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Even then if she had looked woman-y, girl-y, even remotely, affectedly feminine, Barton would doubtless have floundered heroically through some protesting lie. But to the frank, blunt, little-boyishness of her he succumbed suddenly with a beatific grin of relief. "Yes, we certainly are!" he acknowledged ruthlessly. "And what good is it?" questioned the girl most unexpectedly.
The beauty of your gift quite overcame me. Allow me to thank you and express my appreciation of it." Marian smiled affectedly at the judge's words, in a manner so foreign to her former, blunt, good-natured self, that the girl chums watched her in silent amazement. But the judge's inkstand was merely the fore-runner of surprises. A sudden cry from Grace attracted the attention of the others.
It was a quiet grey night, and as the doors flew open, a largely-built man, dressed in a high-collared great-coat and fashionable hat of the time, stood clearly defined to view. He carried a light cane, with the point of the silver handle against his under lip. There was nothing formidable in his appearance, and his manner was affectedly affable.
I wish to know who is my accuser." "Judge Randolph Merlin, my lord, of the United States Supreme Court," answered McRae, once more taking out his warrant and submitting it to the inspection of his prisoner. "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed the viscount affectedly. "Randolph Merlin!
"One of Cynthia's witty speeches," replied the lady of the house, and after they had had another laugh, and Miss Cynthia had simpered and shook her curls affectedly, the new-comer proceeded to give the latest version of the Graystone's downfall and subsequent misfortunes. "All gone by the board, a regular crash, and nothing left to tell the tale." "A clear, out and out failure."
Her querulous tone fitted her lackadaisical looks; her house dress had too many flounces on it; she had a paper-covered novel in her hand. "Yes, I am tired," declared Britt, mournfully. "Sort of worn out and all discouraged. I feel terribly alone in this world." "Too bad!" Mrs. Harnden cooed her sympathy, affectedly.
But a serious observer, at a second glance, might have seen in his eyes something of that shining sleep that is called vision; and his yellow hair, while not affectedly long, was unaffectedly untidy. It was a manifest if melancholy truth that the architect was an artist.
'Educated at Westminster school, he said, rather affectedly, 'I should prefer to see the quotations given in the original language; and he was rash enough to instance the print from the death of OEdipus, as a case in point. The unfortunate part of this was, that, on the plate in question, the passage was really engraved in Greek characters under the mezzotint.
At dinner, grown more bold and free, She parted Pamphilus and me; For veering round unheard, unseen, She slily drew her chair between. Then with alluring, am'rous smiles And nods and other wanton wiles, The unsuspecting youth insnared, And rivall'd me in his regard. Next she affectedly would sip The liquor that had touched his lip.
She ran across the stretch of glistening beach, paused and struck a pose, one toe pointed waterward, her arms extended affectedly. "So!" she said mincingly. "So this is Paris!" It was a new line in those days, and they all laughed, as she had meant they should. So she leaped into the water with bounds and shouts and much waving of white arms.
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