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Georgiana, who was still bending over the child, glanced up with a look of confidential, whimsical distress. "How could anything so old be born so young!" "He will look younger as he gets older," I replied. "And he will not be the first bachelor to do that. At present this youngster is an invaluable human document in too large an envelope; that's all."
But remembering that letters posted after the hour at which Owen had obtained his information whatever that was could not be delivered in London till Monday morning, he changed his mind and went home to Knapwater. Making a confidential explanation to his wife, arrangements were set on foot for his departure by the mail on Sunday night.
But all goes on, as it was wont, upon the margin of the unknown sea; and Edith standing there alone, and listening to its waves, has dank weed cast up at her feet, to strew her path in life withal. Confidential and Accidental
When assured that no one was sufficiently near or attentive to hear what passed between them, he said: "My good fellows, I see we are alone, and I should be pleased to have a little private and confidential conversation with you."
He didn't want it when he bought it, but he found himself like wax, moulded by the soft, white, confidential hands of the Jew salesman, who offered it to him as a special favor below cost. In common with other young men of his sort he always felt under obligation to buy if he went into a store, even if there were nothing there that suited him.
You understand don't let him worry." "I'll do my best my very best, sir," Pearson answered devoutly. "I've been nervous and excited this first day because I am so anxious to please everything seems to depend on it just now," he added, daring another confidential outburst.
This fellow carried Caratal's confidential papers for him, and was ready to protect either them or his master. The probability was that Caratal had taken him into his counsel, and that to remove Caratal without removing Gomez would be a mere waste of energy.
"E-um'm!" said David, and, after a moment, in a sort of confidential tone, "Do you like goin' to church?" he asked. "Well," said John, "that depends yes, I think I do. I think it is the proper thing," he concluded weakly. "Depends some on how a feller's ben brought up, don't ye think so?" said David. "I should think it very likely," John assented, struggling manfully with a yawn.
Here, with confidential advisers, she matured her plans. Secret agents were sent to all the principal cities in France, to organize royalist committees and to prepare for a general uprising. The plan was for the insurrection to break out first in the west of France, to be immediately followed by all the southern provinces.
Lucky we brought those tin pails along." "But why," protested Grace patiently, as she was dragged along, "should we want to pick berries?" "To eat," replied Mollie, attacking a bush that was fairly black with the luscious ripe fruit. "And besides," she added, lowering her voice to a confidential pitch, "Mrs.
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