| 单词 | half-holiday |
| 例句 | “Then, as in general you stick to your work as well as most men,” said Joe, “let it be a half-holiday for all.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Friday: Early hockey on a half-holiday Friday afternoon? 15 things to do in the D.C. area on Thanksgiving weekend 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z It's our half-holiday, and if Cara will help me on Tuesday evening I can get my lessons done, so that I needn't do any on Wednesday. The Man with the Pan Pipes and other Stories 2012-02-06T03:00:12.143Z They obtained the Saturday half-holiday, and also release from work on the vigils of all feast days, and there were nearly forty of these in the year. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z He met his Housemaster but seldom, for he was naturally excluded from such unofficial hospitalities as Sunday breakfasts and half-holiday teas. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z “And still,” continued the former, “we pay but a fraction of wage more than other people, and then, of course, there is the extra weekly half-holiday.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Not that it much mattered to the young gentleman who was seated in the schoolroom; it was no half-holiday to him. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z In a quarter of an hour classes would be dismissed for the day, it being a customary half-holiday. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z Yesterday I got a half-holiday, and instead of going home I thought I'd go out and hunt a house. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Kittie said she should, and the day being Saturday, and a half-holiday, she ran down to ask her mother's permission to go at once. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z He gets no Friday half-holiday; he won’t let me stop, but he insists upon remaining himself to show the people round.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z On the half-holiday on which our story opens, the pupils of Mecklemburg House were disporting themselves in what was called the playroom. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Many a long block it went before the last of Pop's boys dropped off and turned back, only to find that half-holiday had been declared in honor of the event of the day. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z A whole half-holiday, an automobile-ride, and a chance to sit in the front and learn to drive! The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z It was the Saturday half-holiday, and I was having a fine time of it among the birds. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Mind you, that extra half-holiday isn’t thrown away: they work all the harder, and they are happy. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z “My birds will have a half-holiday,” said the old shepherd, laughing. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z For every creature from the Lion to the Mouse bowed most politely as they approached him, and then went on their way gaily frisking, for this was their weekly half-holiday. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z There was a big rush of work at the office, or Shirley would have asked for a half-holiday; but she did not dare endanger her position by making a request at so busy a season. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Mr. Beeswax sent out word that he wanted something of the sort, but that, being Monday, he was busy clearing up business left over from the Saturday half-holiday. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z On the camp calendar, to-day is marked down as a half-holiday, which is another one of the pleasant little jokes they have down here. Conscript 2989 Experiences of a Drafted Man 2011-07-26T02:00:15.197Z I spent my next half-holiday in writing out the Beatitudes a hundred times. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z On the 11th the Carmentalia were kept as a half-holiday, but principally by women; so also on the 15th. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Now and then I saw a bevy of red-cheeked English girls, driving over from their home-school in Upper Richelieu for a jolly lark on their half-holiday. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Common Hall was held at the Guildhall, Norwich, under the presidency of the Mayor, “to consider the question of the continuance of the half-holiday movement on Thursdays during the approaching summer months.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z In Chapter II, "sword of the tryant" was changed to "sword of the tyrant", and "meant to spent that half-holiday" was changed to "meant to spend that half-holiday". On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z I give no half-holiday, and I expect you all to be present here as usual at 2.30. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z The boys grumbled a good deal at breakfast at the doleful prospect of a dull half-holiday in the house. Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story 2011-05-03T02:00:18.093Z A special half-holiday was given for the occasion, and all the school was asked to unite in making the affair a success. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z Every other one is a half-holiday for those who do not take whole ones. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z It was Tony's half-holiday, and he would be home, he promised, at five o'clock, to help her carry down the little invalid into the garden to have tea. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z "Of course we're to have a half-holiday this afternoon," began Opal. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z The boys came home wet and hungry, and grumbling a good deal at the rainy half-holiday. Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story 2011-05-03T02:00:18.093Z One of the plans to give the workingman more time for himself is that of the Saturday half-holiday. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z Saturday was a half-holiday at the Grammar School, and he was thus at leisure. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z We believe the Saturday half-holiday has come to stay with us as one of the recognized institutions of the country, and we have adopted it freely and voluntarily. 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. 2011-02-16T03:00:39.173Z Most of them were demanding that the Executive should take up the question of an increase in wages, Saturday half-holiday and a forty-eight hour week. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z Nurse, will you remember to let us have them the first wet half-holiday? Little Miss Peggy Only a Nursery Story 2011-05-03T02:00:18.093Z H., a golfer, suggesting a half-holiday, to celebrate some suddenly unearthed anniversary in the annals of Country or School. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z His mother and Rhoda almost shrieked at beholding his bruised cheek, and bleeding lip, when he came home one half-holiday, from the field of battle. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z It would be better in many cases to employ for this hard work a strong boy with a Saturday half-holiday. Household Organization I had succeeded in getting what I had been fighting to obtain for years, namely the Saturday half-holiday. