| 单词 | Skeat |
| 例句 | Coined by philologist Walter William Skeat in 1886, ghost words are often the result of misreadings and typographical errors. 7 fake words that actually ended up in the dictionary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Skeats added: “It’s what he wants to do, what he wants to be, and I’m happy for him. There’s nothing different. He’s just another teammate.” Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Prof Walter Skeat, 19th-Century father of English etymology, thought at times that the word for a "loop" in a rope came from Celtic, at others that it was Scandinavian. The Vocabularist: Loopholes were just for looking through - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z The 19th/early 20th Century philologist Walter William Skeat thought it might be of Scandinavian origin. Hygge: A heart-warming lesson from Denmark - BBC News 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z For the relationship of Chaucer’s anecdote to those in Latin see Skeat, note in his edition, Lounsbury, Studies in Chaucer, 1892, ii. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z The explanation may be found on family tradition, for Dr. Skeat says "It is probable that the Chaucer family came originally from Norfolk." Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z In the long hockey tradition, Skeats and Harrington referred to Browne by a nickname: Brownie, the same one he had last season. Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Skeat connects the word with a Dutch word hemel, meaning a canopy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The Praise of Peace appeared in the early folio editions of Chaucer, and has been edited also by Dr Skeat in his Chaucerian and other Pieces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Frosch; Skeat suggests a possible original source in the root meaning “to jump,” “to spring,” cf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z In discussing the accuracy of the reading “eightetethe” Skeat throws light also upon the accuracy of the rest of the passage considered from an astronomical point of view. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z Skeats played in a professional women’s league in Austria before the N.W.H.L. and had a transgender teammate who had begun a physical transition and was receiving hormone supplements. Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z It is, however, possible that the raptus was a more serious affair; and Professor Skeat has pointed out the coincidence that Chaucer’s “little son Lowis” was just ten years old in 1391. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z A London journalist recently held up to public obloquy as an "ignorant Americanism" the word program, although he would have found it set down in Professor Skeat's Etymological Dictionary. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z In the French text, it was assumed that Skeat’s word “commas” includes “inverted commas” or quotation marks. Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance 2011-07-27T02:00:29.703Z For the moon to do this is possible, as Skeat has shown. Astronomical Lore in Chaucer 2011-10-13T02:00:42.860Z At home, he adores his pet ferrets, said defender Paige Harrington and forward Devon Skeats, who share a house with Browne. Just Being Himself, in a Professional Women’s Hockey League 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The great significance of this fact is obscured even by such excellent authorities as Prof. Skeat, Prof. Hales, and Mr. Pollard, who all follow Sir Harris Nicolas in misinterpreting the last of these three documents. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z Done into modern metrical English with introduction and notes by Prof. W. W. Skeat. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z Like Shakespeare, he rarely troubles to invent a plot for himself, and Professor Skeat’s table shows but one of all the Canterbury Tales for which no original has yet been found. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z According to Prof. Skeat it is derived from the Span. filigrana, from “filar, to spin, and grano, the grain or principal fibre of the material.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Ellis, and more recently by the English Dialect Society, founded by the Rev. Professor Skeat, for the investigation of this branch of philology. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Hope, as Prof. Skeat has long ago pointed out, is simply Hoop, a part of the inn sign. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z He was a chorister at Canterbury cathedral under Highmore Skeats, the organist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z In quoting from Chaucer I have kept to Professor Skeat’s spelling. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z Skeat's case the Boers took, besides his heliograph, a pair of presentation field glasses, which he subsequently recovered in the successful raid of Christmas Eve in another part of the country. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Mr Beatty told police Mr Skeat attacked Mr Fitton with the mop, but Mr Skeat claimed he knew nothing about it. 'Mop handle' murder four in court 2010-03-02T18:00:00Z Roget's "Thesaurus," and Skeat's "Etymological Dictionary" were definitely discarded. Lafcadio Hearn According to the New English Dictionary, quoting Professor W. W. Skeat, “dismal” is derived, through an Anglo-Fr. dis mal, from the Lat. dies mali, evil or unpropitious days. