land was sobering a... ...hird offender had changed from yellow to white as she passed from the gray eastern twilight on the staircase into the warm western glow in the room. H... ... Wilson coming last. The road to Lyvern lay through acres of pasture land, formerly arable, now abandoned to cattle, which made more money for the lan... ...ed gentleman, Miss Wilson, sup- posing this to be a mere repetition of her former idle conjec- ture, told her sharply to hold her tongue, as the time ... ...er that acted as a mother should. There was a cabin in that barge about as big as the locker where your ladyship keeps your jam and pickles, and in th... ...nd they, of course, starved or subsisted on charity. During the war-time a big subscrip- tion was got up for these poor wretches, and my father sub- s... ... from my college if I do not approve of their behavior.” “Just so. In most schools children are perfectly at liberty to learn their lessons or not, ju... ...ean this year. I am going abroad on that date, married or not, to attend a conference at Geneva, and I want you to come with me. I will show you a lot...

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...f breaking my mother’s heart! I have pottered about cottages and taught at schools in the dilettante way of the young lady who thinks it her duty to b... ... telegraphed, a hurried and affectionate note fol- lowed, and, on a bright east-windy afternoon, Rachel Curtis set forth to take up her mission. A tel... ...demoralized by them, and either crazed by dissent, or heathenized by their former distance from church. Who would take us? No more Mr. Davisons! There... ...up in haste, because Sir Stephen’s family had outgrown the provisions of a former one, which had besides designated her mother, and a friend since dea... ...olding up a cheque; “now we’ll have a jubilee, and take you down under the East cliff, and we’ll invest a shilling in ‘Ivanhoe,’ and Rose and Violetta... ...d rather early on her way to church, and take up Fanny, gaining a previous conference with her alone, if possible. “Yes, my dear,” she said to Grace, ... ...estable creatures they are,” but she looked so lovingly and saucily at her big brother, that Rachel, spite of herself, was absolutely fascinated by th... ... cerns. “That is all I desire,” responded the Colonel, and there- with the conference ended. Nor was the subject recurred to. It was observable, howev... ... you called her a gipsy and said we had no right to her.” “So it was those big black eyes that had that fiendish mal- ice in them!” “Ah! if she fell i...

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...public day school. A week after Katusha had entered the house the elder, a big fellow with moustaches, threw up his studies and made love to her, cont... ...ng parting of her hair, glided into the room. This was Agraphena Petrovna, formerly lady’s maid to Nekhludoff’s mother. Her mistress had died quite re... ...come to “donner un coup d’epaule,” at the important debates concerning the schools and the roads, as a strong opposition by the reactionary party was ... ...up his father’s land ten years before, or silently to confess that all his former ideas were mistaken and false. He could not choose the former becaus... ... night with his aunts, but when he had seen Katusha he agreed to stay over Easter with them and telegraphed to his friend Schonbock, whom he was to ha... ...in him raised its head once more and began to assert its rights. And up to Easter, during two whole days, an unconscious, ceaseless inner struggle wen... ...was asked what she knew about this affair. Kitaeva nodded her head and the big hat at every sentence and smiled affectedly. She gave a very full and i... ...fficient as it is,” said the old man with the laughing eyes. With this the conference ended. Nekhludoff repeated his offer, and advised the men to tal...

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...The gallant would clothe his mistress in silks, would deck her out in soft Eastern fabrics, though he and she must lie on a truckle-bed. The ambitious... ... toy. “Ah,” he cried, “here is the mark of the seal which they call in the East the Signet of Solomon.” “So you know that, then?” asked the merchant. ... ...ine at night. He meant me to take my law studies seriously. I attended the Schools, and read with an advocate as well, but my lectures and work were s... ...ht back considerable prop- erty to my mother, was my father’s ruin. He had formerly purchased several estates abroad, conferred by the Emperor on his ... ...nathan, an old servant who was much attached to me, and whom my mother had formerly pensioned with an annuity of four hundred francs, spoke to me as I... ... is mine! I only lose a woman; you are losing a name and a family. Time is big with my revenge; time will spoil your beauty , and yours will be a soli... ...as just under the hole of the flower- pot; you might have compared it to a big tobacco-pipe. He spread a bed of clay over the surface of the slab, in ... ...s to have none at all, and to stick to facts. This Panurge of the Clinical Schools, the king of observers, the great investigator, a great sceptic, th... ...slip into a passage adjoining, whence he could easily overhear the medical conference in which the three profes- sors were about to engage. “Permit me...

