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He was conscious now of Davray and was aware that he did not like him and wished to be rid of him "an awful-looking tout" he thought him, "with his greasy long hair and his white long face and his spindle legs." "Now we'll go up into King Harry," Davray said. But at that moment old Lawrence came bustling along.
At these gatherings, Mingo, bustling around and serving his guests, would keep the table in a roar with his quaint sayings, and his local satires in the shape of impromptu doggerel; and he would also repeat snatches of orations which he had heard in Washington when Judge Wornum was a member of Congress.
So exciting had been the day, and so fully had its every minute been occupied, that not until Cabot stood on the deck of the steamer "Lavinia," curiously watching the bustling preparations for her departure, did he have time to realise the wonderful change in his prospects that had taken place within a few hours.
Within the buildings all hands were hastily barricading doors and windows and bustling a few women and children, trembling and terrified, into the cellars. Out in the corral in disciplined silence the troopers were promptly mustering and forming line. Six or eight of the party that arrived with Davies that morning having badly frozen fingers and toes were told off to act as horse-holders.
The girls gathered in a group about the bride, bustling and chattering, telling her all men were brutes at time and, looking at the fat Sheriff, who blushed to the roots of his hair at the charge, that "Slim Hoover was the worst of the lot." Mrs. Allen pushed them away, and again fell weeping on Echo's shoulder.
There were times when this lady was almost rude or seemed so owing to inattention, her bustling mind often outrunning the conversation or harking back to the past when it ought to have been in the present.
He should have been making connections, having irons in the fire, bustling about how could he have sat down thus happily and easily for seven years, as though such a condition of things could continue for ever? He had had wild ideas of "Reuben Hallard" making his fortune!... that showed his ignorance of the world. Let him begin to bustle. He would not lose another moment.
He pictured himself above life outside of the deep valley, wherein people were bustling about; he saw himself standing firmly on his feet and speechless. He might have cried to the people: "See how you live! Aren't you ashamed?" And he might have abused them. But if they were to ask on hearing his voice: "And how ought we to live?"
The agent came bustling out again with his eyes on his palm, counting small silver. "Here!" But he spoke to the empty air. He glanced about with an offended frown. "Achille!" There was no reply. He turned to one of the negroes: "Where's that 'Cajun?" Nobody knew.
'I suppose I'd better send you a bill over to America, said Miles Grendall, who had taken no part in the matter as long as he was in the same boat with the lords. 'Just so. My partner, Montague, will tell you the address. Then bustling off, taking an affectionate adieu of Paul, shaking hands with them all round, and looking as though he cared nothing for the money, he took his leave.
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