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Frederik had remained at home, in order to admit, receive messages and people who came to offer their congratulations. As they returned he leaned out of the window and threw crackers and detonating pellets under the horses' feet, as a salute to the bridal pair. People drank wine, touched glasses with the young couple, and examined the wedding-presents.
It was a gloomy day wrapped in a grey blanket of rain, and he was not feeling particularly confident his besetting sin from the first was modesty when suddenly a fellow-student rushed up and said, "Congratulations, Hart. You've come out first." "What," retorted Hart, astonished, "is the list published already?" They told him where it was to be seen, and he hurried off to look for himself.
He was too busy with thoughts of his amazing good- fortune, his mind was too dazzled by the joy of freedom. Allan appeared from somewhere and clung to him in an ecstasy of delight. Colonel Jolson, Runnels, Anson, even the Panamanian officials shook hands with him. He accepted their congratulations mechanically, meanwhile keeping very close to his father's side.
Jupheena and a merry group of her maiden acquaintances formed themselves in procession, to meet them, and to escort the company, with warm congratulations, to the parlors, where they were received by Barzello with enthusiastic welcome, and conducted with appropriate honors to their apartments. The ceremony was performed in a spacious room, extending throughout the length of the grand edifice.
"I have some clothes in my locker. Don't be long. And, by-the-bye, which shall it be Bohemia or Mayfair? I'll telephone for a table. London's so infernally full, these days." Francis hesitated. "I really don't care," he confessed. "Now I think of it, I shall be glad to get away from here, though. I don't want any more congratulations on saving Oliver Hilditch's life.
My father, in his robe as D.D., with his curate at hand to assist, stood within the altar-railing in readiness to commence the ceremony; while but avast! what nautical pen can hope to adequately describe a wedding, with its blushing bride, its blooming bridesmaids, its flowers and tears and kisses and congratulations, and all the rest of it?
She discussed the singers, showing her usual half-slipshod discrimination, dropping here and there criticisms full of acuteness. "Altogether," she concluded, "it has been a most interesting and unusual evening. Ah, there is Monsieur Gillier!" Gillier came up and received congratulations. His expression was very strange. It seemed to combine something that was morose with a sort of exultation.
It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one, but I give thanks to the Almighty for this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by free government and the rights of humanity." During the next few days a torrent of congratulations came pouring in. What most impressed the secretaries was his complete freedom from elation.
The stocks were broken, the hammers wrenched off, and the barrels twisted and bent. The party now crowded round Ethel, with whom not a single word had yet been exchanged since her rescue, and warm and hearty were the congratulations and welcome bestowed upon her. There was then an examination of wounds. These had been many, and in some cases severe. Mr.
The congratulations bestowed on the candidate by the daughter of the president of the Northeastern Railroads quite took the breath out of the spectators who witnessed the incident, and gave rise to the wildest conjectures. And the admiration of Mr. Hastings Weare was unbounded. "You've got the most magnificent nerve I ever saw, Victoria," he exclaimed, as they made their way towards the door.
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