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The Busy-Bodies, by the Authors of 'the Odd Volume'.
The BusyBodies by the Authors of 'the Odd Volume' Author:M. Corbett General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1827 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. " He has the true masculine contempt of our frail tex, I see/' said the Countess. " These are nice-looking houses," said Sit Thomas, as they entered that very neat and regular street ; " and I hope, Lady Lennox, we shall find, in some one of them, a larder sufficiently dry to meet with the approbation even of your fastidious - " " Oh ! uncle," cried Catherine, in horror that the conversation had taken this turn, " do look at that nice shop at the foot of the street. How clean and neat everything appears to be !" Before Sir Thomas could reply to this ruse de guerre, they stopped at one of the houses ; and as Mr Chapel was already there to admit them, the baronet handed the ladies from the carriage. The first apartmen they entered proved to be the dining-roon " Ah !" exclaimed Sir Thomas, " this i of a tolerable size. I think we could din sixteen here without inconvenience; am certainly the furniture is superior to that ( the house we have just quitted. That is i neat enough plot, too, before the windows/ " Aunt," said Catherine, with the vic of separating the loving couple, " do come up stairs with me. I think we must have a fine view from some of the upper windows. -- Ellinor," she continued, addressing her cousin, " do you go with us, or will you remain with Sir Thomas ?" " I shall remain below," whispered Ellinor, with a smile, " as I also think it prudent to look at the house in separate parties." " Let me consider," said her ladyship when they had reached the top of the stairs -- " Let me consider ; I must count to knoi how many apartments we shall require." They then entered ...« less