 Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.  The Monthly critical gazette - Page 3901824Full view - About this book
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 578 pages
...me threepenny worth of any sort. He gave me, accordingly, three great puffy rolls. I was surpriz'd at the quantity, but took it, and, having no room in my pockets, walk'd off with a roll under each arm, and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Anthologies - 1899 - 526 pages
...told him to give me three-penny worth of any sort. He gave me accordingly three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and, having...under each arm, and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 204 pages
...me three-penny worth of any sort. He gave me, accordingly, three great pufiy rolls. I was surpris'd at the quantity, but took it, and, having no room in my pockets, walk'd off with a roll under each arm, and eating the other. Thus I went up Market-street as far as... | |
 | William De Witt Hyde - Books and reading - 1900 - 506 pages
...bade him give me threepenny worth of any sort. He gave me, accordingly, three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and, having...under each arm, and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Reed, my future wife's father ; when... | |
 | Allen Clapp Thomas - United States - 1900 - 370 pages
...one, he asked for three pennyworth of bread. " He gave me," says Franklin, "three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and, having...under each arm and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when... | |
 | Biography - 1901 - 502 pages
...bade him give me three-penny worth of any sort. He gave me, accordingly, three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and having...under each arm, and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as tar as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck, Frank R. Stockton, Nathan Haskell Dole, Julian Hawthorne - Anthologies - 1901 - 432 pages
...told him to give me threepenny worth of any sort. He gave me accordingly three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and having...under each arm and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1901 - 296 pages
...told him to give me threepenny worth of any sort. He gave me accordingly three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and having...under each arm and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when... | |
 | William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells - American literature - 1901 - 358 pages
...bade him give me threepenny worft of any sort. He gave me, accordingly, three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and, having...under each arm, and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Literature - 1901 - 444 pages
...told him to give me threepenny worth of any sort. He gave me accordingly three great puffy rolls. I was surprised at the quantity, but took it, and having...under each arm and eating the other. Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when... | |
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