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"Here's your letter, Mrs. Spruce;" and as she took it from his hand with a curtsey he continued: "There is evidently nothing for it but to get the house in order by the day appointed and do your best to please the lady.
A thunder of applause and an exclamation from Planus made him raise his eyes. "Come, come, let us go," said the cashier, trying to lead him away. But it was too late. Risler had already seen his wife come forward to the front of the stage and curtsey to the audience with a ballet-dancer's smile.
Lastly came the Austrian, who had paused to speak to a servant, and, as she passed, she gave us a fleeting smile and a slight bow, the mere shadow of a curtsey, acknowledging our presence as human beings, to whom some measure of recognition was due.
The whole house seemed to turn its hooded head and watch him go, staring with amusement in its many lidless eyes. On the front lawn there was more light, for it faced the dying sunset. The Big and Little Cedar rose from their pools of shadow, beautifully poised. Like stately dowagers in voluminous skirts of velvet they seemed to curtsey to him as he passed.
I saw her little hand clenched on the closed fan. There were no bounds to his audacity. He wasted their wealth. "The audacity!" He had overawed her father's mind; he claimed descent from his Irish kings, he who "Señor, my English cousin, he even dares aspire to my person." The game of cards was over. "Death rather," she let fall in a whisper of calm resolution. She dropped me a deep curtsey.
She was so busy that she did not seem to hear Robin as she walked up the path between the borders of pinks and snapdragons, but when she was quite close to her she glanced up. Robin thought she looked almost frightened when she saw her. She got up and made an apologetic curtsey. "Eh!" she ejaculated, "to think of me not hearing you. I do beg your pardon, Miss, I do that.
"How are you, Mr Deacon Waldie?" said she, repeating her curtsey, and looking at him with an eye that pierced him to the heart.
But I think you are well, there, I think you are very sufficiently good-looking." "Merci," Miss Blanche said, with another curtsey. "I think you sing charmingly. I'm sure you're clever. I hope and believe that you are good-natured, and that you will be companionable."
She was handsomer than he had thought and as she made him a stately curtsey her eyes twinkled. Kit imagined the other girl studied him carefully and wondered whether she knew about the flower. It was, however, his duty to ask the señorita to dance, and after a few moments they crossed the pavement.
"Six months ago, she used to sing like a CROCK! But do let us get by, my dear count," continues the brat, with a saucy curtsey. "We are going to inquire after a poor man who was found hanging by the neck." Just then the acting-manager came fussing past and stopped when he heard this remark. "What!" he exclaimed roughly. "Have you girls heard already?
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