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Fortunately the labours of such scholars as Professor Skeat and Dr. Furnivall have saved us from all fear of being left in future to the tender mercies of the moderniser. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z Paris has shown that the real date of the poem in question was 1340; the title quoted by Skeat is Tarbé's modern French caption. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History A very interesting account of the origin of this word is given by Skeat in his Etymological Dictionary. Minor Poems by Milton Professor Skeat points out a unique characteristic of Clanvowe’s versification, namely, the unprecedented freedom with which he employs the suffix of the final -e, and rather avoids than seeks elision. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" As applied to men, Skeat thinks it meant good or worthy at stealing; but the etymology is still unsettled. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary In Skeat's Etymological Dictionary Crosier is derived from Crook; thus a pastoral staff terminating in a crook. The Church Handy Dictionary For some criticism of Prof. Skeat’s success in the very difficult task of reconstituting the text, see H.B. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" In 1882 Professor Skeat published "A Concise Etymological Dictionary," which is something more than an abridgment, and a book which should find a place in all libraries of reference. How to Form a Library, 2nd ed I vote we have sports to-morrow night before old Skeat comes back. Soldiers of the Queen Skeat, now famous as a philologist, and Walter Besant, known to the public as a novelist. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 See Skeat, and cf. note on 'soothsayer,' p. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar One of the most interesting of the poems reclaimed for him by Professor Skeat is a fragmentary “Compleynt,” part of which is written in terza rima. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" When the Rev. Professor Skeat started the English Dialect Society, he at once laid the foundation of an extensive Bibliographical List to include MSS. as well as printed works. How to Form a Library, 2nd ed True, it is defined by Skeat as `a hot wind,' but that is only a part of its definition. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Once, in my ignorance, I imagined “schooner” was of Dutch origin, but was careful to refer to the invaluable Skeat. Waiting for Daylight The word "kiss" is connected by Skeat with the Latin "gustus," taste; both words signify essentially "choice." More Science From an Easy Chair I saw Skeats speaking to him yesterday just after we came into the playground, and the two walked away together. That Scholarship Boy The greatest work undertaken by the Society is the remarkable edition of "William's Vision of Piers the Plowman," which Prof. Skeat has produced with an expenditure of great labour during nearly twenty years. How to Form a Library, 2nd ed Mr. Skeat's warning must be remembered—"As a rule, derivations which require a story to be told turn out to be false." Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Skeat is a thorough philologist, but no hand at all when substitution becomes unavoidable in the text.... Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti One of her fables, in a translation by Professor W. W. Skeat, is given below. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes I think you might, now Skeats has taken to interfering with us like this.' That Scholarship Boy Skeat for assistance generously given in connection with the ballad of Judas; and, as before, to Mr. A. H. Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series Professor Skeat attributes the success of this myth to its inclusion in Mrs Markham's History of England. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) There were about a dozen entered, the most formidable of whom were Skeat, the present professor of Anglo-Saxon, a well-known Chaucerian scholar, and Sir Walter Besant aforesaid. Pickwickian Studies Perhaps the finest collection of dictionaries amassed by any one collector in this country was that of the reverend Dr. Skeat of Cambridge; but alas! at his death it was partly dispersed. The Book-Hunter at Home "Howard, are you ill?" said Skeats at last, in his sharp way. That Scholarship Boy Skeat has suggested that this metaphor is derived from the devil’s mouth always being wide open in painted windows. Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series Supper over, on motion of Lee Skeats the Cross Cañonites had adjourned to the feed corral and gone into executive session. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Besant went steadily through his list of questions to the end, revised his answers, and got his paper ready for delivery, but Skeat worked on to the very last moment. Pickwickian Studies Mr. Skeat assigns the date of 1393 to the third text, adding, however, "I should not object to the opinion that the true date is later still." A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance But, if you'll believe it, he was game enough to say, "No, sir, I'm quite well," which was as good as telling Skeats he was a fool for asking such a question.' That Scholarship Boy Sam’s “Fanteegs,” has been given up in despair—as though there were no solution—yet, Professor Skeat, an eminent authority, has long since furnished it. Pickwickian Manners and Customs Both Skeat and Wedgwood derive it from the old Norse jól, which means feasting and revelry. