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"Of course," Symes answered curtly, and added: "I should say that you had a good deal of practical knowledge of such matters, Mr. Prescott." Prescott answered easily "Superficial, v-very superficial, just a little I picked up in railroad construction."
If you think that Manuel Crust is going to play second fiddle to you, Mr. Landover, you'll suddenly wake up to find yourself mistaken. You know what Crust is advocating, don't you? Well, I guess there's nothing more to be said on the subject." "We will drop it, then," said Landover curtly. "I merely want you to understand that Crust had no hand in last night's affair. I can vouch for that."
But this is not a religious work, and I must submit to those very narrow intellectual limits which the absence of theology always imposes. Leaving the soul on one side, let us suppose for the sake of argument that the human character in the first case comes wholly from parents; and then let us curtly state our knowledge rather than our ignorance. Popular science, like that of Mr.
He could see that she was trembling, and suddenly experienced an odd feeling of contentment. He had seen it in her eyes once more: the love that had never faltered although dragged in the dirt, discredited and betrayed. She still loved him, and he was glad to know it. He could gloat over it. "I am not afraid to speak it, as you say," he said curtly. Then he pitied her. "I'm sorry, Anne.
But now he put these thoughts away, reassuring himself against hydrophobia anyhow, by the recollection of the definite statement of the Encyclopedia. Moreover, had he not inspected the wound as healthy a wound as you could wish for? And he said in a new tone, very curtly: "Now, Mr. Bryany, what about this little affair of yours?"
He moved toward a canvas across the room. "But this " he laid his hand lightly on the frame "this was after Palma?" He turned his eyes with a look of inquiry. Titian nodded curtly. "It was the model partly," he said half grudgingly. "I know Violante." Zarato spoke the name softly. He hesitated a moment. "Would she pose for any one for me, do you think?" Titian laughed harshly.
I answered curtly, that the cream was chiefly water, and the sugar chiefly flour; but if they had been Simon Pure himself, was it anything but an aggravation of the offence to have them with nothing to eat them on? "You might do as they do in France, carry away what you don't eat, seeing you pay for it."
"Go on," said Sheridan, curtly, as Bibbs paused timidly. "It hasn't seemed to get anywhere, that I can see," said Bibbs. "You think this city is rich and powerful but what's the use of its being rich and powerful? They don't teach the children any more in the schools because the city is rich and powerful.
A boy entered with some proofs at that moment and tossed them upon the table, distracting the attention of the newspaper man. The latter wheeled back to his work and spoke curtly over his shoulder. "I'm not running a school of journalism. Good-by." "Maybe you'd like me to do a little space work ?" "I'd never like you. Get out. I'm busy."
A card on the trunk of a tree, announcing curtly, "Dogs not allowed," seemed to enhearten him. After a pause one of the gentlewomen swam haughtily towards him and looked him between the eyes. She spoke no word, but her firm, austere glance said: "Now, out with it, and see you behave yourself!" He had been ready to smile chivalrously. But the smile was put to sudden death.
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