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This fact shows our British independence and honest feeling our higher orders are not such mere haughty aristocrats as the ignorant represent them: on the contrary, if a man have money they will hold out their hands to him, eat his dinners, dance at his balls, marry his daughters, or give their own lovely girls to his sons, as affably as your commonest roturier would do.
The Learned Man got up very affably to receive the Devil, and offered him a chair by the fire, just near the little round hole. 'Pray don't move, said the Devil; 'I came early on purpose not to disturb you. 'You are very good, replied the Learned Man. 'The fact is, I have to finish my report on Lady Grope's Settlement among our Poor in the Bull Ring it is making some progress.
So he rested content with his ignorance, nor did he ever find out about Horvendile, though later Manuel must have had horrible suspicions. Meanwhile, Dom Manuel affably shook hands with the red-headed boy, and spoke of their first meeting.
Penrose had expected to see, still she was the "female" who had "sassed" him as he had not been "sassed" since he could remember, and he eyed her belligerently as he curtly acknowledged the introduction. "Mr. Penrose, one of our oldest guests in point of residence, tells me that you have had some little er difference " began Mr. Cone, affably. "I had a hellish night!" Mr.
We then called on the Secretary of War, accompanied by our kind friends, Major-General Hitchcock and J. C. Wetmore, Ohio State Agent. Generals Sigel and Stahl, with many other distinguished personages, were in waiting, but we were given the preference, and at once admitted. The Secretary conversed with us most affably for some time.
First, I must speak to the Electoral Prince; that is the most important thing." He went back to Berlin, and repaired forthwith to the palace. The Electoral Prince was at home, and the lackey who had announced the court painter Gabriel Nietzel now reverentially opened for him the door of the princely apartment. "Well, here you are, my dear Gabriel," cried the Electoral Prince affably.
"This seems to be correct, sir," said he. "It is entirely correct," answered the magistrate, affably. "To prevent waste of your valuable time, gentlemen, I may say, once for all, that it is my unalterable determination that no fight shall, under any circumstances, be brought off in the county over which I have control, and I am prepared to follow you all day in order to prevent it."
The man waited, and the seigneur ordered him to be admitted, and received him very affably, asking him how business was, and if he had guests at his inn. "Ay, indeed," answered the innkeeper; "there is staying with me a very holy man who is from Poland, and he delivered my child from death." "Indeed!" said the seigneur, with interest, and the man thereupon told him the whole story.
"Lord! that’s pretty," he murmured, moving on and turning into the arched tunnel which was the entrance to the White Doe Inn. Wandering at random, he encountered the innkeeper in the parlour, studying a crumpled newspaper through horn-rimmed spectacles on his nose. "Tray jolie," said Burley affably, seating himself with an idea of further practice in French. "Plait-il?" "The bells tray beau!"
"Well, Captain," he said, "you've had some experiences since you left me this morning. Don't you want to give us your parole this time, temporarily, for an hour or so, and be more comfortable?" "Thank you, Major," the Federal affably replied, "that would be a great relief to this most extraordinary youngster that I've brought with me."
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