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Yet she was very composed, practical, and decorous, and as the talk grew more animated and in the vicinity of Mrs. MacSpadden, more audacious she kept a smiling reserve of expression, which did not, however, prevent her from following that lively lady, whom she evidently knew, with a kind of encouraging attention. "Kate is in full fling to-night," she said to the hostess.
He was touched by the warm greetings of his officers, and by their tales as to the enthusiastic delight in the ranks at the news that their General was better. The army was animated by a spirit of great courage and confidence. The news from Ticonderoga had done good. This had been followed by tidings of the capture of the Niagara fort.
For were the images made as animated and lively as I wish them to be, I would be looking at them always, and not caring for any woman: and no woman anywhere would have the power to move me as your beauty moves me now, and I would not be valuing you the worth of an old onion."
A murmur of hearty assent came from the other captives, and then the Roman sergeant of the guard, uneasy at this animated colloquy among the captives, gruffly ordered silence. Beric translated the order. "Best sleep, if we can," he added. "We shall be stronger tomorrow." Few, however, slept, for all were suffering from wounds more or less severe.
With them, too, were the swart Canadians fighting for their homes, their flag and, as they believed then, for their religion, animated, too, by confidence in their courage, and belief in the skill of their leaders who had so seldom failed.
In order to escape from these importunate rascals, who were every moment getting bolder, he threw himself into the first street-car which happened to pass; he sat down, gazed out of the windows and soon became so thoroughly absorbed in the animated scenes which moved as in a panorama before his eyes, that he quite forgot where he was going.
It must be admitted that they are more fortunate in their society than we felt ourselves to be in ours; for the scene presented the animated appearance for which, on any fine spring day, all the choicest haunts of ancient quietude in Italy are becoming yearly more remarkable.
Miss , conscious of this, made herself perfectly familiar with the lesson before appearing in class, and when pupils failed to explain examples from a want of knowledge, she was ready and able to give the necessary information. She marked judiciously. Teaching average 90. Miss gave the C class a lesson in Ancient History. She was sprightly and animated.
There was a little more colour in her cheeks than at the commencement of luncheon, and her manner had become more animated. "Tell me about the village where you live?" he inquired "Market Burnham, isn't it?" "When we first went there," she replied, "I thought that it was simply Paradise. That was four years ago, though, and I scarcely counted upon spending the winters there."
The only representative of animated nature hereabouts is a species of small gray lizard that scuttles over the bare ground with astonishing rapidity. Not even a bird is seen in the air. All living things seem instinctively to avoid this dread spot save the lizard.
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