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Iredale spoke with such indifference about the amount that Hervey promptly decided to double the sum he originally intended to ask for. "Five thousand dollars," he said, with some show of diffidence, but with eyes that gazed hungrily towards this man who treated the loaning of a large amount in such a careless manner. Iredale offered no comment.

The very ease with which fruit can be grown when planted under conditions of soil and climate favourable to its development has had a tendency to make growers somewhat careless as compared with those of other countries who have to grow fruit under conditions demanding the most careful attention in order to be made profitable.

For here we have a man of the finest creative instinct touching with perfect certainty and charm the romantic junctures of his story: and we find him utterly careless, almost, it would seem, incapable, in the technical matter of style, and not only frequently weak, but frequently wrong in points of drama.

"I got hold o' Mis' Sykes an' Mame Holcomb, an' told 'em quiet. 'Somethin's the matter outside there, I says to 'em, kind o' warnin', 'an' I thought you two'd ought to know it. An' we all three come 'round by the entry door, careless, an listened. An' the noise kep' up, kind o' soft an' obstinate, an' we couldn't make it out.

The sun rose high and dropped slowly down toward the west, where the far ocean was, and the shadows somewhat lengthened, but it was still light along the forest pathways and the untiring man still hurried on. He was now close to his country and becoming careless and at ease. But his imagination was still busy; he could not free himself of memory.

You'd better let me hear all about it, for I fear there must have been worse scrapes than this of the stones. 'Worse! cried Tom 'sure nothing could be worserer! 'I wish there were no evils worse than careless forgetfulness, said Louis. 'I didn't forget! said Tom.

It is this Air diffusing itself over the whole Man, which helps us to find out a Person at his first Appearance; so that the most careless Observer fancies he can scarce be mistaken in the Carriage of a Seaman or the Gaite of a Taylor.

Even Charles, giddy and careless as he was in general, saw the imprudence of James' conduct, and significantly told him on one occasion that he had no desire to go upon his travels again, whatever James might wish.

A broken neck in a hunting-field, a slip on rocky mountains, a wounded animal at bay such was the environment of death for which he had ever prayed. But this this was beyond his dreams. And with it all a great humility fell upon him. His battles were all unfought. His life had been careless and gay; and the noble commonplaces of faith and duty had been things of small meaning.

Chauncy, who had come up on the deck after luncheon, and was now sitting on one of the settees that stood around the skylight, he added, "Chauncy! here! come here! Where is your ticket? You have got the prize." "No," said Mr. Chauncy, in a careless tone, without, however, moving from his seat. "I have not any ticket."