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Woods at Selwoode reminded him of "a sore headed bear who had taken up permanent quarters in an aviary." There was one, however, who found the bear no very untractable monster. This was the son of his brother, dead now, who dwelt at Selwoode as heir presumptive. WOODS AT SELLWOOD REMINDED HIM OF A SORE HEADED BEAR WHO HAD TAKEN UP PERMANENT QUARTERS IN AN AVIARY THERE WAS ONE HOWEVER WHO FOUND THE BEAR NO VERY UNTRACTABLE MONSTER THIS WAS THE SON OF HIS BROTHER DEAD NOW WHO DWELT AT SELLWOOD AS HEIR PRESUMPTIVE
he pedigree of the Woodses hung in the living-hall for all men to see, beginning gloriously with Woden, the Scandinavian god, and attaining a respectable culmination in the names of Frederick R. Woods and of William, his brother. It is not to be supposed that he omitted to supply himself with a coat-of-arms. Frederick R. Woods evinced an almost childlike pride in his heraldic blazonings. "The Woods arms," he would inform you, with a relishing gusto, "are vert, an eagle displayed, barry argent and gules. And the crest is out of a ducal coronet, or, a demi-eagle proper. We have no motto, sir--none of your ancient coats have mottoes." The Woods Eagle he gloried in. The bird was perched in every available nook at Selwoode; it was carved in the woodwork, was set in the mosaics, was chased in the tableware, was woven in the napery, was glazed in the very china. Turn where you would, an eagle or two confronted you; and Hunston Wyke, who is accounted something of a wit, swore that Frederick R. NCIAL REPORTS IN THE PAPERS AND THE PEDIGREE OF THE WOODSES HUNG IN THE LIVING HALL FOR ALL MEN TO SEE BEGINNING GLORIOUSLY WITH WODEN THE SCANDINAVIAN GOD AND ATTAINING A RESPECTABLE CULMINATION IN THE NAMES OF FREDERIC R WOODS AND OF WILLIAM HIS BROTHER IT IS NOT TO BE SUPPOSED THAT HE OMITTED TO SUPPLY HIMSELF WITH A COAT OF ARMS FREDERIC R WOODS EVINCED AN ALMOST CHILDLIKE PRIDE IN HIS HERALDIC BLAZONINGS THE WOODS ARMS HE WOULD INFORM YOU WITH THEIR RELISHING GUSTO ARE VERT AN EAGLE DISPLAYED BERRY ARGENT AND JEWELS AND THE CREST IS OUT OF A DUCAL CORONET OR A DEMI EAGLE PROPER WE HAVE NO MOTTO SIR NONE OF YOUR ANCIENT COATS HAVE MOTTOES THE WOODS EAGLE HE GLORIED IN THE BIRD WAS PERCHED ON EVERY AVAILABLE NOOK AT SELLWOOD IT WAS CARVED IN THE WOODWORK WAS SET IN THE MOSAICS WAS CHASED IN THE TABLE WARE WAS WOVEN IN THE NAPERY WAS GLAZED IN THE VERY CHINA TURN WHERE YOU WOULD AN EAGLE OR TWO CONFRONTED YOU AND HUNSDEN WICK WHO WAS ACCOUNTED SOMETHING OF A WIT SWORE THAT FREDERIC R
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