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z Indeed, a general latitude of behavior appears to be condoned on this Saturday half-holiday, as it is with us to a certain extent on the Fourth of July. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands It was with difficulty that we could effect an entrance, for a half-holiday had been given to the boys of all the schools, in honor of the occasion, and they literally swarmed around the building. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 But now I never feel sure, after any half-holiday, that I sha'n't have to flog one of them next morning, for some foolish, thoughtless scrape. Tom Brown at Rugby He had only allowed himself a half-holiday, and had hurried back again as soon as the entrance of the troops was over, to add the last touches to the paneling. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Skirmishes between parties of the two tribes were of frequent occurrence, and expeditions with various objects, and not unfrequently exciting endings, were indulged in almost every half-holiday afternoon. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Mr. Connell arranged a program of running, jumping, wheelbarrow and potato races, etc., and after a conference of those interested, it was decided to ask the president of the company to declare a general half-holiday. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers It was a half-holiday, and he had been out a long walk with some of his companions, for he still went to school at Sandyshore, and now he had come in tremendously hungry and thirsty. Carrots: Just a Little Boy It's early closing day, and we have a half-holiday. Little Miss Joy You won't think me horrid, will you, but I had a half-holiday the other day, and now I must work and make up for it. Patricia Brent, Spinster So it was granted them, and no schoolboys ever enjoyed a half-holiday more. Campmates A Story of the Plains Don't you know that the first half-holiday in the term is always given up to selecting the hockey team? Just Gerry The Saturday half-holiday is less an affair of law and legislature, depends more upon private men and women, but is of scarcely less importance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Once they had each obtained a half-holiday, which they had spent at the Zoo. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle He looked at her reproachfully, as though he were a master who had just been asked for a half-holiday. Helena Brett's Career Gregson was too superior to 'brew' extensively, so on half-holiday afternoons in winter Rayner and Martin used to collaborate in the production and consumption of food. Years of Plenty You will take a conduct mark, please, and forfeit next Saturday's half-holiday. Just Gerry Therefore it is to be hoped the half-holiday will not migrate with the birds, but remain and become a permanent national institution. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Her appeal had some effect on the disputants, and Miss Burleigh, remembering it was a half-holiday, shrugged her shoulders good-naturedly and took advantage of the pause to proceed. The Youngest Girl in the School Just because a lad breaks one of his windows with a catapult, and by pure accident, he gets the following half-holiday stopped for the whole school. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War It was a half-holiday, and a lovely afternoon, and but for this he would have been out and away over field and down. Haviland's Chum It was a half-holiday for Laptitza, the second daughter of the Prisoner, and Papylick brought her in so that she could see the review of the troops. The City Curious "Would you prefer to ask him on some half-holiday, when you can spend the afternoon together?" asked Mrs. Ormond. Under Padlock and Seal A few days later permission was given them to go to Mrs. McElroy's reception at the White House, and the male employes were given a half-holiday to attend the exercises on St. Patrick's Day. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years I did tell the boys I didn't think I could spend next half-holiday with them, because I was sure you wouldn't forget about the ball for Ger, auntie. Miss Mouse and Her Boys And so he sat, that lovely cloudless half-holiday afternoon, grinding out his treadmill-like imposition, angrily, rebelliously, his one and only thought to get that over as soon as possible. Haviland's Chum The office was empty, the force having gone home for the Saturday 312 half-holiday. Captain Pott's Minister There, on a half-holiday, three doors from home, he may visit an actual foreign land, foreign in people, language, things, and customs. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) His Saturday half-holiday he spent in the wood with his book of fairy legends, and that other unwritten book of his imagination. Shirley In those days a half-holiday once a week for shop-keepers was not as generally the rule as it is now, but at Weadmere it had for long been the custom to close on Thursday afternoons. Miss Mouse and Her Boys The afternoon of the Liberty Loan drive was declared a half-holiday. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards On his first half-holiday he went to call on Miss Havisham. Tales from Dickens So Saturday has come to be considered a holiday, or half-holiday at least. The Negro Farmer One opportunity had been offered her that very afternoon in making him understand that it was perfectly possible to enjoy a half-holiday without spending all the money in his pocket. The Wall Street Girl He believed in doing everything to encourage in-school football, meaning by that the half-holiday games, the side-matches, cup matches, and such games as Prefects v. War Letters of a Public-School Boy One half-holiday afternoon, however, Lindsay reported that Mrs. Wilson, dressed in black bonnet and mantle, had been seen to leave the back door and walk away in the direction of the village. The Manor House School Michael's morning in the schoolroom had been truly purgatorial; fortunately for him, it was a half-holiday, and the luncheon-hour set him free from his self-imposed duties. Lover or Friend The school picnic had generally been held on Saturdays, but thinking the castle would be more free from visitors on a Friday, Miss Poppleton had granted a special half-holiday for the purpose. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life We should like it to be on the half-holiday, if possible. The School Queens It happened that this very day was the weekly half-holiday, so that Tom had many hours unoccupied that afternoon. The Grey Woman and other Tales This is a half-holiday, and I have a special class to attend to.' Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School Bob Turner and a lot of boys were waiting near, rods over their shoulders and fish-hooks in their pockets, intent upon a Saturday half-holiday at their favorite sport. The Brass Bound Box It was Saturday afternoon, a half-holiday, when the rivals met in the back yard of Henry's house, armed with old brooms for lances, and with shields made out of barrel heads. Harper's Young People, November 18, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly On Saturday afternoon I gave the men a half-holiday, which they appreciated very much. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders She was to meet Alfred and Dicksie on Saturday, their next half-holiday, and she would wait till then. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Well, let's do something," said Kitty; "we all ought to be very happy on a half-holiday, and I don't mean to be miserable. