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"I'm beholden ter ye," responded Maggard, but he knew what the other had been too polite to say: That this pretended casualness marked the kindly motive of affording escort because of the danger under which he himself was travelling unfamiliar roads.
She did not suspect that he was using the classic device of the seducer. It was his casualness that staggered her. She looked pitiably young, virgin, raw, unsophisticated; helpless in the midst of dreadful dangers. Yet her head was full of a blank astonishment at being mistaken for a simpleton! The sole explanation could be that Gerald, in some matters, must himself be a confiding simpleton.
"There's a bigger and better one being built with a regular cabin and hull. But some experience with these two will be useful in running a regular space tug." The Chief said with a trace too much of casualness: "I'm kind of looking forward to testing this." "No," said Joe doggedly. "I'm responsible. I take the first chance. But we should all be able to handle them.
After a long time Joe said, with very careful casualness, "Come to think of it, I was getting loaded up with astrogation theory when I had to stop and pitch in on the gyros. How's that sick crew member, Sally?" "I wouldn't know," answered Sally unconvincingly. "Have some more coffee?" Joe made his face go completely expressionless. There was nothing else to do.
"It'll make things more cheerful," she remarked with an attempt at casualness which was not altogether successful. "I don't see why we shouldn't heat some water here and make tea," she added with sudden inspiration. Mrs. Archer, who liked her cup of tea, made no objections, and Mary sprang up and went back to the kitchen.
He said last night he had a banquet on for to-night one of his art clubs, I believe." Billy's voice was casualness itself. "But you'll have the Greggorys that is, Mrs. Greggory can go, can't she?" inquired Aunt Hannah. "Oh, yes; I'm sure she can," nodded Billy. "You know she went to the operetta, and this is just the same only bigger." "Yes, yes, I know," murmured Aunt Hannah. "Dear me!
"Did you do that?" she said limply. "Yes," said he, with all the casualness that he could assume. "How does it strike you?" And to himself: "This'll make her see I'm not a mere lunatic. This'll give her a shaking up." "I'm sure it's beautiful," she said kindly, but without the slightest conviction. "What is it? Is that Putney Bridge?" "Yes," he said. "I thought it was. I thought it must be.
The noise, unluckily, occurred twice, April 28 and 29, 1818, and Lockhart does not tell us on which of these two nights Mr. Bullock died. Such is the casualness of ghost story-tellers. Lockhart adds that the coincidence made a strong impression on Sir Walter's mind.
Toward the end of the campaign his assignments increased until all his time was taken. By studying his audiences he caught the trick of holding the attention of large crowds; his old college sobriquet of "Foghorn" Harwood had been revived and the newspapers mentioned his engagements with a casualness that implied fame.
Monsieur sees, doubtless, that I am in no state for a wrestling-match. For that very reason he must take all pains not to forget himself for should he stir, however slightly, I grieve to say that I must shoot." The casualness of his tones made Blenheim's menaces seem childish and futile. I had not the slightest doubt that he would keep his word.
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