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Often he played the accompaniment to his song at parties that season when Alston Lake sang it, and he enjoyed too much that is his surface enjoyed too much the pleasure it gave, the demonstrations it evoked. He received with too much eagerness the congratulations of easily touched women. Mrs. Mansfield noticed all this, and it diminished her natural pleasure in her son-in-law's little success.
The first on this evinced his delight by giving a salute something like the sound of a trumpet. The two animals then greeted each other as if they had been long separated, and had just met after accomplishing a perilous achievement. They mutually embraced, and stood face to face for a considerable time, as if whispering congratulations.
When I next write I shall be able to tell you that Sir James is gone, Lady Susan vanquished, and Frederica at peace. We have much to do, but it shall be done. I am all impatience to hear how this astonishing change was effected. I finish as I began, with the warmest congratulations. Yours ever, &c., Churchhill.
A sudden flush rose to his temples, and, clasping her hands tightly, he exclaimed passionately: "Oh, Beulah, your congratulations mock me. I come to offer you, once more, my hand, my heart, my honors, if I have any. I have waited patiently; no, not patiently, but still I have waited, for some token of remembrance from you, and could bear my suspense no longer.
With distended, glassy eyes he stared upon the newly wedded pair who were now receiving the congratulations of the court. But the king's sharp glance had observed him, and rapidly forcing his way through the crowd of courtiers, he drew near to the prince. "A word with you, brother," said the king; "come, let us go into my cabinet." The prince followed him, bewildered scarcely conscious.
The same congratulations were to be presented in appreciation of the high esteem entertained towards the entire regiment in the presentation of testimonials and other marks of respect. The morning preceding the departure of the company to which Captain Trevelyan was attached, afterwards formed an important one in his life.
For the ladies of the respective families first to offer and receive congratulations would be very much more committing on both sides; at the same time, to avoid the appearance of stiffness, some one ought to speak, and speak promptly.
Then he went to bed with Dick, who counted every hour as it struck, and rose in the morning with a painfully clear head to receive Torpenhow's more formal congratulations and a particular account of the last night's revels. 'You aren't looking very happy for a newly accepted man, said Torpenhow. 'Never mind that it's my own affair, and I'm all right. Do you really go? 'Yes.
We were at this moment just coming out of the old abbey church, and we found ourselves unexpectedly mingled in the last ranks of the cavalcade. Our appearance caused a suppressed murmur to run through the dense crowd of hunters. Madame de Palme was at once surrounded by a merry throng that seemed to address congratulations to her on the winning of her wager.
Dom Corria, dragging Schmidt with him, hurried to meet her. Surprise at his gala attire helped to conquer her natural timidity, for the President was gorgeous in blue and gold. "My good wishes are soon changed into congratulations, Senhor," she said. "Ah, my dear young lady, I am overjoyed that you should be here to witness my success," he cried.
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