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...nient slop-selling establishments of which there is abundant choice at the eastern end of London, purchased on the spot two suits of mourning—one for ... ...end’it, as it has of the town. It is neither of the town nor country . The former, like the giant in his travelling boots, has made a stride and passe... ...f his hair; the sprinkling of grey observable among the latter, graced the former very much, and showed his broad frank brow and honest eyes to great ... ...We—we haven’t leisure for it. We—we haven’t courage. They’re not taught at schools or colleges, and we don’ t know how to set about it. In short, we a... ...in- ner on the same day. Accordingly , Mr Dombey produced a list of sundry eastern magnates who were to be bidden to this feast on his behalf; to whic... ... gentleman was very plainly dressed, in a wisp of cambric for a neckcloth, big shoes, a coat that was too loose for him, and a pair of trousers that w... ..., tumbling over and getting up again without the least concern, dashing at big dogs in a jocose defiance of his species, terrifying with touches of hi... ... days flew by, he grew more beaming and more happy, every day . After some conferences with Susan (for whose wis- dom the Captain had a profound respe... ...epetition, a sort of truth about them to-day. Mr Perch always closed these conferences by meekly remark- ing, That, of course, whatever his suspicions...

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...w to declare it!” would be the time for me to rise and pro- pose a private conference in the vestry. I am far from being sure that I might not have as... ...n that knows what’s what.” “D’ye think so?” said Mr. Pumblechook, with his former laugh. “Have another glass!” “With you. Hob and nob,” returned the s... ...ide of the churchyard. A bitter sleet came rattling against us here on the east wind, and Joe took me on his back. 32 Great Expectations Now that we ... ... and rain, a long shout. It was repeated. It was at a distance towards the east, but it was long and loud. Nay, there seemed to be two or more shouts ... ...ing to remind her that to-day was Wednesday , when she checked me with her former impatient movement of the fingers of her right hand. “There, there! ... ...nd its rocking-horse stands as many hands high, ac- cording to scale, as a big-boned Irish hunter. Within myself, I had sustained, from my babyhood, a... ...umblechook’s parlour: where, on our presenting ourselves, my sister sat in conference with that detested seedsman. “Well?” cried my sister, addressing... ...e than ever, in my own ungracious breast. Chapter 15 A S I WAS GETTING too big for Mr. Wopsle’ s great-aunt’ s room, my education under that preposter... ...pur- sued Biddy, with a smile, as she raised her eyes to my face, “the new schools are not like the old, but I learnt a good deal from you after that ...

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...the perpetual curate of Hogglestock, a pariah in the northern extremity of East Barsetshire; a man known by all who knew anything of him to be very po... ... deavour to get old Lady Lufton over to the rectory, Lady Lufton having in former years been Griselda’s warm friend. But Lady Hartletop had preferred ... ...ith a courthouse. The magis- trates were therefore compelled to sit in the big room at the “George and Vulture” in which the county balls were cel- eb... ... were ushered by him up into a little bed-cham- ber close adjoining to the big room in which the magistrates were already assembled. ‘There’s a bit of... ...d been with them. Beyond that he could tell them nothing. Then there was a conference between the magistrates and Mr Walker, in which Mr Walker submit... ...e laden with tears, made no im- mediate reply to this, but reverted to her former statement that she must go home. ‘I cannot remain, Miss Prettyman, I... ...parish work? Would you have that man, a convicted thief, to look after the schools, and visit the sick, and perhaps attend the dying?’ ‘There will be ... ...se its flavour, the chimneys would all smoke, the wind would come from the east, and the servants would not answer the bell. Little miseries of that k... ... into my hands. Mrs Crawley, I hope that there may be no mistake about the schools. It must be ex- actly as though I were residing on the spot.’ ‘Sir,...

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...which required his presence at home, he resolved to go there, and hastened eastwards with all speed. Mrs Nickleby would not be at home, the girl said,... ...or the widow and family 47 Charles Dickens of a man who was killed in the East India Docks this morn- ing, sir,’ rejoined Tim. ‘Smashed, sir, by a ca... ...e conversation which ensued was a long one, and when it was over, a secret conference of almost equal duration took place between brother Ned and Tim ... ...g into her heart, she seemed to have passed into a new state of being. Her former cheerful- ness was restored, her step regained its elasticity and li... ...e Miss La Creevy hid her face in a very flat bonnet, and herself in a very big shawl; and fixing herself tightly into the latter, by means of a large ... ...amask roses, which might be supposed to be so many promising scions of the big rose—to have seen all this, and to have seen the broad damask belt, mat... ... fellow— yes, yes,—he feels that too—it softens him—makes him think of his former misery. Hah! That’s it? Yes, that’s—hum!’ 106 THE LIFE AND ADVENTUR... ...Soizes,’ cried John, ‘thou’ d betther not talk to me o’ ‘Soizes. Yorkshire schools have been shown up at ‘Soizes afore noo, mun, and it’s a ticklish s... ...ut it. Meanwhile, the two seconds, as they may be called now, after a long conference, each with his principal, met together 253 Charles Dickens in a...