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But she was taken so much unawares that she did not know how to make the truth other than abrupt. "To be out of the way!" said Frank. "And why should you want to be out of the way?" "Oh! there were reasons," said she, laughing. "Perhaps I have quarrelled dreadfully with my uncle." Frank at the present moment had not about him a scrap of badinage. He had not a single easy word at his command.
Her eyes rested on him with a sort of wondering attention, and when she cooked his meals or touched anything that was his there was something in her attitude that denoted a special care. Joseph called her "Missis," with a sort of friendliness in his voice, which never rose to badinage nor descended to familiarity.
The rough badinage of their comrades had made Weatherbee and Cuthfert conscious of the mutual responsibility which had devolved upon them; besides, there was not so much work after all for two healthy men. And the removal of the cruel whiphand, or in other words the bulldozing half-breed, had brought with it a joyous reaction.
I know you have seen her, for you look so uncommonly glum. I am afraid that you have not yet become a brother of the House of Martha." There was nothing inspiring about this badinage, but I braced myself to the work, and told her what had happened in Washington. "This is truly dreadful," she declared.
"I was only indulging in badinage until lunch was ready." Michael could not make up his mind to tell his cousin what had happened; but he was aware of having spoken more strongly than the situation, as Francis knew of it, justified. "Let's have lunch, then," he said. "We shall be better after lunch, as one's nurse used to say. And are you coming to Ashbridge, Francis?"
"They regard her as the conquering enemy, and him as the conquered victim." "And you desire a little relaxation from your fetters." "Well; just a last flutter." All this had been said with such a mixture of indifferent badinage on his part, and of serious anger on hers, that Mrs. Holt, who saw it all and understood it, sat very uneasy in her chair.
While this merry badinage was going on, the young people crowding the closer so as not to lose a word, or making room for the constant stream of fresh arrivals on their way toward the dressing-rooms above, their eyes now and then searching the top of the stairs in the hope of getting the first glimpse of Kate, our heroine was receiving the final touches from her old black mammy.
The company roared with laughter, and pleasure and enjoyment of the fun made Leah's lovely, smiling cheeks flush to a livelier crimson. Badinage flew about from one end of the table to the other: burlesque congratulations were showered on the couple, flowing over even unto Mrs. Jacobs, who appeared to enjoy the episode as much as if her daughter were really off her hands.
Falchion did not mention my name, nor did she ever in their acquaintance, save in the most casual fashion. Her conversation with Miss Treherne was always far from petty gossip or that smart comedy in which some women tell much personal history, with the guise of badinage and bright cynicism.
After some further badinage, Mrs. Thornton drew a letter from her pocket. "Here," said she, gravely, "is Paolo's letter. Read it, and tell me what you think of it." Despard took the letter and began to read, while Mrs. Thornton, sitting opposite to him, watched his face. The letter was in Italian, and was accompanied by a large and closely- written manuscript of many pages.
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