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Article SKETCHES OF CHARACTER. ← Page 7 of 15 →
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Sketches Of Character.
" Then my father should make me a larger allowance ; what is a paltry three hundred a year , I should like to know , for one who is heir to seven thousand per annum ? If you loved me , as you pretend , you would ask my father to double m } ' allowance at least . But I suppose you prefer compelling me to come sueing to you when I want money
—women always like to have power . " " Arthur , love , let me implore you not to say these dreadful things ; you ought to know how willingly I would ask , nay , entreat your father to double or treble your allowance if entreaties were likely to prove efficacious , but he is so displeased at the account given by your tutor of your conduct , that he even talked of reducing your allowance . "
" That I would never stand , " said Arthur furiously ; "does the governor think that I am a child , to have money doled out to me according as my behaviour pleases or ^ displeases him ? what business has my tutor to trouble his head with my amusements , I should like to know . But I have no time to remain talking here—tell me , plainly , will
the money be ready for me by twelve o ' clock to-morrow ? " "Yes , my dear boy , it shall be ; only do promise me , that you will not gamble or bet again , at least for some time , as it is with the utmost difficulty that I can procure the money you now want . Let me kiss you , my handsome Arthur , and do give me your word to be less extravagant . "
" If you want to kiss me , kiss me , and have done with it ; but as for extracting a promise , that is quite out of the question , as I loill have my own way and do as I like . So good morning , mother , and remember the cash must change hands at twelve to-morrow . " And this dutiful son turned upon his heel , humming an opera air , his mother
saying : " Do not be very late to night , dear Arthur ; remember your promise to escort me to Lady Taverton ' s soiree ; there will be some nice girls there , and I promised to show our hostess one of the handsomest men at Oxford . " The Honorable Mrs . Tremorman might have added , and one of
the most vicious . " Bah ! mother , how fond you old women are of gabbling . "
William Giles is now twenty years of age , his father , mother , and a respectable athletic looking artisan are seated around the fire in the house of the former—Honest Giles
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
" Then my father should make me a larger allowance ; what is a paltry three hundred a year , I should like to know , for one who is heir to seven thousand per annum ? If you loved me , as you pretend , you would ask my father to double m } ' allowance at least . But I suppose you prefer compelling me to come sueing to you when I want money
—women always like to have power . " " Arthur , love , let me implore you not to say these dreadful things ; you ought to know how willingly I would ask , nay , entreat your father to double or treble your allowance if entreaties were likely to prove efficacious , but he is so displeased at the account given by your tutor of your conduct , that he even talked of reducing your allowance . "
" That I would never stand , " said Arthur furiously ; "does the governor think that I am a child , to have money doled out to me according as my behaviour pleases or ^ displeases him ? what business has my tutor to trouble his head with my amusements , I should like to know . But I have no time to remain talking here—tell me , plainly , will
the money be ready for me by twelve o ' clock to-morrow ? " "Yes , my dear boy , it shall be ; only do promise me , that you will not gamble or bet again , at least for some time , as it is with the utmost difficulty that I can procure the money you now want . Let me kiss you , my handsome Arthur , and do give me your word to be less extravagant . "
" If you want to kiss me , kiss me , and have done with it ; but as for extracting a promise , that is quite out of the question , as I loill have my own way and do as I like . So good morning , mother , and remember the cash must change hands at twelve to-morrow . " And this dutiful son turned upon his heel , humming an opera air , his mother
saying : " Do not be very late to night , dear Arthur ; remember your promise to escort me to Lady Taverton ' s soiree ; there will be some nice girls there , and I promised to show our hostess one of the handsomest men at Oxford . " The Honorable Mrs . Tremorman might have added , and one of
the most vicious . " Bah ! mother , how fond you old women are of gabbling . "
William Giles is now twenty years of age , his father , mother , and a respectable athletic looking artisan are seated around the fire in the house of the former—Honest Giles