Meaning of compting-house | Babel Free

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countinghouse

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“A trifling thing occurred now which occasioned Mary some uneasiness. Her maid, a well-looking girl, had captivated the clerk of a neighbouring compting-house. As the match⟳ was an advantageous one, Mary could not raise⟳ any objection to it, though at this juncture it was very disagreeable to her to have⟳ a stranger about her person. However, the girl consented to delay⟳ the marriage, as she had some affection for her mistress; and, besides, looked forward⟳ to Ann's death as a time of harvest⟳.”

“he read⟳ through the first chapter of the book of Job, and wept over it bitterly; in short, he seemed a true penitent in every thing, but in charity to his neighbour. No business was that day done in his compting-house”

“"Mr. Francis," he said, interrupting my expression of surprise⟳ and pleasure at seeing, him, "I do not know⟳ if I am doing well in what I am about to say⟳—it is not right to speak⟳ of what passes in the compting-house out of doors—one should not tell⟳, as they say⟳, to the post⟳ in the warehouse, how many lines there are in the ledger. But young Twineall has been absent from the house for a fortnight and more, until two days since."”

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