Robson

“ But Mr.——, Mr.——, what do you call him, Mrs. Robson? is a different sort of body."
"Mr. Constantine," replied she, "and indeed he is; and no doubt, when you recover him, he will pay you as though he were in his own country."
This last assertion banished all remaining suspicion from the mind of the apothecary; and, after giving the good woman what orders he thought requisite, he returned home, promising to call again in the evening.
Mrs. Robson went up stairs to the count's chamber with other sentiments to her sapient doctor than those with which she came down. ”

“ Robson to pay but by selling some more of his valuables to the pawnbroker.
For this purpose he took his sabre, his pistols, and the fated brilliants he had brought back on a similar errand. He drew them from their deposit, with less feeling of sacrilege, in so disposing of such relics of the sacred past, than he had felt on the former occasion. They were now going to be devoted to gratitude and benevolence—an act which he knew his parents, were they alive, would warmly approve; and here he allowed the end to sanctify the means. ”

“ Most of those Writers, however, advance such notorious absurdities, that none except those who are already prejudiced against the Company can give them credit. [B]
Robson, from his six years' residence in Hudson's Bay and in the Company's service, might naturally have been supposed to know something of the climate and soil immediately round the Factories at which he resided; but the whole of his book is evidently written with prejudice, and dictated by a spirit of revenge, because his romantic and inconsistent schemes were rejected by the Company. ”

“ Robson was an enthusiastic angler, and was nearly the last survivor of the monthly dining club at the Shakspeare tavern, among whose members were Cadell, Dodsley, Longman, Lockyer Davis, Tom Paine, Thomas Evans, and other well-known booksellers. It was under their auspices that Thomas Davies brought out his ‘Dramatic Miscellanies’ and ‘Life of Garrick,’ and among them was first started the proposal which led to Johnson's ‘Lives of the Poets.’ Robson died at his house in Conduit Street on 25 Aug. ”

“ Meanwhile he touched his hat to him and called him "sir," and observed that he had been working at the Vaal diggings, and was now on his way to Kimberley.
"Had any luck?" asked the farmer carelessly.
"Not much," answered Robson, hugging his secret knowledge to himself, "It's a trying sort of job."
"It's a poor sort of way of earning a living," said the young farmer severely—"just like going to Monte Carlo on the chance of breaking the bank. I suppose the attraction is, the boys do all the work while you lie in the shade and watch them, and hope they'll bring off the big find they never do." ”

“ Important though the event was to Jeremy Robson, the authorities on The Record considered it rather a waste of their brilliant youngster’s time. However, they were appeased by the cropping out meantime of a story so much in the Robson line that it might have been made to order for him. Wackley, the managing editor, outlined it to him, when he arrived in the morning.
“Robson, do you know a queer old bat up on Banks Street who runs a shoe surgery?”
“Eli Wade? Yes; quite well.”
“He’s a nut of the old Know-Nothing kind, is n’t he? Hates all foreigners and all that?” ”

“ The nervous man became the fretful and capricious tyrant of mock tragedy; the bashful man warmed at the foot-lights with passion and power. The manner which in society was a drawback and a defect became in the pursuit of his art a charm and an excellence. What new parts may be created for Robson, and how he will acquit himself in them, I cannot presume to prophesy ”

“ Timmins, this is Jack Robson, who sails with us as a midshipman. He is the lad I told you of who aided in saving all our lives on board the Petrel. If it had not been for him and the two men with him the house of Godstone & Son would have lost its head. As the owner as well as myself owe so much to him, I am sure you will do all you can to help him to learn his work. He is not like a new hand altogether, having already had two years' experience in a fore-and-aft craft. ”

“ Vincent, with a contemptuous twirl of his lip. "What, a poor Frenchman! Good Lord! how this town is overrun with these fellows!"
"No, doctor," exclaimed Mrs. Robson, greatly hurt at this scorn to her lodger, whom she really loved; "whatever he be, he is not poor, for he has a power of fine things; he has got a watch all over diamonds, and diamond rings, and diamond pictures without number. ”