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School It was Saturday afternoon,—a half-holiday in the school. The Orphans of Glen Elder This talk occurred one lovely afternoon when the half-holiday made a club picnic a possible and most delightful thing. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life On Wednesday and Saturday, when there is a half-holiday, they have dinner at twelve and land directly after. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young One day some children came to me, and said, "Oh, do please take us out somewhere on our half-holiday, and show us some of the great sights of London." Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young It was a half-holiday in the school, and Mary Bateman and Kitty Sharston were not sharing the oak parlor with Florence. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School You might give the army a half-holiday now and then.' The Talking Horse And Other Tales Archibald Wingate joined the party at this present half-holiday dinner; yet even with such cheerfulness about him could not but shiver now and then, as he recalled his narrow escape of the afternoon. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life In the summer, there is a match at cricket between the Britannia eleven and some neighbours every half-holiday, and the Britannias usually win, though they play the best elevens round. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Wednesday was a half-holiday at Crichton House, and so, soon after dinner, Paul found himself marshalled with the rest in a procession bound for the football field. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers We asked Price, civilly enough, this morning to allow us a whole day off on Wednesday next, instead of the usual half-holiday. The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys A locksmith was called in on the next half-holiday. The Hero of Garside School This is half-holiday, and the four children are going to have a merry game in the fields. Child-Land Picture-Pages for the Little Ones One Saturday, as the three girls were sitting working together, Jack, who was spending his half-holiday at home again, said, "Why, here comes the telegraph boy!" Fifty-Two Stories For Girls She was really getting quite excited about her river, and as this was a half-holiday, she determined to have a good work at it in the afternoon. A World of Girls The Story of a School This was Tuesday and there was no half-holiday. Black Oxen As that afternoon was a half-holiday, he had some idea of paying a second visit to the spot, and continuing his examination of it. The Hero of Garside School It is half-holiday to-day, but it is too warm to run about the fields. Child-Land Picture-Pages for the Little Ones There was a sort of code of honor at the school that the girls were never to be disturbed by the teachers during the half-holiday hours. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School It was the Wednesday half-holiday, and Cecil’s tea, poured into the tiniest cups and accompanied by thin wafer biscuits, was of the most recherch� quality. A World of Girls The Story of a School H.O. got very inky the first half-holiday, and then he got some sealing-wax and a big envelope from Father, and put something in and fastened it up, and said he had done his. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune "Wish I had one of my own," he remarked to Harry, as the two stood watching the men crossing the stream one half-holiday. The Hero of Garside School They have been having some merry games, and had just arranged to meet again next half-holiday. Child-Land Picture-Pages for the Little Ones Five hours daily were given to parades and a half-holiday observed on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Westinghouse was the first man in this country to foresee the coming of the half-holiday Saturday as an innovation that promised general adoption. Opportunities in Engineering At the invitation of Superintendent Gwinn the colored school children of New Orleans were given a half-holiday to hear Dr. Washington. Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization The general rule was three hours' rest at midday and a Saturday half-holiday. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement They are glad to go, the more so as it is half-holiday to-day, and as it is fine weather they want to be at their games in the fields. Child-Land Picture-Pages for the Little Ones Once a week, during the summer season, they have a half-holiday for a little excursion to the country, and twice a week they leave work for evening school an hour before the usual time. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 In those days, you know, we used to have a half-holiday every Saturday. Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country Commencement, election, and training days were in high favor, and every good housewife baked election cake, and every voter felt entitled to a half-holiday at least. A Little Girl in Old Boston It was a half-holiday at the Chestnut School, so Peace returned home at noon, hot, perspiring, but radiant at the thought of no more lessons till the morrow. The Lilac Lady It was a day for a half-holiday, and all his men left early; the claims were deserted, and Talbot found himself in solitary possession of the gulch. A Girl of the Klondike To-day, as you know, is a half-holiday; but there remains an hour for work before you disperse. Shining Ferry We worked hard all the week, and we tried to crowd as much fun into a half-holiday as possible. Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country Well, now, I was going to a football match, it being a half-holiday; but under the circumstances, I will put it off, and escort you to the Palace. Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo Accordingly, upon the next half-holiday, Scaife gave a tea at the Creameries. The Hill A Romance of Friendship He threw his arms round his brother’s neck, and said, “We will both go with you, Verny, next half-holiday.” Eric, or Little by Little When a little boy he had generally gone for a walk with his father or his aunt on a half-holiday. The Ffolliots of Redmarley Lord Blandamer had explained this by saying that he was busy through the week; but then a lord was not like a schoolboy with a Saturday half-holiday. The Nebuly Coat "I think, boys," said the schoolmaster, when the clock struck twelve, "that I shall give an extra half-holiday this afternoon." The Ontario High School Reader On one of these occasions we were forgiven—"stroke" was ten seconds early; on the other a half-holiday was stopped, as one of the masters had been injured. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Next time the form went up, Mr Gordon said, in his most freezing tone, “Williams, at present I shall take no further notice of your offence beyond including you in the extra lesson every half-holiday.” Eric, or Little by Little He was strolling on the next Saturday afternoon, with Ralston's letter in his pocket Saturday was a half-holiday, and he was free to do with it what he pleased. Despair's Last Journey Being a half-holiday, prayers were read at the end of morning-school. Wilton School or, Harry Campbell's Revenge "I think, boys," said the schoolmaster, when the clock struck twelve, "that I shall give an extra half-holiday this afternoon." The Ontario High School Reader Moreover, once late, you were given lines, besides losing your chapel half-holiday. