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"Precisely the same as when I last saw him," said the Parisian woman. "Ah! it is easy to see you come from Paris; you are so complimentary," remarked the old man.

Rawson-Clew searched for it, could not find it, discovered that he could not get on without it, and, thinking if not saying something not very complimentary about Mr. Gillat, walked back to the cottage.

He had first heard of Gilgameshers the word was used indiscriminately for a native of or a ship from Gilgamesh on Gram, from Harkaman and Karffard and Vann Larch and the others. Since coming to Tanith, he had heard about them from every Space Viking, never in complimentary and rarely in printable terms.

You can understand, of course, that we don't want any other deposits in that section but our own." Breen's meaning was clear now. So was the purpose of the letter. Jack leaned back in his chair, an expression first of triumph and then of disgust crossing his face. That his uncle should actually want him back in his business in any capacity was as complimentary as it was unexpected.

You know Bald-head, the Nanneian millionaire, that panegyrist of mine, whose complimentary oration I have already mentioned to you in a letter. In two days' time, by the agency of a single slave, and one, too, from a school of gladiators, he settled the whole business he summoned them to an interview, made a promise, offered security, paid money down.

"You think I am different here. Well, I don't mind saying that when I made your acquaintance I thought you different from any man I had met." But now it was out, she did mind saying it; and stopped, confused, as if she had confessed something. But she continued, almost immediately: "I mean I liked your manner to women; you didn't appear to flatter, and you didn't talk complimentary nonsense."

Sober John Collins I should delight to have accompany me, especially if he looks upon strong drink as the enemy of mankind. I am your friend now, as much as ever; but I am disappointed, and even shocked, by your appearance. You are fast becoming a wreck." "You are complimentary, Ben, I must confess; but I can't say that you are wrong.

Cecil Burleigh is wise and prudent. He will know how to temporize with the vagaries of his womankind," said the squire. But he was highly gratified by the complimentary appreciation of his granddaughter. "Vagaries, indeed! The surest signs of sound and healthy progress that have shown themselves in this generation." Lady Angleby mounted her hobby.

'I wish I knew you better, she said suddenly. Griggs looked at her quietly. It did not occur to him to make a trivial and complimentary answer to this advance, such as most men of the world would have made, even at his age. 'I shall be very glad if we ever know each other better, he said after a short pause. 'So shall I. She leaned upon the rail and looked down at the eddying water.

Kearney, for this mark of trustfulness, and I'm not in the least sore about all Joe has said of me. 'He is not over complimentary to myself, said Kearney, and the irritation he felt was not to be concealed. 'There's one passage in his letter, said the other thoughtfully, 'well worth all the stress he lays on it. He tells you never to forget it "takes all sorts of men to make a party."