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Carey did not say there would be another mouth less for her to feed, but she remarked, with the same sardonic calmness, that Cyril's clothes would be provided for him, which would be one good thing. Cyril himself was only too glad to get away.
She grew quiet under these reflections, and bent her head in seeming acquiescence to the Intendant's decision. The calmness was apparent only. "You are a true woman, Angelique," said he, "but no politician: you have never heard thunder at Versailles. Would that I dared to grant your request. I offer you my homage and all else I have to give you to half my kingdom." Angelique's eyes flashed fire.
The unknown fair one, seated in front of a dressing-table blazing with wax lights, was unfastening her frippery with the utmost calmness. "Ring for Giulia," said she; "I want to get my dress off." At that instant, the Duke noticed that the supper had been disturbed; he looked round the room, and discovered the Prince's trousers hanging over a chair at the foot of the bed.
He cracked his bony fingers many times, and began to gabble away vociferously in his own language a tongue I like the sound of, but which no right-minded man should talk. When he came to some calmness and to a sane man's speech, he pointed to the pinnacles of the lesser gate and began to make the truth clear to me. "You come lucky, sir, you come lucky, true!
They answered that they must await the decision of the Convention. While I was undressing him the King said, 'I was far from expecting all the questions they put to me. He lay down with perfect calmness. The order for my removal during the night was not executed." On the King's return to the Temple being known, "my mother asked to see him instantly," writes Madame Royale.
The young man slowly turned from the door, and fixing his eyes upon his father, advanced toward him with a kind of imperious insolence. "I should like to understand my position in this house," said he, with forced calmness. "Good God! Sir, a bootblack, if I choose!" returned his father, fiercely. "The unluckiest day of my life was when you came in here, Sir.
And when the shock came, indeed, he had borne it, as he meant to bear it, with military calmness. Not even Mrs. Clifford, he thought, could have discovered from any undertone of his voice or manner that the two lads he received with such well-bred unconcern were his own twin sons, the true heirs and inheritors of the Tilgate Park property.
And it was in virtue of this, that Wolkenlicht loved Lilith yet more after he discovered what a grave of misery her unbelief was digging for her within her own soul. For her sake he would bear anything bear even with calmness the torments of his own love; he would stay on, hoping and hoping.
By thy submission, with calmness of spirit, to his wise dispensations, when thou dare not speak against him, and say, with Rebecca, in another case, if it be so, why am I thus? But sweetly and willingly cast thyself down at his feet, saying, good is the will of the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good, &c.
"She is foolish to talk of services I would have given as willingly to a sick beggar," Angela answered, impatiently. Her face was still hidden against her father's breast; but she lifted her head presently, and the pale calmness of her countenance reassured him. "Well, it is uncommon strange," he said, "if one so fair has no sweetheart among all the sparks of Whitehall."
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