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell She did this feeling sure that the child would come willingly, for both Irene and Rosamund were spending the half-holiday at The Follies. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls There was no time for the doing of anything special, as there would be on the following day, which was a half-holiday. Dr. Wortle's School Around him, other boys were going in for football, making records on the track team, getting occasional leaves to run in to Boston for an odd half-holiday. The Brentons His desire for the pleasures of the intellect and the imagination showed itself very early at school; and he spent many a half-holiday in writing translations from the Roman and the French poets. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 This was done; Mr O’Gallagher resumed his seat, and the lessons continued till the dinner hour arrived, but, alas! not the half-holiday or the fireworks. Percival Keene But it is time that I should return to that memorable half-holiday. Ernest Bracebridge School Days Saturday was a half-holiday, and on that day he could be absent on condition of remitting the classical lessons in the morning. Dr. Wortle's School He gave me a half-holiday, but I did not think he was going to take one himself as well. Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life It was in the evening of a half-holiday. On the Banks of the Amazon It was half-holiday at the school, and it was the most natural thing in the world that she should be sauntering about Gravesend in the pouring rain. The Skipper's Wooing, and The Brown Man's Servant It was a half-holiday; but on grand occasions of the sort—for it was the day fixed for the kite-race—the boys were allowed to get up and begin lessons an hour earlier than usual. Ernest Bracebridge School Days I shall call for you next half-holiday; and mind you come.” Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden Still you are of opinion that, if there was a half-holiday on the Saturday, it would be an advantage to the working classes, and enable them to visit and enjoy these institutions?—Certainly. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature The masters usually took advantage of the half-holiday to go out somewhere for the afternoon, but still ordinary precautions to avoid observation had not been neglected. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys I sat for two hours in a registry-office yesterday afternoon, when we had a half-holiday, and didn’t see a single creature who could be bribed to come. The Fortunes of the Farrells We subsequently returned to the “playground,” Tom saying that we could remain there if we liked until the tea-bell rang, as it was a half-holiday, and there were no more lessons for the day. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story Wednesday is the best day, because it’s half-holiday, only I should like other days better, because I should get off prep. Pixie O'Shaughnessy Something to do, you know, some fine half-holiday, to go out and look in the shops. The Independence of Claire One sanguine youth suggested that they were to have an extra half-holiday in consequence of the fine condition of the ice, and he had many converts to his opinion; but there were many other theories. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys Her little charges didn't care a rap about receiving their rights, in the dim future of twenty-one; but they were very much concerned about losing a present half-holiday. Just Patty I’m not sure that the doctor might not think it worth a half-holiday. The Willoughby Captains Thee can take a half-holiday to-day, all of you, and if thy parents ask why, say Farmer Rosher will tell them.” A Dog with a Bad Name “Do you know that on the first half-holiday this term Rollitt nearly came to grief on the river?” The Cock-House at Fellsgarth “It is he who has begged us the half-holiday,” whispered the prophet of good to his neighbour. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys “It’s a half-holiday, and boys always get half an hour’s grace.” Tom, Dick and Harry I have decided to remit the impositions I gave on Saturday, and also to withdraw the prohibition about the half-holiday. The Willoughby Captains Meanwhile, our three heroes were spending an agitated Saturday half-holiday. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton Still, it seemed to be half-holiday form at Fellsgarth to go down valleys, so he went, quite indifferent to the beauties of Nature, and equally indifferent as to where this walk brought him. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth As it was a half-holiday I thought I would get all my papers ready against the cricket and football meeting this evening. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys With which delightful solution of the difficulty—delightful to every one but myself—we proceeded to the order of the day, which was to arrange the details of our picnic next half-holiday. Tom, Dick and Harry No half-holiday next Wednesday, and for the seniors a hundred lines of Greek to write out; for the Limpets a hundred lines of Latin, and for the juniors fifty lines of Latin. The Willoughby Captains The next day was a half-holiday; and a police court is always attractive to infant minds. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton Evidently none of the other half-holiday makers had returned. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth Next day—being Saturday and half-holiday—Stoner attired himself in his best garments, and, in the middle of the afternoon, took train for Darlington. The Borough Treasurer Shows up occasionally on a half-holiday and lets Vincent take her to the Metropolitan Museum, or to a concert. Torchy As A Pa The Wednesday half-holiday was spent in determined seclusion, scarcely a boy showing his face in the playground. The Willoughby Captains On Tuesday, November 6th, a half-holiday was proclaimed and Election Day observed throughout the camp. The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces Lastly, and this was the part of the sentence that roused the whole school, all—boarders and day-boys alike—were to forfeit the next half-holiday. Jack of Both Sides The Story of a School War Besides, it was not a pushing neighborhood; and whenever he would he took for himself a half-holiday. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories I had handed him quite large profits that morning; so I ventured to ask for a half-holiday. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 He looked uncritical and very young, as rosy as a school-boy on a half-holiday. The Tragic Muse I remember once on a half-holiday he did his lessons in the school-room at my desk, and he had it open in the desk, and as I wanted something out. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys Still, a half-holiday was something to be thankful for. The Simpkins Plot On Saturday Claude generally took a half-holiday, and went down to Richmond to play golf with a friend of his who lived there, an old Cornish chum called Tregorwan. The Way of Ambition It was a half-holiday and our boys had gone fishing to the Devil's Pond, a favourite spot of theirs, about a mile away. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour At Eton, in England, the boys grumble because they only have a half-holiday every other day, and four months of the year vacation. