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. 1883 Excerpt: ...suitable amusement for Marcia--" "She might do worse. You have let me in for a good thing--I don't mean on this table, for you've spoilt the lay of the red for my favourite stroke--but with that busking work! Where's the stage to be, here or in your house? Not here, I hope--I am disgusted with workmen; no consciences. ...
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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. 1883 Excerpt: ...suitable amusement for Marcia--" "She might do worse. You have let me in for a good thing--I don't mean on this table, for you've spoilt the lay of the red for my favourite stroke--but with that busking work! Where's the stage to be, here or in your house? Not here, I hope--I am disgusted with workmen; no consciences. It is impossible to get anything civilly done now. You are at Johnny Ludlow's mercy. The other day, I had a decorator down from Shacknasty and Palmavecchio's, to set up some glass work--rather fineish cobbling--on the west staircase, and, happening to be coming down while I was there, I saw he hadn't a lozenge of ruby quite flush in the leading, and, naturally, said: 'My fine fellow, that is not level true!' Twenty years ago, he would have replied: 'Werry good, sir, ' with a touch of the forehead, and 'to job hover the furnace, gov'nor.' But this artistic gentleman, speaking as correctly as a Society of Arts lecturer, straightened up, caught me fair and square in the eye with his, and said: 'This is Mr. Mill ward, I suppose 1 You will excuse me, sir; but I am engaged by Messrs. Shacknasty and Palmavecchio, who have every confidence in my abilities, and any complaints should be made to them direct.' It could not have happened differently in the Northern States, I wager. Your son being one of those political economists, asserts that strikes do the workmen no good. I tell you straight, colonel, and I have seen a good many, each time the workman gets some advantage, and the capitalist never gets that back. And don't you believe it they are squandering money in drink! they dress better, go round to amusements more, rig their girls up amazingly, and are putting by money. There's that Merionethshire property I bought, with an exhausted tin m...
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