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Raynal grumbled something about its being a childish trick; but to please Edouard consented at last; only stipulated for a light: "or else," said he, "we shall surprise ourselves instead with a broken neck, going over ground we don't know to surprise the natives our skirmishers got nicked that way now and then in Egypt." "Yes, colonel, I will go first with Jacintha's candle."

What community, for instance, of refined and intellectual mortals would derive the least satisfaction from shooting pop-guns? The mere supposition of such a thing being possible would excite their indignation, and yet the whole population of Typee did little else for ten days but occupy themselves with that childish amusement, fairly screaming, too, with the delight it afforded them.

Even then her tender hand hurled childish darts, and whirled about her head the twisted thong of her sling, and struck down the crane from Strymon or the milk-white swan. Many a mother among Tyrrhenian towns destined her for their sons in vain; content with Diana alone, she keeps unsoiled for ever the love of her darts and maidenhood.

Sometimes with wild unreasoning childish rage; sometimes with a shock of fear; sometimes in a frenzy of shame; sometimes, as she stood and looked up the road, her cheeks pale, her eyes dilated with self-pity and tears. "I am like Sarita! Yes Sarita!"

But a childish sense of desolation had come over him, as he heard their brisk voices. He seemed shut out like a child that is left out. He was aimless and excluded, he did not know what to do with himself. The helpless desolation came over him. He fumbled nervously as he dressed himself, in a state almost of childishness.

And with a good-humored nod, the shrewd detective, so quiet and domesticated at his own fireside, walked quickly down the path to the gate, whistling softly to himself thinking with a strange, puzzled expression in his keen blue eyes, of Daisy. Through all of his business transactions that morning the beautiful, childish face was strangely before his mind's eye.

There, Dick, my man drink too, and say, 'A happy New Year to all of you!" Little Dick took a sip from his father's glass, and gravely uplifted his childish treble. "A happy New Year to all of you!" he said; and men and women alike broke out into delighted response. "Same to you, sir, and many of them!"

She was growing vexed again, alternating from womanly wrath to childish pettishness for in her heart of hearts she had a deep and friendly regard for the noble half of her guardian's character when suddenly she decided that it was wisest to leave the room and take refuge in indifference and her piano. There she stayed for certainly an hour.

Gryce sought in haste another button, and, pressing it, was glad to see a mild white radiance take the place of the sickly hue which had added its own horror to the already solemn terrors of the spot. "Childish tricks for a man of his age and position," ruminated Mr.

'Noblesse oblige. You have heard that motto, and know what it means. And then would you throw away from you in some childish phantasy all that I have been struggling to win for you during my whole life? Have you ever thought of what my life has been, Anna?" "Yes, mamma." "Would you have the heart to disappoint me, now that the victory is won; now that it may be made our own by your help?