May I presume to inquire afterthe petite sante of Miss Eliza Higgins?
He afterwards set us down in safety at my own door, requesting permission to inquire after my health the next morning.
However, I saw him at the Opera looking so very pale and ill that my heart relented, and I wrote to inquire after him, and the next day he called upon me.
I shall relieve your scruples, perhaps, without troubling Mr. Mac-Grainer, when I tell you that this fellow whom I Inquire after is the man who shot your young friend Charles Hazlewood.
That ordinary office is distinct from all other ordinary standing offices in the church; this must unavoidably be that very ruling elder which we inquire after.
Therefore the officers here mentioned are the ruling elders in the Church which we inquire after, and that by divine right.
I have desired him to inquire after Lovelace's life and conversation in town.
I will prosecute my former intention in my next; which I will sit down to as soon as breakfast is over; dispatching this by the messenger whom you have so kindly sent to inquire after us on my silence.
On my return to the drawing-room, I heard that you were suddenly indisposed; and I came hither to inquire after you.
I have dwelt with them ever since; but have occasionally called to inquire after you.
I was only four years old when my mother died, and of course could take no steps to inquire after the Mr. Markham mentioned in the letter.
I shall send them back on Thursday by the Fly, and will beg you to inquire after them; and I trust they will arrive as safely as they did to Yours ever.
PAGE 243) Unapt as you are to inquire after news, dear Sir, you wish to have Admiral Rodney's victory confirmed.
But she seemed to be so much out of the way, and to have no room to inquire after me, that I thought I was safe enough.
I know nothing upon earth but what the ancient ladies in my neighbourhood knew threescore years ago; I write merely to pay you my pepper-corn of affection, and to inquire after my lady, who I hope is perfectly well.
Little Gervais was still sucking when Zoe, after tidying the room, came up again with a big bunch of lilac, and announced that Monsieur and Madame Angelin had called, on their way back from an early walk, to inquire after Madame.
Athos, during the visit made to the Luxembourg by Raoul, had gone to Planchet's residence to inquire after D'Artagnan.
Fouquet was waiting with anxiety; he had already sent away many of his servants and friends, who, anticipating the usual hour of his ordinary receptions, had called at his door to inquire after him.
You belong to a State where you need not know that there is such a thing as slavery, if you don't inquire after it.
Nobody else appeared that evening, and I didn't inquire after anybody: I knew Fred was away, and the other children were children when I last heard of them.
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