 | Henry Norman - 1885 - 240 pages
...from me to be an obstacle. Here is a nice thing for a lady, now," he went on, "this hand-glass — fifteenth century, warranted — comes from a good...chuckled. " Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. " No," said Markheim, with great conviction. " But about you. I ask you for a Christmas... | |
 | Henry Norman - 1885 - 236 pages
...a good collection, too ; but I reserve the name, in the interests of my customer, who was just lite yourself, my dear sir, the nephew and sole heir of...perceiving there was nothing worse on hand, he chuckled. " Tour future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. 4< No," said Harkheirn, with great... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1889 - 248 pages
...glass? For Christinas? Surely not?" " And why not?" cried the dealer. " Why not a glass?" Markheitn was looking upon him with an indefinable expression....chuckled. " Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. "I ask you," said Markheim, "for a Christmas-present, and you give me this — this... | |
 | Short stories, American - 1891 - 482 pages
...from me to be an obstacle. Here is a nice thing for a lady, now," he went on, "this hand-glass — fifteenth century, warranted ; comes from a good collection,...chuckled. " Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. " I ask," said Markheim, " for a Christmas present, and you give me this — this... | |
 | Robert Louis Stevenson - 1898 - 316 pages
...from me to be an obstacle. Here is a nice thing for a lady now,' he went on, ' this hand-glass — fifteenth century, warranted; comes from a good collection,...he chuckled. 'Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard-favoured,' said he. ' I ask you,' said Markheim, ' for a Christmas present, and you give me this... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - Fiction - 1901 - 266 pages
...? " he said. " Why, 5 look here — look in it — look at yourself ! Do you like to see it ? No I nor I — nor any man." The little man had jumped...now, perceiving there was nothing worse on hand, he 10 chuckled. " Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. " I ask you," said Markheim,... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - Fiction - 1901 - 252 pages
...said. "Why, j look here—look in it—look at yourself ! Do you like to see it ? No ! nor I—nor any man." The little man had jumped back when Markheim...now, perceiving there was nothing worse on hand, he 10 chuckled. " Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. " I ask you," said Markheim,... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter, William Tenney Brewster - English prose literature - 1904 - 504 pages
...thoroughfare, filled up the interval of silence. " Well, sir," said the dealer, " be it so. You are an old customer after all ; and if, as you say, you...chuckled. " Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. " I ask you," said Markheim, " for a Christmas present, and you give me this —... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter, William Tenney Brewster - English prose literature - 1904 - 508 pages
...went on, "this hand glass — fifteenth century, warranted ; comes from a good collection, too ; but 1 reserve the name, in the interests of my customer,...chuckled. " Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard favored," said he. " I ask you," said Markheim, " for a Christmas present, and you give me this —... | |
 | Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lionel Strachey - Fiction - 1904 - 204 pages
...any man." The little man had jumped back when Markheim had so suddenly confronted him with the 129 mirror; but now, perceiving there was nothing worse...he chuckled. "Your future lady, sir, must be pretty hard-favoured," said he. "I ask you," said Markheim, "for a Christmas present, and you give me this... | |
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A glass," he said hoarsely, and then paused, and repeated it more clearly. "A glass? For Christmas? Surely not?" " And why not ? " cried the dealer. " Why not a glass ? " Markheim was looking upon him with an indefinable expression. "You ask me why not?"... 
