...he duties of Boots in some inn even more frequented than his own, and, far from being ashamed of his origin, as many per- sons are in the days of thei... ...ttle bar, profusely orna- mented with pictures of the dancers of all ages, from Hillisberg, Rose, Parisot, who plied the light fantastic toe in 1805, ... ...urs, much accustomed, one for the gentlemen of the shoulder-knot, who came from the houses of their employers hard by; an- other for some “gents who u... ...gh the influence of great men; he was an agent for half-a-dozen theatrical people, male 13 Thackeray and female, and had the interests of the latter ... ... person were of that showy sort which is most popular in this world, where people are wont to admire most that which gives them the least trouble to s... ...irm is, I flatter my- self, a little more up in the market than some other people’s names.” “Do you mean to insult the name of Archibald Eglantine, si... ...W. quitted the stage a year before I quitted business. Are you going on to Wiesbaden?” They went off in their carriage that evening, the boy on the bo...

...ck Hotel.? Mr. Crump, the landlord, had, in the outset of life, performed the duties of Boots in some inn even more frequented than his own, and, far from being ashamed of his origin, as many persons are in the days of their prosperity, had thus solemnly recorded it over the hospitable gate of his hotel....

...stocratic life.” But by “aristocratic” he meant something very differ- ent from the quality of a Russian prince, let us say, or an English peer. He me... ...ur sense of humour and congratulate ourselves on a certain amiable freedom from priggishness or presumption, but for Benham that easy de- clension to ... ...lexingly just isn’t… . 2 2 2 2 2 Benham did not go about the world telling people of this con- suming research. He was not the prophet or preacher of ... ...on; in a mighty writing and stowing away of these papers he found a relief from the unpleasant urgency to confess and ex- plain himself prematurely. S... ...ome a smash in a minute!’ Far ahead I saw the grey sheds of Eastchurch and people strolling about apparently unaware of our disaster. There was a sudd... ...nd assure him- self of his own comfort in the midst of his reading. Y oung people and unseasoned people, Benham argued, are apt to imagine that if fea... ...she was divorced. She was, however, unable to marry him because he died at Wiesbaden only three days after the Reverend Harold 37 H G Wells Benham ob...

...? I have 4 V anity Fair – V olume Three dined in it—moi qui vous parle, I peopled the chamber with ghosts of the mighty dead. As we sat soberly drink... ..., and would not be behindhand when the noiseless bottle went round; Scott, from under bushy eyebrows, winked at the apparition of a beeswing; Wilberfo... ...Levant House, then occupied by His Highness dur- ing the temporary absence from England of its noble propri- etor. She sang after dinner to a very lit... ... Europe has produced—the Duc de la 5 Thackeray Jabotiere, then Ambassador from the Most Christian King, and subsequently Minister to that monarch. I ... ...is in our noble and admirable society slang), but some of the best English people too. I don’t mean the most virtuous, or indeed the least virtuous, o... ...he stupidest, or the richest, or the best born, but “the best,”—in a word, people about whom there is no question— such as the great Lady Fitz-Willis,... ...d with maiden coyness; there were old Pall Mall loungers bound for Ems and Wiesbaden and a course of waters to clear off the dinners of the season, an...

...ery noisy. Look at the faces of the actors and buffoons when they come off from their business; and Tom Fool washing the paint off his cheeks before h... ...bition of this sort, will not be oppressed, I take it, by his own or other people’s hilarity. An episode of humour or kind- ness touches and amuses h... ...n this to tag to the present story of 4 V anity Fair “V anity Fair.” Some people consider Fairs immoral altogether, and eschew such, with their serva... ...Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign. Only when her pupils quitted the establishment, or when t... ... work which she invariably pre- sented to her scholars, on their departure from the Mall. On the cover was inserted a copy of “Lines addressed to a yo... ...the wide world who would take the trouble off her hands. What causes young people to “come out,” but the noble ambition of matrimony? What sends them ... ...d with maiden coyness; there were old Pall Mall loungers bound for Ems and Wiesbaden and a course of waters to clear off the dinners of the season, an...

... ANNA KARENINA A NOVEL BY COUNT LEO TOLSTOY Translated from the Russian BY CONSTANCE GARNETT DjVu Editions Copyright c 2002 b... ...se felt that there was no sense in their living together, and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in com mon with on... ...t sleeping in his wife’s room, but in his study, and why: the smile vanished from his face, he knitted his brows. “Ah, ah, ah! Oo!. . . ” he muttered,... ...leasant of all was the first minute when, on coming, happy and good humored, from the theater, with a huge pear in his hand for his wife, he had not f... ... his wife’s words. There happened to him at that instant what does happen to people when they are unexpectedly caught in something very disgraceful. H... ..., that religion is only a curb to keep in check the barbarous classes of the people; and Stepan Arkadyevitch could not get through even a short servic... ...f the household. He read, too, that Count Beist was rumored to have left for Wiesbaden, and that one need have no more gray hair, and of the sale of a...