“ So off you go to town, and when you find you've got to work there, back you go to the river. Once a digger, always a digger."
"Yes, I've heard that, too," agreed one of the passengers. "They always say that no man ever leaves the Vaal."
"Well, I have," retorted Robson, smiling with a secret joy as his hand strayed towards the belt where he kept his hidden treasure, "and I want to get to Kimberley. Have you room?"
"Reckon there's room all right, outside," said the driver, with some reluctance, "if you can pay your fare," he added. ”

“ Somebody must intervene personally; and on the spot, bring individuals face to face, and make authoritative inquisition. That somebody was to be your humble servant.
“You are young,” said Mr. Robson, “but you possess our confidence. You are fully acquainted with Litti’s representations, and, with the help of a dragoman on the spot, will be able to communicate with all parties concerned. We shall send you with full powers to act on our behalf, and have every confidence that it is for our best interest so to do.” ”

“ Kind of heart, genial of temper, and always willing to help others along, we mourn a man that can ill be spared. He was reckoned the best transport officer in Egypt. He knew horses as few men did. Australians are reputed to be good horsemen, but poor horse-masters. But Lieutenant Robson was good all round with horses. He would get more work out of a team than any one I know. He could get a full measure of work from his men also. But he never overdrove man or beast. That's why we liked him.
Harry Robson was forty-eight years of age when he died a soldier's death on Gallipoli Heights. ”

“ Daniel Robson spoke out the thought that was surging up into the brain of everyone there.
“There’s a chance for us a’. How many be we?” By dint of touching each other the numbers were counted. Seven. “Seven. But if us seven turns out and rouses t’ town, there’ll be many a score ready to gang t’ t’ Mariners’ Arms, and it’ll be easy work reskying them chaps as is pressed. Us seven, each man-jack on us, go and seek up his friends, and get him as well as he can to t’ church steps ”

“ The vice-chairman rose and gave the toast of "The Firm." The chairman replied. Neither could be reckoned a highly gifted speaker, and in the gallery Mrs. Robson's sister held handkerchief over mouth as they bungled along with "What I mean to say," and "The point I'm trying to make clear is this." The girl declared that if it went on much longer, she would most assuredly have a fit.
"There is worse to come," mentioned Mrs. Robson.
Barwick, at the pianoforte, sang a song to his own accompaniment, and Mrs. Robson's sister admitted it was a fair baritone voice. Mr. ”

“ From smuggling adventures it was easy to pass on to stories of what had happened to Robson, in his youth a sailor in the Greenland seas, and to Kinraid, now one of the best harpooners in any whaler that sailed off the coast.
'There's three things to be afeared on,' said Robson, authoritatively: 'there's t' ice, that's bad; there's dirty weather, that's worse; and there's whales theirselves, as is t' worst of all ”

“ Barwick and the young woman did meet on several occasions, and the talk did not always restrict itself to the item on the agenda. But that matter was argued, and information pieced together. The rose bowl, it seemed, arrived at Ladywell, and Mrs. Robson asked casually, "How much were you foolish enough to pay for that?" and Robson answered, in an equally off-hand way, that he had picked it up as a bargain. For the rest, a ridiculous game was being played with the gift. Robson, before leaving of a morning, placed it at the centre of the table of the dining-room; Mrs. ”

“ On the first production of the ‘Lighthouse’ by amateurs, at Tavistock House, Robson's part had been played by Charles Dickens. ‘The Subterfuge,’ an adaptation of ‘Livre troisième chapitre premier,’ was also given. After playing a country engagement he reappeared at the Olympic in the ‘Lighthouse,’ and was seen in Brough's ‘Doge of Duralto, or the Enchanted Isle.’ In June 1858 he was the first Peter Potts in Tom Taylor's ‘Going to the Bad,’ and on 13 Oct. ”

“ Robson looked at me for a minute, and ejaculated, "Merciful [28] powers, Bob Craig!" After being introduced we shook hands and he said, "Come into my dressing-room, young man, and let me have a good look at you." As we entered the room he seated me upon a trunk, took both my hands in his and with the tears streaming down his face gasped, "Wonderful! Wonderful! I have never seen such a resemblance between two human beings!"
Within a few minutes the rehearsal was dismissed. Bradford and Robson took their seats in the front row of the parquet and I went through my repertoire of imitations. ”

