 When a servant has broken a jug or a plate he will take the value out of his rations; or, if his wife has dropped a three-farthing piece, he is capable of moving the furniture and the sofas and the wardrobes, and of rummaging in the curtains. If he has...  Theophrastou Charakteres - Página 139por Theophrastus - 1870 - 328 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Theophrastus - 1870 - 352 páginas
...The Penurious Man. The Covetous. When a servant has If his servant breake THEOPHRASTUS. broken a pot or a plate he will take the value out of his rations. The Officious Man. He will undertake to show the path, and after all be unable to find the way. The... | |
 | 1893 - 796 páginas
...the company. Whenever a person has made a good bargain for him and charges him with it, he will Bay that it is too dear. When a servant has broken a jug or a plate he will take the value out of his wages ; or, if his wife has dropped a three-farthing piece, he is capable of moving the furniture and... | |
 | 1899 - 778 páginas
...not pursue his walk till way, he returns, some one else has traversed the road. THE PENURIOUS MAN. When a servant has broken a jug or a plate, he will take the value out of his wages. THE OFFICIOUS MAN. He will undertake to show the path and, after all, be unable to find it himself.... | |
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