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He hasn't got the money for such an expedition; you have. The yarn about passing his word was so that you shouldn't open your mouth too wide. You were to do the persuading, and then he could make his own terms. Do you see? Why, it's as plain as A B C." "Plain as the alphabet," said Mr. Stobell, almost chidingly. Mr. Chalk gasped and looked from one to the other.
He took the lean, brown hand of the singer and kissed it fervently. She drew back nervously, but her father struck her on the shoulder chidingly. "A trifle too dreary," he rumbled in his heavy bass. "Now, Purcell for the gentleman, and may he open his heart and his purse for the poor." "Father," she cried warningly, "we are not beggars, now!"
"Nothing at all," answered Ann, maintaining her gravity with difficulty. "One hasn't usually, you know to go into the water." "But you had to be carried out of the water, hadn't you? You must have found it most embarrassing! Most embarrassing!" "I don't think I did," said Ann. "Not?" chidingly. "Oh, Miss Lovell, I can't believe that!
"Me 'fraid oo's a no'ty, no'ty ickle dirl! All datie!" Jane advanced. "I wish you'd let me carry Flopit for you," she said. Giving forth another gentle scream, Miss Pratt hopped prettily backward from Jane's extended hands. "Oo-oo!" she cried, chidingly. "Mustn't touch! P'eshus Flopit all soap-water-wash clean. Ickle dirly all muddy-nassy!
He leaned closer, his eyes burning, his face near her own, so near that she shrank back, and drew on her hand to come free. "I don't see why we need to wait three years to get married, Joan," he argued, his persuasive voice very soft and tender. "If the old man saw I meant business " "Business!" scorned Joan. "Sheep business, I mean, Joan," chidingly, a tincture of injury in his tone.
So an hour ago I slipped out the back way, and made for a safe pawnbroker I know of. Angelica, you're easy. This pearl is nothing but imitation. And you fell for it!" He shook his head sorrowingly, chidingly. "Here's one case where remorse might be highly proper and safest; better just mail it back to the party you lifted it from." With good-humored contempt he tossed the pendant upon the bed.
Moving reluctantly away he chidingly summoned his companion to follow him. The dog, humiliated by his failure, obeyed, and sheepishly licked his mouth with his long, red tongue. By this time the sun's disk had sunk behind the hills, its trailing glory lingering above their summits while slowly in the sky faded continents, mountains and spires.
"Wast thou taught?" he asked at last. "In casting away the idols, nay; in finding the true God, I was." In the pause that followed, Israel lifted up its voice, and to Kenkenes it seemed that the people besought their great captain, urgingly and chidingly. The Lawgiver listened for a little space. His gaze was absent, the lines of his face were sad.
"And can a fountain yield both bitter and sweet?" demanded Claude: "or are you as changeful as is yon waning moon?" he asked half chidingly.
As morning dawned, she returned home and found Zorrillo still awake. He enquired about her patient, and told her he had given the child something to drink while she was away. Flora could not help weeping bitterly again, and Zorrillo, noticing it, exclaimed chidingly: "Each has his own griefs to bear, it is not wise to take strangers' troubles so deeply to heart."
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