“ Really, I have sympathized myself to a standstill."
You reach the first of the firewood stacks, and as you shun it on the right, a path leans to the left hand to the main path and wanders a little downhill and across the flat to the hotel. Along this path Mr. Horrington branches every morning.
Mr. Robson, underground manager, stands by the engine shed, scratching his chest reflectingly with a slow, lank hand. He is tall and narrow and dreary-looking, with a big round hat like a halo on his head, and a lean tuft of beard at his chin. He comes to life with a jerk as Mr. Neville and Mr. ”

“ The older one grew, the more difficult it became to secure fresh companionship. For his own part, he was content with the friends he possessed, and he would never omit, in looking at the rose bowl, to think of them. (Cheers.)
Barwick went up expectantly to the gallery. Mrs. Robson said that, assuming the diversions of the entertainment were now over, it would be advisable perhaps to get along to Charing Cross and secure a mid-Kent train.
"You've seen for yourself," urged Barwick, "how much he is respected by the men who know him." ”

“ But Crest Mount is a goodish way, even from here; a matter of five mile or so."
"Oh, I don't mind a walk, sir," said Tad, "and I shall be rested by to-morrow."
"Well now," said Tony Robson, "I take it you don't want nothin' very expensive in the way of supper and bed, do you?"
"No, sir, I haven't got much money, and I can't afford anything but the cheapest."
"It's too late to cook you anything, and the wife's gone to bed, but you can have a slice of ham and a cut of the home-made loaf, and a pint mug of milk. Will that do for supper?" ”

“ Delisle went ahead and O’Driscoll and I propped him up on either side—the negro we hauled up on a hank and left to recover and make the best of his way home. We had difficult work to keep Robson steady, for the bumping of the mule brought him sufficiently round to make him fancy that he could take care of himself, and he every now and then made an attempt to do something which he was utterly unable to accomplish. Certainly one of the most trying things to the patience is to conduct a drunken man along a straight road. ”

“ Griggs in Morton's ‘Ticklish Times,’ Alfred the Great in Robert Brough's burlesque so named, B. B. in a farce so called, Timour the Tartar in a burlesque by Oxenford and Shirley Brooks, Wormwood in the ‘Lottery Ticket,’ and Christopher Croke in ‘Sporting Events.’ At the close of 1862 Robson's health failed, in part owing to irregular living. Although ceasing to act, he remained a lessee of the Olympic until his death, which took place unexpectedly on 12 Aug. 1864. He was married, and two sons became actors. ”

“ This came out at the Olympic in 1853, and again Talfourd had Robson as the exponent of his principal character. Again, too, he followed his original with some care, burlesquing rather in detail than on broad lines. Take, for example, his "reading" of a portion of the trial scene. Shylock has been foiled by Portia, and wishes to leave the court:—
Shy. ”

“ Think I know her.”
“Do you?” cried the other eagerly.
“Only as far as business requires. She’s going to make newspaper copy one of these days.”
“How’s that?”
“Only girl intercollegiate athlete in America,” replied Galpin in the manner of a headline. “Trying for the golf-team, and from what I hear, liable to make it.”
“At Old Central?” asked Robson, using the local name for the State University of Centralia, on the outskirts of Fenchester.
“Ay-ah,” assented Galpin. “She’s a special. Lives down on Montgomery Street with old Miss Pritchard.” His companion made a mental note of it. ”

“ And yet his bonhomie did not overcome his judgment; though never severe, he was never falsely indulgent; he could punish when he was called upon to do so for the public good, as readily, though not as willingly, as he could encourage merit or devotedness by promotion or reward. It may be asserted that Elliott was never so placed as to display the genius of a great commander: but this we deny. ”

“ The Mahomedan population are those that strike the eye most, probably because of the men’s picturesque dress, and the bazaars which one makes a point of visiting.
The people live chiefly in hamlets, and there are only about five towns; the capital of Herzegovina is Mostar.
Over the river Narenta, at Mostar, is a fine old Roman bridge which connects two parts of the town. ”