 Ah, indeed ! Well, come forward, my man ; — oh ! a stout-looking fellow too ; — so you wish for employment, do you ?" " I do," said the man; " will you hire me?" " Let me see what you can do first. I certainly do want another pair of hands with the...  The Step-mother: A Tale - Seite 182von George Payne Rainsford James - 1846Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...them with the means, to get to America. Old people like them to go to America ! Curse that fellow, if it had not been for him, I should not have been obliged to fly to this hiding place, nor been without a crust ; for somehow or other the old people... | |
 | Charles Medyett Goodridge - 1843 - 242 Seiten
...recognition. Others would abuse him, saying " there goes the old rascal who used to fence my swag, and if it had not been for him, I should not have been here ; " with other similar language. This coming to the ears of the authorities, a communication was... | |
 | George Payne Rainsford James - 1844 - 924 Seiten
...person in order to free himself from it* overpowering weight. " Ay," he thought, " curse him ! if it bad not been for him I should not have been what I now...If he had not refused to let me marry Lucy when I offered honorably, all would have been rgiht. My mother might have made a piece of work at first, bul... | |
 | George Payne Rainsford James - 1845 - 426 Seiten
...person in order to free himself from its overpowering weight. "Ay," bethought, "curse him! if it bad not been for him I should not have been what I now...If he had not refused to let me marry Lucy when I offered honourably, all would have been right. My mother might have made a piece of work at first,... | |
 | George Payne R. James - 1846 - 1166 Seiten
...the other's head, striving to cast off a part of the burden of his own guilt upon any other person. " Ay," he thought, " curse him ! If it had not been...what I now am ; I should never have done this thing. If he had not refused to let me marry Lucy, when I offered honourably, all would have been right. My... | |
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...father," replied Kenric. " I met with him on the hill side, and he helped me to call the beasts together; if it had not been for him, I should not have been back this hour." " Ah, indeed ! Well, come forward, my man ; — oh ! a stout-looking fellow too ;... | |
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...father," replied Kenric. " 1 met with him on the hill side, and he helped me to call the beasts together; if it had not been for him, I should not have been back this hour." " Ah, indeed ! Well, come forward, my man ;— oh ! a stoutlooking fellow too ; —... | |
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...replied Kenric. '' I met with him on the hill side, and he helped me to call the beasts together ; if it had not been for him, I should not have been back this hour." "Ah, indeed! Well, come forward, my man.— Oh! a stout-looking fellow too ; — so... | |
 | 1855 - 374 Seiten
...father," replied Kenric. " I met with him on the hill-side, and he helped me to call the beasts together; if it had not been for him, I should not have been back this hour." "Ah, indeed ! Well, come forward, my man ; — oh ! a stout-looking fellow, too !... | |
 | 1866 - 380 Seiten
...father," replied Kenric. " I met with him on the hill-side, and he helped me to call the beasts together; if it had not been for him, I should not have been back this hour." "Ah, indeed ! Well, come forward, my man ; — oh ! a stout-looking fellow, too !... | |
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