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Adela Gray, who had been standing silently, looking on with a sad heart at finding herself with a birthday on her hands, and no one to celebrate it with her, though for that matter all her birthdays had been rather dismal affairs at the best, in the Paris school, now shrank back at Mr. King's sudden summons, and hid behind her grandmother's black gown. "Come, Adela," commanded Mr.
If her illness and she were both of an ordinary kind, she would gain her point now by taking to her bed. But from what I know of Adela she would scorn and resist that." "Well, we must let matters take their course. Harry is worthy of the best wife in Christendom." "I believe it. And more, if Adela will make that best wife, I think he will have the best wife. But we must have patience."
She had seen the eagerness in his pale face when he came to the door, and the disappointed look with which he had recognised her. "Scarcely; but I expected to receive news of some one else." "Some one you are very anxious to hear about, I should imagine, from your manner just now," said Adela, who could not forbear pressing the question a little. "Yes, Mrs.
She knew that he was examining her moist eyes; a rush of blood passed over her features. 'Not unless you are willing, Hubert pursued, his voice at its gentlest and most courteous. 'But if I might speak to you for a few minutes ? 'You have heard from Mr. Yottle? Adela asked, without raising her eyes, trying her utmost to speak in a merely natural way. 'Yes. I happened to be at my mother's house.
Godfrey called it and try if he couldn't be approached by another side. If no one else would act then she would just have to act herself. The Colonel would have to do something that was the only way out of it. What really happened Adela never quite understood; what seemed to be happening was that the room went round and round.
Only at their own door did those happy people even recollect Lady Adela, with shame and dismay, which did not last long, for she came on them, laughing with pleasure, and saying it was just what she had intended, while Mite was recognising his Amy and his Conny, and being nearly devoured by them. He still was rather confused by the strange house.
Austria is victorious, you know, but she wants peace. Is that the case? I do not press you to answer." Adela replied hesitatingly: "Are you aware, countess, whether there is any truth in the report that Countess Lena has a passion for Count Ammiani?" "Ah, then," said Violetta, "Countess Lena's sister would naturally wish to prevent his contemplated marriage! We may have read the riddle at last.
So then she stepped back, awfully scared though, I could see that, and then she caught sight of me, and she squealed again and jumped, and she screamed right out, 'Oh, there's another in there, in the corner, and it glared at me. And I didn't glare at all," finished Adela, in disdain.
I believe she thinks that if he were alive he would have shared them like the Spartan kings. 'I am sure I hope not, said Lady Adela. 'He is an insufferable boy. The people about the place can't endure him. He is quite insolent. 'The animal, man, when in certain stages of development, has a peculiar tendency to be unpleasant, observed Bertha philosophically.
He was one of the few men at the works whom Adela, from observation of their domestic life, had learnt sincerely to respect. Before reading the document he made a little speech of his own, and said in conclusion: 'Here's an example of how the law does justice in a capitalist society.
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