A Merry Evening with a Distant Relative (chapter 3) |
I was not so unreasonable as to be prejudiced against the duke's keeper because he disliked my complexion; and if I had been, his most civil and obliging conduct (as it seemed to me to be) next mornin...
Posted by chiplak on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:08:00 PST |
Concerning the Colour of Men's Hair (chapter 2) |
It was a maxim of my Uncle William's that no man should pass through Paris without spending four-and-twenty hours there. My uncle spoke out of a ripe experience of the world, and I honoured his advice...
Posted by chiplak on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:05:00 PST |
Rudolf Rassendyll (chapter 1) |
"I wonder when in the world you're going to do anything, Rudolf?" said my brother's wife.
"My dear Rose," I answered, laying down my egg-spoon, "why in the world should I do anything? My position is a...
Posted by chiplak on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:03:00 PST |