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide Skeat considers the English word was taken from the Welsh caban, rather than from the French, and that the original source for all the forms was Celtic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Skeat points out that perk and pert were both used as verbs; e.g. “perked up in a glistering grief,” Henry VIII. ii. Milton's Comus Mr. Skeats told me I might go, if I did not take any of the other boys with me. That Scholarship Boy Skeat traces it eventually to Sanskrit bhu, to be, build meaning "to construct a place in which to be or dwell." Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Skeat is entirely opposed to the derivation from Contra danza, with a supposed reference to two opposite lines of partners; and in this he is confirmed by Shakespeare, Tempest IV, i, 138, 'country footing.' Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries We owe to Professor Skeat the recovery of some fragments of liturgical plays in Latin, which have been reprinted by Professor Manly, in his Specimens of the Pre-Shaksperean Drama. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays See Skeat’s Dictionary, and compare Pope’s line, “Where Contemplation prunes her ruffled wings.” Milton's Comus I'll let Skeats know whether he shall favour a fellow because the rest of us have sent him to Coventry!' That Scholarship Boy But Skeat thinks it arose from the fact that the plant was supposed to spring up where a patch of cow dung had fallen. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Skeat and Blagden1 quote an authority who asserts that the tribes of the Malay Peninsula attribute magic properties to the decorative incisions on their combs. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir I hasten to add that Professor Skeat does keep them distinct very successfully. Adventures in Criticism A kirtle is a gown; Skeat suggests that it is a diminutive of skirt. Milton's Comus But just as Mr. Skeats turned away, Warren came up, and the two stood talking for two or three minutes before Howard went to the laboratory. That Scholarship Boy But the chair fell into abeyance, until it was restored by Dr. Bosworth, and filled by Professor Skeat. Anglo-Saxon Literature Last October Prof. Skeat, one of the fathers of English philology, took the chair at a preliminary meeting, and made a speech very favourable to Esperanto. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar One can hardly with decorum imagine Professor Skeat being kissed; but Chaucer assuredly will greet him with a transcendent smile. Adventures in Criticism Skeat points out that this was once an extremely common word; the sense of toil is due to that of constant movement from the swinging of the labourer’s arms. Milton's Comus The doctor looked grave when Mr. Skeats told him the boys had been breathing hydro-cyanic acid gas. That Scholarship Boy Skeat believes that Chatterton had read very little of Chaucer, probably only a small portion of the Prologue to the "Canterbury Tales." A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century What is more, he lent me Skeats' edition of Chaucer, complete. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative A work such as Professor Skeat's Chaucer puts the critic into a frame of mind that lies about midway between modesty and cowardice. Adventures in Criticism Skeat says that 'fanatic' came through French, but he can hardly be right, for the pronunciation 'f�natic' is barely three score years old. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin I did not know it was going to be so bad, until I heard Mr. Skeats say he wondered they were not dead. That Scholarship Boy Thus, to give a few typical examples of the many in Mr. Skeat's notes: in Kersey's dictionary occurs the word gare, defined as "cause." A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century A scientific hearer might have detected some startling inaccuracies, but Miss Skeat listened with rapt attention. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Such a text Professor Skeat has been able to prepare, in part by his own great industry, in part because he has entered into the fruit of other men's labors. Adventures in Criticism Skeat thought that the word would at last become 's�norous'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin If American lexicographers would only read the literature of American settlement they would know that Mr. Skeat's citation of a translation of Buffon is nearly two centuries too late. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana Skeat's list = A List of English Words, the Etymology of which is illustrated by Comparison with Icelandic. Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch Mr. Barker, of course, took in the Countess, and Miss Skeat put her arm in that of Claudius, inwardly wondering how she could have overlooked the fact that he was so excessively handsome. Doctor Claudius, A True Story But after comparing the two texts in over a dozen passages, I have had to vote in almost every case for Professor Skeat. Adventures in Criticism As for 'politic', which is stressed as we stress both by Shakespeare and by Milton, it must be under French influence, though Skeat seems to think that it came straight from Latin. