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Colonel Tipton stopped, staggering from the very impetus of his charge, and gazed at her blankly. "I have come for Colonel Sevier," he blurted. And then, his anger rising, "I will have no trifling, ma'am. He is in this house." "La! you don't tell me," answered the widow, in a tone that was wholly conversational. "He is in this house," shouted the Colonel.
Leaving Jerry to arrange their effects, he gave that young man a real shock when he silently returned five minutes later unheard by Jerry, and, standing only half a dozen feet behind him, blurted out: "Forgot my field glasses." Jerry whirled around as though he had been shot. "Why don't you sneak up and try to frighten a fellow to death?" he demanded. "Sorry," Slim apologized.
"'You know who I am, she answered, with a hoarse laugh. 'A sweet bunch you are! Where's Jim? "'Does any one recognize this "party"? I asked. 'Ross, this must be one of your set. "Ross laughed, and the 'influence, thrusting her face close to his, blurted out, menacingly: 'Don't know me, hey? Well, here I am. I wanted a show, and they let me in. What you going to do about it?
He seemed to be in excellent, almost boyish spirits, and so natural and wholesome withal, that I am sure I should not feel at all embarrassed at finding myself alone with him on a desert island. This is one of my pet similes of approval. Finally he blurted out: "Miss Lavinia, I do so wish your advice upon a strictly woman's matter; one, however, that is of great importance to me.
"I er I am anxious for a guide, some one who knows Egypt well, and several languages," she desperately blurted out, looking like a half-frightened, half-defiant child. "I thought " "There are plenty of dragomans, Madame," Green Turban reminded her. "I can recommend you several." "I don't want a regular dragoman," she said. "And I'm not 'Madame. I am Miss Gilder." "Indeed?"
'I am very fond of Elise, blurted Selwyn, feeling his cheeks grow red. 'Her companionship and inspiration were something' 'Ye-es. An instinct of caution plugged the emotional channel. Lady Durwent saw that she had been indiscreet. It was not in her plan of things that her daughter should become enamoured of a commoner.
She told me she intended to ask you to have a seat in the car. The Comte d'Autun is coming with us." "Ah! He admires you, Dorise, hence I don't like him," Hugh blurted forth. "But, surely, you're not jealous, you dear old thing!" laughed the girl, tantalizing him.
"Exactly what to do about you I don't know," she repeated, leisurely inspecting him. "Shall I tell you something? I am not afraid to; I am not a bit cowardly about it either. Shall I?" "If you dare," he said, smiling and uncertain. "Very well, then; I rather like you, Mr. Hamil." "You are a trump!" he blurted out, reddening with surprise. "Are you astonished that I know you?"
Dave did n't hear him. He approached the horse's side and nervously tried the surcingle a greenhide one of Dad's workmanship. "Think that'll hold?" he mumbled meekly. "Pshaw!" Dad blurted through the rails "Hold! Of course it'll hold hold a team o' bullocks, boy." "'S all right, Dave; 's all right git on!" From Paddy Maloney, impatiently.
"Well, well, Bingle!" exclaimed the president, somewhat gustily as he hastened forward. "How are you? That this should happen to you! It is unbelievable!" He was pumping Mr. Bingle's arm. "I don't see how in the world we are to get along without you. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Why don't you " "Wha what in the name of heaven am I accused of doing?" blurted out Mr. Bingle abjectly.
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