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And he wants Danny to go to a place in the country to work for his board and wants me to let Celia Jane be adopted by a family in Hampton who are looking for a girl. He thinks I ought to see if Celia Jane won't suit them." "Mother! Take me away from home!" wailed Celia Jane aghast. "I'm at the end of my string," Mrs. Mullarkey's discouraged voice continued.
I don't know in the least what made me do it, and I wish I hadn't. Miss Peck stood aghast, but presently smiled in a relieved manner. 'Oh, nonsense, my love only a lover's tiff. When it blows over, you will be happier than ever. 'I don't like tiffs, Gladys answered, as she ran up-stairs to take off her wraps.
The Wallachian, who had stolen to the window, stood aghast with terror and, soon as the Decurio arrived, he ran to meet him, and related, with vehement gesticulations, how the girl had thrown herself into the peasant's arms. "And how did you know that?" asked Numa coldly. "I saw them through the window." "And dared you look through my window? Did I not forbid you? Down on your knees, and pray!"
"I shan't go without you." "But, Dor Miss Calendar!" he exclaimed, aghast. "I don't care I know I agreed," she declared mutinously. "But I won't I can't. Remember I shall wait for you." "But but perhaps " "If you have to stay, it will be because there's danger won't it? And what would you think of me if I deserted you then, af-after all y-you've done?... Please don't waste time arguing.
I may do this and yet have no sin upon my soul. I have my pardon under seal. Help me then to be an innocent murderess, and to save this sinner from her last agonies on earth. I cannot set down the feelings with which I listened to this tale of horror, for words could not carry them. I stood aghast seeking an answer, and a dreadful thought entered my mind.
Before such novelty of onslaught the British mind had breathless moments of feeling itself stupid and incapably aghast. But after its first deep draughts of the cup of staggering the nation braced up a really muscular back and stood upon hard, stout legs and firm feet, immovable and fixed on solid British earth.
He wants to speak to you of something. . . . For him it's a question of life and death. . . ." In his excitement Atchmianov spoke in a strong Armenian accent. "Who is it?" asked Laevsky. "He asked me not to tell you his name." "Tell him I'm busy; to-morrow, if he likes. . . ." "How can you!" Atchmianov was aghast. "He wants to tell you something very important for you . . . very important!
"I should like to know who taught you manners, Mr. Hardhand," replied Bobby, whose indignation was rapidly getting the better of his discretion. "What!" growled Mr. Hardhand, aghast at this unwonted boldness. "I heard what you said before I came in; and no decent man would go to the house of a poor woman to insult her." "Humph!
* The French have two embassies at Rome: one at the Palazzo Farnese, to the Italian Court, and the other at the Palazzo Rospigliosi, to the Vatican. Trans. Pierre came away quite aghast.
The men were calling to him, waving, pointing, but what they meant he could not surmise; all his interest was in the girl who stood motionless, seemingly aghast at her mishap, with her hair still blowing about her. To the north where he was running, black masses of clouds were piling, and the sea, so far as the eye could reach, was weltering more cruelly than before.
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