Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may
girl with a pearl earring vermeer
Gustav Klimt Kiss painting
Head of Christ
¡¡¡¡I could not disguise from myself, or from the waiter, that this was an uncomfortable coincidence, and inquired how it was done. His answer was not cheering to my spirits, for it consisted of two dismal words, 'With whopping.' ¡¡¡¡The blowing of the coach-horn in the yard was a seasonable diversion, which made me get up and hesitatingly inquire, in the mingled pride and diffidence of having a purse (which I took out of my pocket), if there were anything to pay. ¡¡¡¡'There's a sheet of letter-paper,' he returned. 'Did you ever buy a sheet of letter-paper?'
oil painting ¡¡¡¡I could not remember that I ever had. ¡¡¡¡'It's dear,' he said, 'on account of the duty. Threepence. That's the way we're taxed in this country. There's nothing else, except the waiter. Never mind the ink. I lose by that.' ¡¡¡¡'What should you - what should I - how much ought I to - what would it be right to pay the waiter, if you please?' I stammered, blushing. ¡¡¡¡'If I hadn't a family, and that family hadn't the cowpock,' said the waiter, 'I wouldn't take a sixpence. If I didn't support a aged pairint, and a lovely sister,' - here the