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They found that very difficult, as they had not accurate descriptions. "A beauty named Atupu," or "A black-eyed girl?" They had no aid among the girls they interrogated. "Why bother with some one who may be dead when we are here?" they asked. And Juan listened to the sirens and rested content. At Lovaina's there were seventy to dinner.
Colonel Michler of General Miles's staff was there, and if we should happen to be together talking, the women would surmise that the news was bad; and many times their surmises were just about right. One sweet little black-eyed woman always said she could tell from my face whether I was bluffing or not.
And Arthur, through his half-drowsy ears, was amused by the colloquy that ensued, in the course of which Andy completely floored the Canadian by a glowing description of Dunore, delivered in the present tense, but referring, alas! to a period of sixteen or twenty years previously. But the smart black-eyed backwoodsman wound up with the utterly incredulous speech,
At the first of these dates he was in Paris, where he remained till the middle of May, 1856, greatly fêted by the French world of letters and art; dining hither and thither; now enjoying an Arabian Nights sort of banquet given by Emile de Girardin, the popular journalist; now meeting George Sand, the great novelist, whom he describes as "just the sort of woman in appearance whom you might suppose to be the queen's monthly nurse chubby, matronly, swarthy, black-eyed;" then studying French art, and contrasting it with English art, somewhat to the disadvantage of the latter; anon superintending the translation of his works into French, and working hard at "Little Dorrit;" and all the while frequenting the Paris theatres with great assiduity and admiration.
Some small black-eyed children toddled forward, and stood staring, with their fingers in their mouths. 'Trust, Laddie! said Allan; for two mongrel curs had rushed out and barked, whereupon Laddie had stiffened his back and was growling defiance.
"Cornelia does desire them; I think that and it makes me wretched." "Oh, indeed, it is plain to see that she has fallen in love with that black-eyed man of many songs and dances. Well, then, we must admit that he danced to perfection. One may dislike the creature, and yet tell the truth." "Do you truly believe that Cornelia is in love with him?" "Rem, there are things a woman observes.
The black-eyed child, holding the red balloon, suddenly kissed little Patience, who was the pet of all the children in the neighborhood, and put the string of her balloon into the dimpled hand. "I had the circus you can have the balloon," she said. Lydia jerked the string away and held it out to the owner. "We're no cheerity charities, Margery," she said. "I'll get Patience a balloon."
A dim little shop and shabby, modestly tucked away in the shadows of the Rue Brie. But the food! Ah, the whadd'you-call'ems in the savoury sauce, that is Henri's secret! The tender, broiled poularde, done to a turn! The bottle of red wine! Mais oui; there one can dine under the watchful glare of Rosa, the plump, black-eyed wife of the concierge.
"Well don't get into any dirty play and soil it." The boys walked in silence but it was a pregnant silence; for as the roof of the Claiborne house began to peer above the crest of the hill, Ross plumped down on a stone and announced, "I ain't goin'." "Come on," urged the black-eyed boy. "It'll be fun and everybody will respect us more.
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