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But she made up her mind that, if a room were done in purple and black with relays of lilies anywhere for the Countess de Santiago, it would not be in her house. Unless, of course, Knight begged it of her as a favour. And even then but somehow she didn't believe, despite certain appearances, that Knight was anxious to have his old friend near him.
Vulgar curiosity is always in search of its victims, and Jennings' boast that he had such a ladylike and beautiful woman in his possession brought numbers to the prison who begged of the jailer the privilege of seeing the slave-trader's prize.
"Bring me one, too, please," Caroline begged. "I fear that it will seriously impair the note which I had intended to strike in our conversation, but I am thirsty. And a handful of those Turkish cigarettes, too. You can devote yourself to me with a perfectly clear conscience. Your most distinguished guest has found a task after his own heart.
"'In that case, I replied, 'you can resort to the ordinary law, and punish him to the best of your ability." "The ambassador finally begged me to order you not to mention the matter to any Venetian subjects at Madrid, and I think you can safely promise me this." "My lord, I have much pleasure in giving your excellency my word of honour not to do so." "Very good.
His delight at seeing Fleetwood, whom he thought had been killed, he declared, restored him to health; and he insisted on being carried on board the Ione, to get sooner on board his own vessel, that he might go in chase of the pirate. Bowse also begged to be allowed to accompany the captain.
I remember reading a letter to a friend from his mother, in which she begged him to take no part in the "nigger hunting excursions" that she had heard went on in Western Australia. Poor lady! she need not have disturbed herself, for such things never existed, nor had her boy ever seen a black-fellow, except round the slaughter-yards of Coolgardie!
"Make camp right here?" asked Anne. "Yes." "Yes, but are we not going to try to find my Hippy?" begged Nora. "I think it advisable to wait a reasonable time, so, with the approval of you folks, I will tell Washington to make camp." This the girls agreed to, though Nora was for setting out in search of her husband at once.
She came back, and he made no further objections to having her dress and bind his wound. When it was all done, she made for the door again as coolly as she had come. Sam experienced a sudden sinking of the heart. "Are you going?" he cried involuntarily. Big Jack jumped up at the same moment. "Don't go yet," he begged.
The peasantry around were in a state of extreme excitement. They had hoisted the white flag on their churches, and were ready to fight, but they had no leader. Hearing that Rochejaquelein was at his aunt's house, they came to him, and begged him to take the command, promising him that in twenty-four hours ten thousand men should be ready to follow him. He agreed to the request.
When Kazuma's service was over, he returned home, and went to his father's room to tell him the report that was being spread in the palace, and begged him to send an ample present of money to Matagorô. Yukryé reflected for a while, and said "You are too young to understand the right line of conduct in such matters.
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