Chapter I

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From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading IN ONE ACT.

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON?

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a salesman who travels to call on customers

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON?

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE, ESQ.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

an impressive country house (or castle) in France

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE, ESQ.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a female human offspring

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE, ESQ.

at any time

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a social unit living together

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

third-person singular of “hail” — praise vociferously

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN ONE ACT.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE, ESQ.

made of or resembling lace

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

a working woman who takes in washing

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

joined in matrimony

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

half woman and half fish; lives in the sea

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading IN ONE ACT.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

express in words

From this reading WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON?

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

cause to go somewhere

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

plural of “spoon” — a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BY J. STIRLING COYNE, ESQ.

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON?

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading THOMAS HAILES LACY, 89, STRAND, (_Opposite Southampton Street_, _Covent Garden Market_), LONDON.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

lacking protection or defense

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON?

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

plural of “witch” — a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

in the company of; together with

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading AUTHOR OF “_Man of Many Friends_,” “_My Wife’s Daughter_,” “_Box and Cox_ _Married and Settled_,” “_Binks the Bagman_,” “_How to Settle_ _Accounts with your Laundress_,” “_Did you ever send your_ _Wife to Camberwell_,” “_A Duel in the Dark_,” “_Leo the_ _Terrible_,” “_Mrs. Bunbury’s Spoons_,” “_The_ _Water Witches_,” “_An Unprotected Female_,” “_The Pas de Fascination_,” “_The Hope_ _of the Family_,” “_Willikins and hys_ _Dinah_,” “_The Old Chateau_,” “_Fraud and its Victims_,” “_Catching a Mermaid_,” “_The Secret Agent_,” _&c._, _&c._, _&c._