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The next Saturday afternoon proving unusually fine, the community at Ashfield House sallied forth to enjoy their half-holiday on the downs. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys Next day the rumour spread round the school that a half-holiday was going to be stopped, as no one had owned up. The Loom of Youth As it happened to be a half-holiday, Annie was sent with the rest of the children into the garden to play up and down the walks. Alec Forbes of Howglen On the admission of a pupil the parents pay some small sum, varying according to their means, and every Wednesday, which is a half-holiday, a payment is made from a farthing to twopence. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond "I will have her here to tea on her next half-holiday," she said; "then you will see her." The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 I am much obliged, ma'am; and, if you please, thank Mrs. Paget for me, but as it is not a half-holiday, I shall not be able to come this afternoon. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys It was a half-holiday, and Clarke was quite ready for a game of tennis. The Loom of Youth The joy of the half-holiday for Scotch boys and girls has a terrible weight laid in the opposite scale—I mean the other half of the day. Alec Forbes of Howglen All the arrangements were concluded on Friday, which was a half-holiday, on account of the snow making travelling unpleasant for those scholars who lived at a distance. What Might Have Been Expected This was on Wednesday afternoon,—the day on which members of Parliament dine out,—and at that moment Mr. Bonteen entered the drawing-room, having left the House for his half-holiday at six o'clock. Phineas Redux Thus in the dim light of the warehouse they talked on, making their task appear as a half-holiday of sport. My Second Year of the War Yet we had our old sportsmen too, who could kill trout as well as amuse themselves, and bring home a delicate dish for a half-holiday tea. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth One day in February there was a half-holiday. The Portion of Labor On the following Wednesday there was a half-holiday, and Harry was about to start off with his gun, when he proposed that Kate should go with him. What Might Have Been Expected Thursday afternoons we had a half-holiday on board. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine The time had come when our good times were over, our many leisure hours spent among the cotton fields and woods and our half-holiday on Saturday. Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days It is true that the wages of the “daily girl” do not equal, in actual money, those of the factory worker, neither does she obtain the Saturday half-holiday or the whole of Sunday free. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine A first-class match takes three days to play, and even a match between two teams of small boys requires a long half-holiday. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin Yet a more entertaining way of spending a half-holiday—having regard to current taste—it should be difficult to imagine. Certain Personal Matters Fortunately, it was a half-holiday, so the children could trim and chatter to their hearts' content, and the little girls ran about sticking funny decorations where no one would ever think of looking for them. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12 He works sixteen hours a day, and foregoes his Saturday half-holiday. The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism It's his half-holiday," Ellen replied, in a tone of disgust, "and where do you think he's gone? The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Every half-holiday I hoped there would be something about what to do with robbers or ghosts, but there never was. A Great Emergency and Other Tales The people of the Middle Ages not only had the Saturday half-holiday but they enjoyed release from work on nearly forty vigils of feast days during the year. Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" A Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Student Body of the New York State College for Teachers, Albany, 1919, 1920 He compromised on a half-holiday for them; study in the morning, freedom in the afternoon. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue Colonel Harris and George Ingram studied the workings of the English "Saturday half-holiday," which employees earn by working an extra half-hour on the five previous days. The Harris-Ingram Experiment Blount recalled his carefully laid plans: he had intended giving Collins and the two record clerks a half-holiday, so that Gryson might come and go unnoticed. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush "I got three recruits to-day—so I am going to proclaim a half-holiday." The Next of Kin Those who Wait and Wonder On Saturday we always had a half-holiday in the afternoon, and the morning occupations were feminine rather than academic. Records of a Girlhood But presently there came a slight break in the dull routine of words and figures—a half-holiday. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue One Sunday, toward the end of March, when we had a half-holiday, I walked up the hill that was crowned by a large monastery and sat down on the slope by a group of sallows. Combed Out Under other conditions the railroad company's "social secretary," as the society editors of the capital were still calling him, might have had a joyous half-holiday. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush After this I came on every half-holiday for nearly a year. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches The only agreeable impression I retain of my school-days at Boulogne is that of the long half-holiday walks we were allowed to indulge in. Records of a Girlhood This was a half-holiday, and the classes broke up at twelve o'clock. The Rebel of the School I told you the first part of the year was like a half-holiday. Married Life The True Romance It must have been a Thursday, a half-holiday, for I had come home from school rather early in the afternoon. Grey Roses "I'm very glad I can give you a half-holiday, dear," she went on. The Poor Little Rich Girl The concessions are—Free beer three times a-day; half-holiday every other day at full day's wages; and a month's trip to the Riviera in winter, paid for out of the rates. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 29, 1892 It had been sunshiny, pleasant weather, and he had taken Nan for a long drive in the Saturday half-holiday. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches "At least," she reflected, almost as if to herself, "part of the time was only half-holiday; but the last six months have been wonderful." Married Life The True Romance Many stores give no half-holiday, and keep open on Saturdays till ten and eleven o'clock in the evening, and at the holiday season do this for three or four weeks nightly. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future In the event of a match being arranged there is a growing desire that the occasion should be made a half-holiday throughout the war-area. