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Again she drew her gently with one hand, and with the other pointed to the corner from which she had come. Ramona understood. "She wants to show me her husband's grave," she thought. "She does not like to be away from it. I will go with her." Dismounting, and taking Baba's bridle over her arm, she bowed her head assentingly, and still keeping firm hold of Carmena's hand, followed her.
She hasn't got common-sense, you tell her so." Ellen stopped, nodding assentingly. "I think she's right, Maria," she said. "You ought not to be out such a morning as this. You had better go home." Maria came up smiling, though her lips were quite white, and she controlled her cough to convulsive motions of her chest. "I am no worse than usual," said she.
"Well, yes, I suppose she might," said Mrs. Pepper, assentingly. "No, she can't either," said Polly, coming back with her sun-bonnet in her hand, and shutting the door carefully after her, "cause she's fast asleep on the floor." "Is she?" said Mrs. Pepper; "well, she's been running so this morning, she's tired out, I s'pose."
"It's the sins o' the Garmins as ha' done that, an' nothin' as you or I ha' done, Peter." Halsey shook his head assentingly. "Noa for all that pratin', pacifist chap was sayin' lasst week. I didn't believe a word ee said. 'Yis, I says, 'if you want this war to stop, I'm o' your mind, I says, 'but when you tells me as England done it you'm " The short man burst into a cackling laugh.
Before we quitted the temple, however, Sir George Aston, ventured modestly to intimate a wish, that if it pleased the Almighty to spare our lives, the same party should engage always to celebrate this anniversary in the Temple of Friendship, which should be finished on a larger scale, and rendered less unworthy to receive such guests. The ladies smiled assentingly.
Berry very much deplored it, as she had laid out a superior nuptial breakfast, but with her mind on her ring she nodded assentingly. "We shall not have much packing to do, Mrs. Berry." "No, my dear. It's pretty well all done." "We are going to the Isle of Wight, Mrs. Berry." "And a very suitable spot ye've chose, my dear!" "He loves the sea. He wishes to be near it."
"I saw you," she said, "from my window coming to the house, and I have been waiting for you here. I wished to speak to you alone. Allow me to walk beside you." Kenelm inclined his head assentingly, but made no answer. They were nearly midway between the cottage and the burial-ground when Mrs. Cameron resumed, her tones quick and agitated, contrasting her habitual languid quietude,
"And Tony Beeson has a good house and a good business. I like him," the boy said, doggedly. "Yes," assentingly. "But Marie is to marry him." "Oh, the idea!" Pierre laughed immoderately. "Why a man always marries a woman." "But your liking wouldn't help Marie." "Oh, Marie is all right. She will like him fast enough. And it will be gay to have a wedding. That is to be about Christmas."
By the way, I was told I was poaching by a young lady who rode down to the stream while I was fishing. I had some little conversation with her, but I did not learn her name. She was a young lady with dark hair, rode a big horse, and had a couple of dogs with her a collie and a fox-terrier." The landlord had nodded assentingly at each item of the description.
'My daughter has done well during this last term, I hope, Miss Pew? he said, interrogatively, but rather as if the question were needless, as he walked beside the rustling moire. 'She has earned my entire approval, replied Miss Pew, in her oiliest accents. 'She has application. Dr. Rylance nodded assentingly. 'She has a charming deportment.
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