...ly and household, were painfully conscious of it. Every person in the house felt that there was no sense in their living together, and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in common with one another than they, the members of the family and household of the Oblonskys. The wife did not leave her own room, the husband had not been at home for t...

...out them. This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of th... ...llows. I don’t mean to say that we were not acquainted with many En- glish people. Living, as we perforce lived, in Europe, and being, as we perforce ... ...a provided yearly winter quar- ters for us, and Nauheim always received us from July to Septem- ber. You will gather from this statement that one of u... ... from this statement that one of us had, as the saying is, a “heart”, and, from the statement that my wife is dead, that she was the sufferer. Captain... ...th, the two months or so were only just enough to keep poor Florence alive from year to year. The reason for his heart was, approximately, polo, or to... ...ing more particularly what in England it is the custom to call “quite good people”. They were descended, as you will probably expect, from the Ashburn... ...rdy too. It was a measuring look; a challenging look. Once when we were at Wiesbaden watching him play in a polo match against the Bonner Hussaren I s...

...sible to know anybody, and yet, in another sense, we knew nothing at all about them. This is, I believe, a state of things only possible with English people of whom, till today, when I sit down to puzzle out what I know of this sad affair, I knew nothing whatever. Six months ago I had never been to England, and, certainly, I had never sounded the depths of an English heart...

...elt that there was so sense in their living to- gether, and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in common with one an... ...sleeping in his wife’s room, but in his study, and why: the smile vanished from his face, he knitted his brows. “Ah, ah, ah! Oo!...” he muttered, reca... ...asant of all was the first minute when, on coming, happy and good-humored, from the theater, 5 Tolstoy with a huge pear in his hand for his wife, he ... ... wife’s words. There happened to him at that instant what does hap- pen to people when they are unexpectedly caught in something very disgraceful. He ... ...self. All he repented of was that he had not succeeded better in hiding it from his wife. But he felt all the difficulty of his position and was sorry... ...that religion is only a curb to keep in check the barbarous classes of the people; and Stepan Arkadyevitch could not get through even a short service ... ...the household. He read, too, that Count Beist was rumored to have left for Wiesbaden, and that one need have no more gray hair, and of the sale of a l...

...ly and household, were painfully conscious of it. Every person in the house felt that there was so sense in their living together, and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in common with one another than they, the members of the family and household of the Oblonskys....

... me, and yet that I can’t place him.” The orchestra was playing the Prayer from Der Freischutz, but Weber’s lovely music only deepened the blank of me... ...now that I observed him at my leisure, the look of familiarity quite faded from his face. What had made us call his appearance odd was his great lengt... ...ently observed that she was trying to catch his eye. Though at Homburg, as people said, “one could never be sure,” I yet doubted whether this lady wer... ...e and there by a pale blue ribbon. I used to flatter myself on guessing at people’s nationality by their faces, and, as a rule, I guessed aright. This... ...of her neighbours, she had no little pile of gold before her, but she drew from her pocket a double napoleon, put it into his hand, and bade him place... ...part. We lived in the country, winter and summer, seeing but three or four people. I had a succession of tutors, and a library to browse about in; I a... ...bble there; in summer one often sees her across the green table at Ems and Wiesbaden. She’s very clever, and her cleverness has spoiled her. A year af... ...lows:— “My Dear Friend—I have every hope of being happy, but I am to go to Wiesbaden to learn my fate. Madame Blumenthal goes thither this afternoon t... ...we took our places I found a letter on my plate, and, as it was postmarked Wiesbaden, I lost no time in opening it. It contained but three lines—”I am...

...graphy blindly in, but enter considerately, or, if we see good, keep aloof from it altogether. Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but ... ... in the depths of his own con- sciousness, or be betrumpeted and beshouted from end to end of the habitable globe. These are plain truths, which no on... ...oice, how feeble soever, how unheeded soever, against the common delusion; from which, if he can save, or help to save any mortal, his endeavours will... ... an interruption, he said that tragedy ought to be the school of kings and peoples; that there was no subject worthier of treatment than the death of ... ... a commotion in our young heads that was not easily settled. But the young people felt the in- convenience less, because they had somewhat more space ... ...urts, and back buildings extend to the Zwinger; and we saw many thou- sand people amid their little domestic and secluded circum- stances. From the or... ...er and farther into the distance. Königstein, too, was not left unvisited; Wiesbaden, Schwalbach, with its environs, occupied us many days; we reached...