“ Some folk want their luck buttered. ”
Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Hardy |
|---|---|
| Source | The Mayor of Casterbridge |
| Topic | luck satisfaction |
| Date | 1886 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/143/143-h/143-h.htm |
Context
“«Well—there's a difference between 'em, though he do call himself a teetotaller,» said Nance Mockridge. «She'll wish her cake dough afore she's done of him. There's a blue-beardy look about 'en; and 'twill out in time.»
«Stuff—he's well enough! Some folk want their luck buttered. If I had a choice as wide as the ocean sea I wouldn't wish for a better man. A poor twanking woman like her—'tis a godsend for her, and hardly a pair of jumps or night-rail to her name.»
The plain little brougham drove off in the mist, and the idlers dispersed.” source
«Stuff—he's well enough! Some folk want their luck buttered. If I had a choice as wide as the ocean sea I wouldn't wish for a better man. A poor twanking woman like her—'tis a godsend for her, and hardly a pair of jumps or night-rail to her name.»
The plain little brougham drove off in the mist, and the idlers dispersed.” source
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