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Maqui is Early Welsh for son, and those to whom Mr. Skeat's modified maqui seems absurd will be pleased to find its absurdity indicated, if not proved, by a Greek author of the sixth century. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 A Malay description of female beauty is furnished by Skeat. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man Miss Skeat listened to the disquisition on the rights of birth with rapt attention, and the yellow candle-light played pleasantly on her old corners, and her ancient heart fluttered sympathetically. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Professor Skeat might very well have allowed his admirable text to stand alone. Adventures in Criticism Vaughan Stevens in 1896 reported that this performance is merely a sport; but Skeat and Blagden, in their more recent and very elaborate investigations in the Malay States, find that it is a rite. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women It may be said that these problems were not conclusively and finally solved till Professor Skeat brought out his edition of Chatterton in 1871. The Rowley Poems Skeat explains its importance by referring to the seven souls which each mortal is supposed to possess. Philippine Folk Tales "Yes; Miss Skeat and the Countess; or, perhaps I should say the Countess and Miss Skeat." Doctor Claudius, A True Story In Skeat's Dictionary, our modern word "banquet" is said to be derived from the banes or benches used on these occasions. Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time Professor Skeat has pointed out that this was the source of Chatterton's Elizabethan vocabulary, and that he took the obsolete words, which he attributed to Rowley, erroneous explanations and all, direct from Kersey's Dictionary. The evolution of English lexicography Milles was President of the Society of Antiquaries and his commentary is characterized by Professor Skeat as 'perhaps the most surprising trash in the way of notes that was ever penned. The Rowley Poems In a letter to Professor Skeats, published in the Transactions of the English Dialect Society, she has explained her methods of using dialect. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy Yes, Miss Skeat would come, and the boatswain would provide them both with tarpaulins and sou'-westers, and they would go on deck for a few minutes. Doctor Claudius, A True Story As the late Professor Skeat informed the world solemnly in a footnote, "Modern astronomy has exploded the singular notion of revolving hollow concentric spheres...." Poetry In the Academy for Feb. 25th, 1888, Dr. Skeat explained another discovery of his of the same kind, by which he is able to correct a time-honoured blunder in English literature:— ``CAMBRIDGE: Feb. Literary Blunders Professor Skeat indeed estimates that of the words contained in Milles' Glossary to the Rowley Poems only seven percent are genuine old words correctly used. The Rowley Poems Mr. Skeat tells us that kid meant at first just a young one. A Rough Shaking They did not understand Mr. Barker; but perhaps Miss Skeat, who liked him with an old-maidenly liking, had some instinct notion that the gentle American could be dangerous. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Skeat thinks that our word boy, borrowed from Low German and probably related to the Modern High German Bube, whence the familiar "bub" of American colloquial speech, is cognate with Latin pupus. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Professor Skeat, in his presidential address to the members of the Philological Society in 1886, gave a most interesting account of some hundred ghost words, or words which have no real existence. Literary Blunders His spelling Professor Skeat characterizes as 'that debased kind which prevails in Chevy Chase and the Battle of Otterbourn in Percy's Reliques, only a little more disguised.' The Rowley Poems It is a form of "travail"—excessive labor; and, as Skeat observes, it forcibly recalls the toil of travel in olden days. The Pleasures of Life "Oh, Mr. Barker, how can you!" exclaimed Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Our word papa, Skeat thinks, is borrowed, through the French, from Latin papa, found as a Roman cognomen. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Regarding the opinion of Professor Skeat of Chaucer's indebtedness to Marco Polo, cf. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Prof. Skeat was the first to point out that this piece is an imitation of The Faerie Queene, Bk. ii, Canto X, stanzas 5-19. The Rowley Poems Good selections may be found in Bronson, I.; Ward, I.; P. and S., and Oxford Treasury, I. Skeat's Complete Works, 6 vols., is the best edition. Halleck's New English Literature "Miss Skeat," she said, when they were alone, "you have never been in America?" Doctor Claudius, A True Story The abbreviation ‘cp.’ introduces other cognate forms, and has the same value as the symbol + in Skeat’s Dictionaries. A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 A very able paper, by Prof. J. M. Manly, demonstrates the needlessness of Prof. Skeat's theory, which has introduced fresh complications into an already complicated story. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Skeat's school edition of the Prologue, Knight's Tale, etc., is especially good, and includes a study of fourteenth-century English. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World Skeat's Oxford Chaucer in one volume has the same text. Halleck's New English Literature When Margaret told Miss Skeat that they were going in one of the finest yachts afloat, with the Duke and his sister, her companion fairly crackled with joy. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Skeat, Chaucer, II, introd. xiv ff. for references to the surprising number of translations in most European languages throughout the Middle Ages. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism Mr. A. J. Ellis did not find that wine increased his power of work, and Professor Skeat says the less stimulant he takes the better. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life On account of his constant connection with the court, Robert de Bukton would seem more probably to have been Chaucer's Bukton, than Skeat's candidate. Chaucer's Official Life Skeat explains torets as "probably eyes in which rings will turn round, because each eye is a little larger than the thickness of the ring." The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc She evidently read a great deal, or rather she allowed Miss Skeat to read to her, and her memory was good. Doctor Claudius, A True Story The best version of The King's Quair in the ancient text is by W. W. Skeat. English Literature for Boys and Girls Professor Skeat has given up beer with benefit to himself, and has almost given up wine. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life "Gates to Die!" said Martha Skeat, and all the children took up the chorus. Hildegarde's Neighbors The conversation that I overheard was as follows: "Why isn't Mr. Skeat here?" Paul Kelver, a Novel "Well, Miss Skeat," said Margaret, "what do you think of my new acquaintances?" Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat was upstairs reading Lord Byron's Corsair in anticipation of the voyage. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "It is such a pity," said Miss Skeat, sternly clutching the twisted wire shroud. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat clutched her silver fruit-knife till her knuckles shone again, and she set her teeth. Doctor Claudius, A True Story As for Miss Skeat, she went to the window and stayed there, for America was quite different from what she had fancied. Doctor Claudius, A True Story The Countess received them graciously, and Miss Skeat was animated. Doctor Claudius, A True Story The Duke went through the introductions, first to the Countess, then to Miss Skeat, then to his sister, and last of all to Claudius, who had been intently watching the newcomer. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Lady Victoria was palpably scared and Miss Skeat was silent. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Of course," Mr. Barker was saying to Miss Skeat, with a fascinating smile, "I have the greatest admiration for Scotch heroism. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Countess Margaret was charmed, and though Miss Skeat, who loved roses and lilies, poor thing, offered to arrange them and put them in water, the dark lady would not let her touch them. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat took the last novel—one of Tourguéneff's—from the table and, armed with a paper-cutter, began to read to her ladyship. Doctor Claudius, A True Story The candles flickered in the light breeze that fanned fitfully through the room, and, finding it difficult to read, the Countess sent for Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "By all means," said Miss Skeat with alacrity. Doctor Claudius, A True Story She glanced at the pair on the bench, and laughed again, in the air, for it was apparent that Mr. Barker had made a complete conquest of Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "I think Mr. Barker is the most agreeable American I ever met," said Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat was stranded under a tree with a newspaper and several books. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "I suppose he really is very good-looking," assented Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Meanwhile the Duke brought out Miss Skeat, who rattled inside her tarpaulin, but did not exhibit the slightest nervousness, though a bit of a sea broke over the weather-bow just as she appeared. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Margaret spoke to Miss Skeat without turning her head, for she was working at some of her eternal needlework. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "Oh, nothing," said Miss Skeat, "you asked me how I got down, and I was going to say Dr. Claudius gave me his arm, and I thought he had come in here with me." Doctor Claudius, A True Story Mr. Barker's voice was heard again, holding forth to Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Neither Miss Skeat nor Claudius had noticed Mr. Barker, who was ensconced on a corner transom, with his nails and a book to amuse himself with. Doctor Claudius, A True Story He reflected that something had happened, that Miss Skeat knew all about it, and that she was a discreet woman. Doctor Claudius, A True Story And Miss Skeat, too, would she like to come? Doctor Claudius, A True Story "Steady!" bawled the Duke again when Miss Skeat was made fast; and the men at the wheel held her off once more, so that the spray flew up in a cloudy sheet. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "You will have Miss Skeat," suggested his Grace. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat also stopped speaking suddenly, for as she mentioned his name she looked naturally towards the door, supposing him to be standing there, and she just saw his head disappear from between the curtains. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Meanwhile he talked to the two ladies about the weather, and listened to Miss Skeat's rapturous account of the spray and the general slipperiness of the upper regions. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "The Countess is gone to bed, and Miss Skeat and my sister are reading English history." Doctor Claudius, A True Story There sat Miss Skeat and Lady Victoria reading aloud, just as the Duke had said. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Dear me," thought Miss Skeat, "what a pity! Doctor Claudius, A True Story He devoted himself most assiduously to Miss Skeat, since Margaret would not accept his devotion to her, and indeed had given him little chance to show that he would offer it. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "Ah!—don't you think perhaps that Miss Skeat acts as an admirable foil?" Doctor Claudius, A True Story "If I go I would like to see Madeira," and "if we join you, you must take care of Miss Skeat, and give her the best cabin," etc. etc. Doctor Claudius, A True Story For Miss Skeat did not look motherly at ordinary times. Doctor Claudius, A True Story But when the Duke was gone, Margaret and Miss Skeat were left alone, and they drew near each other and sat by the table, the elder lady reading aloud from a very modern novel. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat changed her own position a little so as to be nearer to her. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat beamed with pleasure; for though she had been willing to make any sacrifice for Margaret, it would not have been an agreeable thing to be so very poor again. Doctor Claudius, A True Story But Miss Skeat grew uneasy, feeling sure that something was the matter. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "The Duke must have written to him," said Miss Skeat, still beaming, and reading the message over again. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "Poor child!" repeated Miss Skeat almost in a whisper, as she bent down to the regal head that lay against her hand, smoothing the thick hair with her worn fingers. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "I have asked Mr. Bellingham to dine," she said, in answer to Miss Skeat's inquiring look. Doctor Claudius, A True Story But still the eternal question rang loudly in her soul's ears, and the din of the inquisitive devil that would not be satisfied deafened her so that she could not hear Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat, at this unusual manifestation of feeling, laid down the book she held in her other hand, and settled her gold-rimmed glasses over her long nose. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Then Miss Skeat flattened the book before her with the paper-cutter, and began to read. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Miss Skeat also thought sailing much more poetic than steaming. Doctor Claudius, A True Story With an even, untiring correctness of utterance, Miss Skeat read one book just as she read another—M. Thiers or Mr. Henry James, Mark Twain or a Parliamentary Report—it was all one to her. Doctor Claudius, A True Story "It is very horrible," said Miss Skeat; and they drove away. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Margaret had long since talked with Miss Skeat about her disturbed affairs, and concerning the prospect that was before her of being comparatively poor. Doctor Claudius, A True Story And Miss Skeat, in her high-bred old-fashioned way, had laid her hand gently on the Countess's arm in token of sympathy. Doctor Claudius, A True Story But Lady Victoria had gone out with her brother, and they had taken Miss Skeat. Doctor Claudius, A True Story He had been out when they went, and so they had taken Miss Skeat as a sort of escort, and were doubtless enjoying themselves mightily. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Her voice sounded kindly, and Margaret's fingers stole out till they covered Miss Skeat's bony white ones, with the green veins and the yellowish lights between the knuckles. Doctor Claudius, A True Story In the evening, as she had said in writing to the Doctor, she went with Miss Skeat and sat in the front box of the theatre, which the great actor had placed at her disposal. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Margaret's other hand went to her eyes and hid them from sight, and her head sank forward until it touched her fingers, where they joined Miss Skeat's. Doctor Claudius, A True Story At this point Miss Skeat attacked Mr. Barker about the North American Indians, and the conversation paired off, as it will under such circumstances. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Lady Victoria sat with her, and Miss Skeat, pretending not to notice her distressed mood; and once or twice the Duke came in and spoke cheerfully of what they would do "when Claudius came back." Doctor Claudius, A True Story |
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