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Now whether the tall horse, in the natural playfulness of his disposition, was desirous of having a little innocent recreation with Mr. Winkle, or whether it occurred to him that he could perform the journey as much to his own satisfaction without a rider as with one, are points upon which, of course, we can arrive at no definite and distinct conclusion.
He was a morose, savage-hearted, bad man; idle and dissolute in his habits; cruel and ferocious in his
disposition.
'Tom Smart was by no means of an irritable or envious disposition, but somehow or other the tall man with the brown coat and the bright basket buttons did rouse what little gall he had in his composition, and did make him feel extremely indignant, the more especially as he could now and then observe, from his seat before the glass, certain little affectionate familiarities passing between the tall man and the widow, which sufficiently denoted that the tall man was as high in favour as he was in size.
'It IS matter of wonder, though, that anyone of Mr. Nathaniel Pipkin's retiring disposition, nervous temperament, and most particularly diminutive income, should from this day forth, have dared to aspire to the hand and heart of the only daughter of the fiery old Lobbs--of old Lobbs, the great saddler, who could have bought up the whole village at one stroke of his pen, and never felt the outlay--old Lobbs, who was well known to have heaps of money, invested in the bank at the nearest market town--who was reported to have countless and inexhaustible treasures hoarded up in the little iron safe with the big keyhole, over the chimney-piece in the back parlour--and who, it was well known, on festive occasions garnished his board with a real silver teapot, cream-ewer, and sugar-basin, which he was wont, in the pride of his heart, to boast should be his daughter's property when she found a man to her mind.
Hurrah!'Then there came a turnip, then a potato, and then an egg; with a few other little tokens of the playful
disposition
of the many-headed.
Mr. Peter Magnus was naturally of a very communicative disposition, and the brandy-and-water operated with wonderful effect in warming into life the deepest hidden secrets of his bosom.
His face, however, had expanded under the influence of good living, and a
disposition
remarkable for resignation; and its bold, fleshy curves had so far extended beyond the limits originally assigned them, that unless you took a full view of his countenance in front, it was difficult to distinguish more than the extreme tip of a very rubicund nose.
There!'We cannot distinctly say whether it was the prospect of the pipe, or the consolatory reflection that a fatal
disposition
to get married ran in the family, and couldn't be helped, which calmed Mr. Weller's feelings, and caused his grief to subside.
Mr. Whiffers then added that he feared a portion of this outrage might be traced to his own forbearing and accommodating
disposition.
'That's the ticket, sir.'Very much perplexed by this summary
disposition
of this person, Mr. Pickwick walked back into the prison, revolving in his mind what he had better do.
The daughter was of a good, amiable disposition, but affectionate and warm-hearted in her ways, so that it was evident that with her fair personal advantages, and her little income, she would not be allowed to remain single long.
He was a singular man, fierce and quick-tempered, very foul-mouthed when he was angry, and of a most retiring
disposition.
In the last century, however, four successive heirs were of a dissolute and wasteful disposition, and the family ruin was eventually completed by a gambler in the days of the Regency.
I have thought sometimes that it was the
disposition
of her child which weighed upon her mind, for I have never met so utterly spoiled and so ill-natured a little creature.
The most serious point in the case is the
disposition
of the child."
This child's
disposition
is abnormally cruel, merely for cruelty's sake, and whether he derives this from his smiling father, as I should suspect, or from his mother, it bodes evil for the poor girl who is in their power."
She had an excellent heart;--her
disposition
was affectionate, and her feelings were strong; but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge which her mother had yet to learn; and which one of her sisters had resolved never to be taught.
It was contrary to every doctrine of hers that difference of fortune should keep any couple asunder who were attracted by resemblance of disposition; and that Elinor's merit should not be acknowledged by every one who knew her, was to her comprehension impossible.
But he was neither fitted by abilities nor
disposition
to answer the wishes of his mother and sister, who longed to see him distinguished--as--they hardly knew what.
you will continue the same; unconscious of the pleasure or the regret you occasion, and insensible of any change in those who walk under your shade!--But who will remain to enjoy you?"CHAPTER 6The first part of their journey was performed in too melancholy a
disposition
to be otherwise than tedious and unpleasant.
The friendliness of his
disposition
made him happy in accommodating those, whose situation might be considered, in comparison with the past, as unfortunate.
Elinor was obliged, though unwillingly, to believe that the sentiments which Mrs. Jennings had assigned him for her own satisfaction, were now actually excited by her sister; and that however a general resemblance of
disposition
between the parties might forward the affection of Mr. Willoughby, an equally striking opposition of character was no hindrance to the regard of Colonel Brandon.
It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;--it is
disposition
alone.
As this silence continued, every day made it appear more strange and more incompatible with the
disposition
of both.
His want of spirits, of openness, and of consistency, were most usually attributed to his want of independence, and his better knowledge of Mrs. Ferrars's
disposition
and designs.
She wished very much to have the subject continued, though she did not chuse to join in it herself; but nothing more of it was said, and for the first time in her life, she thought Mrs. Jennings deficient either in curiosity after petty information, or in a
disposition
to communicate it.
CHAPTER 26Elinor could not find herself in the carriage with Mrs. Jennings, and beginning a journey to London under her protection, and as her guest, without wondering at her own situation, so short had their acquaintance with that lady been, so wholly unsuited were they in age and disposition, and so many had been her objections against such a measure only a few days before!
Elinor found, when the evening was over, that
disposition
is not materially altered by a change of abode, for although scarcely settled in town, Sir John had contrived to collect around him, nearly twenty young people, and to amuse them with a ball.
But your sister does not--I think you said so--she does not consider quite as you do?""You know her disposition, and may believe how eagerly she would still justify him if she could."
Like half the rest of the world, if more than half there be that are clever and good, Marianne, with excellent abilities and an excellent disposition, was neither reasonable nor candid.
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