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 2, 1917 "It's a half-holiday then, is it?" she said. The Keeper of the Door It was Wednesday and a half-holiday, and Mrs. Gresley had arranged to take the children in the pony-carriage to be measured for new boots. Red Pottage Saturday is a half-holiday in Oahu, and all the plantation and mill hands came galloping into Honolulu on horseback, chattering and laughing, dressed in the brightest colours, and covered with flowers. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months The hours are almost invariably from 8 A.M. to 7 P.M., with one hour for dinner and a half-holiday on Saturday. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future The girls' hours were decreased from 10¼ a day with frequent overtime up to nine at night to 9¼ a day with no overtime, the Saturday half-holiday remaining unchanged. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls Grim worked an artistic revenge on his scrummagers by calling personally the next half-holiday to inquire if they would prefer to analyze a green salt or to play a six-a-side against Merishall's lot. Acton's Feud A Public School Story Mr. Blee therefore begged for a half-holiday, put on his broadcloth, blacked his boots, anointed his lion-monkey fringe and scanty locks with pomatum, and set forth. Children of the Mist "So you rejoice in your half-holiday, Miss Gray," Richard observed when he had the chance. The Twenty-Fourth of June In 1819 an act forbade the employment of any child under nine years of age, and in 1825 Saturday was made a half-holiday. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future She sewed by hand on fur garments in a Twelfth Street shop, for $7 a week, working nine hours a day, with a Saturday half-holiday. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls This afternoon had been a fair sample of Todd's usual half-holiday. Acton's Feud A Public School Story I have a half-holiday and I want to talk to you. Flames Parody might indeed be defined as the worshipper's half-holiday. Varied Types The younger children," the queen writes to her husband, "are to have a half-holiday. France in the Nineteenth Century Her hours were now fifty-two a week instead of sixty—that is to say, nine and one-half hours a day, with a Saturday half-holiday. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls The automobile, a big seven-passenger car, belonged to Mollie, and the four Outdoor Girls, having secured a half-holiday from their work at the Hostess House, were out for recreation. The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers Great was the delight of all to find them described as orthoceratites, and an expedition to the spot was planned for some half-holiday. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs To celebrate this unexpected half-holiday, Ethel and Millicent decided that they would try to collect a scratch team for some hockey practice in the meadow. Leonora Every half-holiday I went out with the boys from my brothers' school. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion The half-holiday must not be spent in shivering on a touchline and then crowding round a fire. Cambridge Essays on Education She was sitting, rather more tired than usual, by the school-room fire, the little people having just departed for their Saturday half-holiday. Mistress and Maid There was also a Cadets' retiring-room, where I saw some of them reading or otherwise amusing themselves on their Saturday half-holiday. Regeneration It was a summer Saturday, the half-holiday that is the reward of a week's hard labor. In the Footprints of the Padres There was a half-holiday every Wednesday and Saturday. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 Only one half-holiday was vouchsafed to them at Miss Goldthwaite's earnest entreaty, and they took tea at the parsonage, after which the party went up to the Red House pond to see the skating there. Thankful Rest See how they seize a half-holiday, like hungry dogs a bone! The Human Machine Recreations of Demons and Furies, when let out of Gates of Erebus for a half-holiday, peculiar, not to say eccentric. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 15, 1890 A weekly half-holiday for all, employer and employed alike; a fifty-four hours' working week for women and young persons; seats for shop girls, and liberty to use them; sanitary inspection of shops. The Long White Cloud Naturally so," said Swan; "they may go anywhere, sir, or do anything in reason, on a half-holiday. Fated to Be Free Though a good deal exploited by the local railway company as a half-holiday resort, it possesses few attractions for the summer visitor. Somerset They are out on pleasure, but manifestly they have their task too; it is not quite holiday, only half-holiday with them. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 More and more employers are coming to appreciate the money value of the Saturday half-holiday in summer. What eight million women want In the case of time-workers, this half-holiday is to be granted without deduction of wages. The Long White Cloud It was Saturday afternoon, a half-holiday; the two little boys, who were weekly pupils of a clergyman in the immediate neighbourhood, always came home at that auspicious time, and there remained till Monday morning. Fated to Be Free Kate determined to find out the truth, and as she had a half-holiday on Saturday, she started on her quest. The Precipice When boxing day came, which was half-holiday for him, he returned to the house at mid-day, carrying with him three mince-pies, which he had felt himself rich enough to buy in honour of the holiday. Alone in London He always spends his Saturday half-holiday at home now. Strawberry Acres On the weekly half-holiday shops in towns must be closed at 1 o'clock, but each town chooses its own day for closing. The Long White Cloud Johnnie replied that it was a half-holiday, and so he thought he would come and call. Fated to Be Free Next time the form went up, Mr. Gordon said, in his most freezing tones, "Williams, at present I shall take no further notice of your offence beyond including you in the extra lesson every half-holiday." Eric "That's delightful!" he said, "to be let off on a Monday; for I generally have to be satisfied with a half-holiday, Wednesdays and Saturdays." The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales The Saturday half-holiday is scarcely so closely observed in rural labour as in urban. Hodge and His Masters It was our Saturday half-holiday and Henderson and I were driving the stagnation of a week's confinement out of our lungs by a long walk into the country. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street. Love and Mr. Lewisham Mars Brown, riding to Holbrook for a half-holiday, was almost within sight. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 I was accompanied by my neighbour Decros, who gave his donkey on this occasion a half-holiday. