Cradock Nowell; a tale of the new forest
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
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(RareBooksClub.com, March 6, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...her short tail was under her stomach, what did she do but twist round upon him, in a way quite unknown to the faculty, and make her upper and lower canines meet through the palm of his hand? Black George's remark upon this occasion was too unparliamentary to be even loosely reported; enough that he let her drop, in the manner of a red-hot potato; and Blue Bill, who made a dash at her, took no more than a scar on the wrist. Then she retreated to her step, and fired a royal salute of howls, never ending, ever beginning, until her master came out. "Wena, dear," he said, for he always looked on the little thing as an inferior piece of Amy, " you are very tired, my darling; the pavement has been too much for you. Sit upon my arm, pretty. We are both going to make our fortunes. And then you ' shall walk in silk attire, and siller hae to spare.'" Wena nuzzled her nose into its usual place under Cradock's shoulder, and growled if any other dog took the liberty of looking at him. And so they got home, singing snug little songs to each other upon the way; and they both made noble suppers on the strength of their rising fortunes. CHAPTER XXXVII. COALS COME DOWN. THE following day was Saturday, and the young fellow spent great part of it in learning the rules, the tables, and statistics of the coal trade, so far as they could be ascertained from a sixpenny work which he bought. Not satisfied with this, he went to the Geological Museum, in Jermyn-street, and pored over the specimens, and laid in a stock of carbonic knowledge that would have astonished Clinkers and Jenny. When the building was closed at four o'clock he hurried back to Mortimer-street, paid Mrs. Ducksacre for his week's lodgings, and ran off to a pawnbroker's to raise a little money. W...