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That evening, however, the father told the mother of the young man's confession, and she, who already entertained various misgivings, felt more anxious than ever. Still a month went by without anything serious happening. Then, one morning Marianne was astounded at finding Gregoire's bedroom empty. As a rule he came to kiss her.
"Here's the sole remnant of the ancient populations of Munda Boetica," said I to myself. "O Caesar! O Sextus Pompeius, if you were to revisit this earth how astounded you would be!" When the old woman saw my travelling companion an exclamation of surprise escaped her. "Ah! Senor Don Jose!" she cried.
All Europe was astounded at the way in which France paid her milliards, no one more so than Bismarck, who is supposed to have said that, if he could have dreamed that France could pay that enormous sum so quickly, he would have asked much more.
This time, however, she was stopped by no one. She passed the gate safely, penetrated the wood and came at length upon a part of Mr. McBride's secret. It was a rough little flight of steps, made with the help of John, the wheelbarrow, and the boards, which led to the top of a high brick wall. The wall astounded Katrina even more than did the steps, which is saying a good deal.
I won't be turned aside; I won't play second to your lead!" He was fine in his intensity. Astounded by his vehemence, the two men he addressed were silent, meeting his keen and steady scrutiny. He smiled, and, as he did so, they were aware, with an emotion like shock, that his whole face mirrored forth a genuine and warm self-satisfaction.
I was brought up in this place. The lady seemed much surprised, and astounded all by quietly observing 'And so was I. So strange are the coincidences of human life. "The last financial report issued by the Managers is certainly encouraging, and might be studied with advantage by the Directors of other public institutions.
"You don't mean to say that they come entirely by themselves?" he replied, looking more perplexed and astounded than I can describe. "Of course not," I said, breaking into a hearty laugh. "I have a partner on the other side, who will forward them to me every morning." "Then they do come of themselves, after they are once started?"
"Why, about what you offered it for before, two thousand five hundred, or possibly three thousand dollars," he added quickly, as he saw the owner shake his head. "This farm is worth five thousand and five hundred dollars," said Butler, in a careless and decided voice. "What!" almost shrieked the astounded Haskins. "What's that? Five thousand?
There are many persons who regard the reform of the criminal as an absolutely hopeless task and a waste of time to think over; they advocate his extermination. They would fling back to the Creator His own work as having, in their judgment, proved worthless, even mischievous. Dr Chapple is astounded that the existence, or at least the birth, of defectives should be allowed.
I did worse than you'll ever do, because you're not big enough to be really bad, an' yet I've turned out worth livin'.... There, I'm through, an' I'm offerin' to be your friend an' to help you." Belllounds stood with arms spread outside the door, still astounded, still pale; but as the long admonition and appeal ended he exploded stridently.
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