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine But, half-holiday or not, cows have to be fed and milked, sheep must be looked after, and the stable attended to, so that the regular men do not get off much sooner. Hodge and His Masters It was to be a half-holiday, devoted to a whirl of entertainments, and little Jacob was to know what oysters meant, and to see a play. Ten Boys from Dickens Ken had proclaimed the day a half-holiday for himself, but Kirk was to go with him on the morning trip, and Phil, too, if she wanted to go. The Happy Venture A half-holiday means, I suppose, a day on which a schoolboy is only partially holy. Heretics Some one joined them and he had no chance to continue until the following Sunday, when Heiligs and Brauners went together to the Bronx for a half-holiday. The Fortune Hunter Philip nursed his wrath till the next half-holiday. Of Human Bondage I can't analyse myself well," went on Boulnois; "but sitting in that chair with that story I was as happy as a schoolboy on a half-holiday. The Wisdom of Father Brown As it was a half-holiday, he felt no compunction in staying away from the office. The Haunted Bookshop Every afternoon brought a return of their riotous games all over the house; and she very early learned to sigh at the approach of Saturday's constant half-holiday. Mansfield Park On the day after her failure to keep her appointment with Wilson she had her half-holiday. K They met every whole holiday or half-holiday, as was convenient, after twelve, "and went up to Salt Hill to bully the fat waiter, eat toasted cheese, and drink egg-wine." The Grand Old Man I promise ye the people love him well, for they would leave work and make half-holiday to see him hanged. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 Every half-holiday was devoted to rehearsals, and nothing could exceed the amusement and thorough fun which all the preparations elicited. Vivian Grey Victory might have been hers in the end, had not Dan Lewis for the first time in years, failed one Saturday to spend his half-holiday with her. Calvary Alley On her first Sunday half-holiday she was free in the morning, and went to church with her mother, going back to the hospital after the service. K Roger always, however, took a half-holiday on Saturdays, and now generally came to us. The Vicar's Daughter Mrs. Mason sprang up and kissed the fair Bostonian, and Mason felt a sensation of joyous freedom that recalled his youthful days when a half-holiday was announced. One Day's Courtship I know Thursday is a half-holiday in the Rue Fossette: be ready, then, by five in the afternoon, at which hour I will send the carriage to take you out to La Terrasse. Villette "Oh, I am assured," said Mr. Erwyn, smiling, "that on Saturdays she will allow me the customary half-holiday." Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes "She requires me to be on my good behaviour as if I were a school-boy out for a half-holiday, and thinks it her duty to entertain me by way of reward, I suppose." The Heavenly Twins A gentleman of wealth and position offered me the use of his grounds for some of my poor friends, whom I wanted to take out for a half-holiday. The Vicar's Daughter It is a half-holiday too, nothing could be more fortunate. In the Heart of the Rockies Mr. Day wished to break up his half-holiday thoroughly. The Politeness of Princes and Other School Stories He gets no Saturday half-holiday, and my Sabbath is to him as the other days of the week. Behind the Bungalow George Boult, who had taken to visiting Bridge Street on the Thursday half-holiday as well as the Sunday, must be expected this afternoon. Mrs. Day's Daughters On the afternoon of this day there was a half-holiday at the office, and Endymion had engaged to accompany Waldershare on some expedition. Endymion "But if it were true, Mirah?" said the rational Amy, having a half-holiday from her teaching; "you always take what is beautiful as if it were true." Daniel Deronda At last he wrote his letter,—on a Wednesday, which with him had something of the comfort of a half-holiday, as on that day he was not required to attend Parliament. The Eustace Diamonds A triennial walk to a chalk-pit is Field Geology, and vague half-holiday wanderings are Botany Rambles. Mankind in the Making After dinner, a half-holiday having been given the school-children, Teddy stole out to the woods. Teddy's Button There used to be a half-holiday when Mr. Lamb came, partly because he would force his way into the schoolroom and make seriousness impossible. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 A half-holiday is quite unusual with us," she explained, "for it is the custom to hold us in readiness from sunrise to sunset, in case our services are required. Aunt Jane's Nieces out West The Saturday half-holiday is not "sacred"—the Sunday holiday is, and we have laws to punish those who "violate" it. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others Occasionally a snake-eyed aborigine mingled with the throng, gazing in wonder on the scene, or a negro, granted a half-holiday, stood grinning with barbarous delight on what was more sport than punishment in his eyes. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story On the village green the boys were playing a grand game of "round ball," for it was a half-holiday. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 Her own vigorous young frame resisted valiantly; yet the Saturday half-holiday, the Sunday of rest, could scarcely renew her for the exorbitant hours of mechanical toil. The Power and the Glory "Looking at it in that light," said Patsy, "the moving picture man saved the boy's life by giving you a half-holiday." Aunt Jane's Nieces out West It being a half-holiday, the games lasted a little longer than usual. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs There were other obstacles, such as half-holiday games and so forth, but these could be avoided by the exercise of a little judgement. A Prefect's Uncle To be kept in on a half-holiday is annoying, but it is one of those ills which the flesh is heir to, and your true philosopher can always take his gruel like a man. Tales of St. Austin's One afternoon the girls in the Mission House, five in number, were given a half-holiday, to pick berries on the opposite islands. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission It was a fine summer day, and our little school had obtained a half-holiday, by the intercession of a good-humoured visitor.* The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 If it is," said "Rats," "we shall lose another half-holiday. The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs The penalty for non-appearance at a half-holiday game was a fine of sixpence. A Prefect's Uncle I'm sorry for the sister, but it's a treat for us, especially as Hugh has got a half-holiday. The Happy Adventurers My farm life as a boy was at least a half-holiday. Our Friend John Burroughs Now this being a Saturday, and therefore a half-holiday, I ate at two with my father and mother. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker The girls had worked on day work for years, ten and one-half hours per day, with a Saturday half-holiday. Shop Management He contrived to catch Farnie in the act of performing some ingenious breach of the peace, and, it being a Wednesday and a half-holiday, sent him into extra lesson. A Prefect's Uncle Therefore, on the first Saturday of the month, Leonard planned a half-holiday, which should not only compensate the disappointed children, but also give his busy wife a little outing. Nature's Serial Story It's our last half-holiday this year—and an extra one, at that; and I'm going to have a good time—for once. Pollyanna Grows Up It was a rather cloudy Saturday half-holiday when the boys placed the ice-boat on rollers and rolled it down to the lake front. The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine On Saturday the cadets had a half-holiday, and some of them went over to the lake to fish, Sam and Tom accompanying the party. The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune I found myself in the midst of the children coming out of school, for it was Saturday, and a half-holiday. