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Urquhart from the seat with which she had been accommodated; and heaved a gentle sigh. "How odd that she should never have married!" "I'm afraid Zara's too particular," said Polly. "It's not for want of being asked."
For the night halt once at Beauvais and the second night at Abbeville they were escorted to a house in the interior of the city, where they were accommodated with moderately clean lodgings.
He looked down embarrassed, annoyed with himself. "There remains then but one other person to be considered," said the duke, looking closely at him. "The beautiful heroine, the young lover, these are now accommodated. All is en régle. But that dull elderly person who takes the rôle of husband on these occasions! Is there not a husband somewhere? What of him?
Like nobody else only his grandfather." "I think he will," answered Lord Cairnforth. And, in truth, the accounts they had of young Cardross were for some time extremely satisfactory. He had accommodated himself to his new life had taken kindly to his college work; gave no trouble to Mrs.
With whatever qualifications one would, Lord Warburton had offered her a great opportunity; the situation might have discomforts, might contain oppressive, might contain narrowing elements, might prove really but a stupefying anodyne; but she did her sex no injustice in believing that nineteen women out of twenty would have accommodated themselves to it without a pang.
Smoking, everywhere so common, is here indulged to the greatest excess, and not confined to one sex, several ladies sporting their cigarettes. If not many passengers, a lady is usually accommodated with a double seat. I have mentioned the prevailing habit of bowing to the saints. This occurred on our journey, and on looking back, I found we had just passed a church at a considerable distance.
In two years from the time of Mr. Wallis taking the charge, the funds of the school were flourishing; the interest taken in it by the public was great, and nearly half the Institution was occupied by the pupils, while the applications for admission were more numerous than could be accommodated.
But before the real personal fright could soundly clutch her, one of the young fellows said gruffly, "Come along with me, you," and as she wedged out at his heels she noticed that another one of the escort was following her. They came upon a sort of stage, which accommodated three rows of men; and she caught her first glimpse of the squared ring.
The sun was high above our heads, and the day intensely hot; so much so, that I could not resist the temptation of tapping at the canvas door to ask for a draught of water. A gentleman obeyed the summons, and on learning the occasion of this unceremonious visit, politely accommodated me with a camp-stool and some delicious fresh milk in Melbourne almost a luxury.
He went on: "I mustn't monopolize your ladyship's piano," and accommodated this mode of address to the previous one by another laugh, exactly the right protest against misinterpretation. "My ladyship doesn't want her piano," said Gwen. "She wants to hear you go on playing. I had no idea you were so musical. Say good-evening, and play some more."
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