This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ... rub upon another who takes a theatre. The only man who can succeed is your thorough adventurers who have nothing to lose. I feel sorry for Baldwin." "Yes, he has done the state some service,1 and his intentions were good. Some of the pieces were first-rate, and so long as the tin lasted, he paid like ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ... rub upon another who takes a theatre. The only man who can succeed is your thorough adventurers who have nothing to lose. I feel sorry for Baldwin." "Yes, he has done the state some service,1 and his intentions were good. Some of the pieces were first-rate, and so long as the tin lasted, he paid like a gentleman." "He did, he did," echo the chorus. "Now for Frizzal's budget." Before allowing Frizzal to empty his budget, we may just inform the reader that Constantine had quietly entered the room (it was the meeting-place of the Brush Club) by another door, a few minutes be fore. His entrance was effected so quietly that none of the speakers observed him, and he sat down unobserved in a shaded corner of the room, where, unseen, he could hear all that was said, Constantine had not come there, however, for the purpose of eaves-dropping; but, it being the last day appointed for hanging the pictures, he was in a state of intense excitement, and keen to know his fate, and, knowing no other place to obtain information, he forced himself to go to the Brush Club. "Well," said Frizzal, "there is not much. I have seen Dash of the R.A., and he has given me all the news that is afloat up to the present time." On hearing this, which was like the premonitory soundings of his fate, Constantine trembled to learn the fortune of his picture. "Had it been accepted?" "How many new hands have got pictures accepted?" "Oh, only five; all by interest, of course. Young Boswell, a nephew of Sir George's, Peterkin, a nephew of Sir Martin's, and Fellowes, Hawes, and Eden. These are the only ones who have got their pictures in this year; but the exhibition will be great otherwise--there are an immense number in from each of the regulars." "Then, I have failed," sighed...
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