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood The matter was talked over, and it was decided to wait until the next Saturday, which would be, as usual, a half-holiday. The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa It fell upon an ideal Saturday afternoon, a half-holiday at the Academy. Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home To illustrate the second type of case, suppose a question to be put to that boy asking him what he saw on the last half-holiday when he took a ramble in the country. Bergson and His Philosophy The awkwardness of the situation disturbed me more or less during the forenoon; but fortunately it was a half-holiday, and I was able to leave the office shortly after one o'clock. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel He unceremoniously let himself out by the side door, and passed with wavy apron round the corner of King Street into the Square and so to his own shop, which ignored the Thursday half-holiday. The Old Wives' Tale It was several weeks later, and the scholars were having a half-holiday. The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa After the morning's examination and placing of the boys, there was a half-holiday; and the brother and sister set forth to enjoy it together, for Kenminster was a place with special facilities for enjoyment. Magnum Bonum Much aguardiente was in process of consumption, it being a half-holiday in honor of some saint, and nobody knew what trouble might break out. The Unspeakable Perk The girls ate the little meal with their hats and wraps on, a sense of change filled the air, and they were all a little pensive, even with an unexpected half-holiday before them. Saturday's Child And he had given himself a half-holiday in order to celebrate his second acquirement of the ostentatious furniture and the crimson lampshades. The Old Wives' Tale But there is one medicine which hardly ever fails me—it was a half-holiday, and, after tea, I went to the cathedral and sate in a remote corner of the nave. The Upton Letters The village, sleepier than ever on the morning of the half-holiday, was full of interest to them. Martie, the Unconquered Had he chosen, he might have taken a half-holiday, now and then; on certain days Allchin was quite able, and abundantly willing, to manage alone; but what was the use? Will Warburton The following day was Saturday, and therefore a half-holiday. The Unclassed My husband has taken a half-holiday on purpose to skate. Thyrza They gained permission to go on the next Wednesday—the next half-holiday. Ruth We went up to the gardens to get some mulberries for our half-holiday feast; and Ronaldson came out and told us we must ask leave first, for the ladies were come. Nuttie's Father Fortunately it was a half-holiday, so the children could trim and chatter to their heart's content, and the little girls ran about sticking funny decorations where no one would ever think of looking for them. Under the Lilacs One half-holiday, when the schoolboys were playing on the green, he walked up deliberately to his conqueror and challenged him to a return engagement. Peg O' My Heart Why therefore did not the diggers make it a half-holiday on the old ground, that "all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy." The Eureka Stockade On the admission of a pupil, the parents pay some small sum, varying according to their means, and every Wednesday, which is a half-holiday, a payment is made from 1/4d. to 2d. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 The next day he gave the servants a half-holiday to get the pretty Avice into the castle again for a few hours, the better to observe her. The Well-Beloved You have given your servants a half-holiday and by so doing ensured to us full liberty of action. The Golden Slipper : and other problems for Violet Strange He was one of the earliest champions of the eight-hour day and the Saturday half-holiday. The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners All through a week of stern work he had looked forward to this hard-won half-holiday. Bob, Son of Battle But there are times when hungry boys cannot be repressed without real cruelty, and Saturday evening, after a half-holiday, was one of those times. Little Men "You should put up," I said with a smile; "the Doctor has given us a half-holiday." The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh On this Saturday noon, when the Heriot boys were let out for the half-holiday, Mr. Brown kept an eye on them until those who lived outside had dispersed. Greyfriars Bobby It is his saint's day—he has half-holiday. The Three Partners The next day being a half-holiday for Kane, he did not reach the shop until afternoon. Under the Redwoods One morning before he was up, he sent for Donal, and requested him to give Davie a half-holiday, and do something for him instead. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald One afternoon, Donal, having got a half-holiday, by the help of a friend and the favour of Mistress Jean, came home to see his mother, and having greeted her, set out to find Gibbie. Sir Gibbie Saturday being a half-holiday for the cadets, it was the custom for all social events in which they were to take part to be placed on that afternoon or evening. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee For the next day was Christmas, and, out of deference to the near approach of this festivity, a half-holiday had been given to the employees. A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready Dear Mrs. Forth,—Saturday is a half-holiday at the Works, and I propose to come up and see whether our boat cannot bump Balliol. Old Friends, Epistolary Parody There were no hoops, no cricket-bats, as usual on a half-holiday. Men's Wives It happened to be a half-holiday, so I had nothing to do but watch the feathery crystals whirling hither and thither through the air. The Story of a Bad Boy The boulevard was full of cars flying countryward for the Saturday half-holiday, toward golf and tennis, green fields and babbling girls. The Man in Lower Ten Later in the afternoon, to raise his spirits, he took his skates and went to Wickens's pond, where, it being Saturday, he found the ice crowded with the Alton students and their half-holiday visitors. An Unsocial Socialist His class doesn't meet on the Saturday half-holiday. I Say No It was Wednesday, a half-holiday, as everybody knows, and boiled-beef day at Slaughter House. Men's Wives Wednesday, as I have mentioned, was a half-holiday, and the Centipedes assembled in my barn to decide on the final arrangements. The Story of a Bad Boy It was a half-holiday, and the band was to play. The Story of an African Farm, a novel This is the day of our rifle-club; there is little business to do; I grant a half-holiday. No Thoroughfare I asked him presently whether he had been spending his half-holiday up and down town? Great Expectations Makola gave himself a half-holiday, and bathed his children in the river. Tales of Unrest It chanced to be a half-holiday, and a baseball match of unusual interest was to come off on the school ground that afternoon; but, somehow, I didn't go. The Story of a Bad Boy Also, they expect the Saturday half-holiday to give work to one additional man for each eleven previously employed. War of the Classes "Then, as in general you stick to your work as well as most men," said Joe, "let it be a half-holiday for all." Great Expectations |
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