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"What would you have?" continued Cora, after a most painful pause, while the conviction forced itself on her mind that the too sanguine and generous Duncan had been cruelly deceived by the cunning of the savage. "What a Huron loves good for good; bad for bad!" "You would, then, revenge the injury inflicted by Munro on his helpless daughters.
I dared them, at any rate, to do their worst, for I stood up to dance with Burgo Fitzgerald." "Oh, Cora!" "Why shouldn't I? At any rate I did; and I waltzed with him for half an hour. Alice, I never will waltz again; never. I have done with dancing now. I don't think, even in my maddest days, I ever kept it up so long as I did then. And I knew that everybody was looking at me.
At intervals the speaker was interrupted by general and loud bursts of sorrow, during which the girls around the bier of Cora plucked the plants and flowers blindly from her body, as if bewildered with grief. But, in the milder moments of their plaint, these emblems of purity and sweetness were cast back to their places, with every sign of tenderness and regret.
People are so often mistaken in what they hear, even when they're talking right to each other, and " "Isn't it more likely," said Laura, gravely, "that Cora was telling some story or incident, and that Hedrick overheard that part of it, and thought she was speaking directly to Mr. Corliss?" Corliss. Laura had been quick. Hedrick passed a variegated morning among comrades.
There was an unofficial verdict of "not guilty" in the case of all, and Ed's little fortune seemed likely never to be found. When, about two weeks after the loss, Cora took a hundred-dollar bill to the bank to get it changed, and the teller looked at it rather longer than seemed necessary, Jack, who was with his sister, asked: "What's the matter? Isn't that good?"
You see we have invaded your camp, and when my sister Cora makes a discovery she always insists upon developing it. I never did see the beat of Cora for finding things out," and the pride in Jack's voice matched the toss of his handsome head. "And my little girl will have a friend," mused the elder man.
He did not look up until they were within a few paces of the camp-fire, when Richter stepped from before him. "Save us! save us! but if there isn't the ghowst of Miss Cora come to haunt me for not finding her afore!" exclaimed Teddy, retreating a step or two in genuine terror. "Saint Patherick, Saint Pether, Saint Virgin Mary, protict me!
For days, Cora Waters could never tell how long, they journeyed, until at last, on the banks of the Delaware, they came upon a small town where dwelt a people at peace with all the world the Quakers, and the tired child and her father were taken in, given food and shelter, Christian sympathy, and assured of safety.
Explain how you came to Bellair." "How?" "Yes, for what purpose. And at whose instigation." Cora hesitated, and Davlin moved uneasily. "Don't think that you will damage your cause by making a full statement," suggested Miss Payne, meaningly. "Answer my questions, please." Again Cora glances at Davlin.
My stars and garters! then there ought to be, for you are both carrying on at a at a at a most tremendous rate!" Cora took up her book and walked out of the room in stately displeasure. No; there had been no question of marriage between them; no spoken question, at least, up to this day.
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