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He was tired and depressed, and his fine face looked drawn. But he roused and smiled across at her. He had begun to have a feeling that he must make up to Natalie for something he hardly knew for what. "Known what, dear?" "About Chris and Audrey?" He was fundamentally honest, so he answered her directly. "Since the day Chris left." "When was that?" "The day we dined there." "And Audrey told you?"
They, indeed, left them a precious legacy: without an ally abroad, with discontent and starvation at home, distant and expensive wars, depressed trade, and bankrupt speculation, form some portion of the valuable heritage they bequeathed to their heirs in power.
Thenceforward her good spirits which had been temporarily depressed, not so much by her mistress's tragic ending as by her own unexpected discomfort reappeared in all their native exuberance, and she proceeded to enjoy London. She defended herself first against the friendly book-keeper, who became troublesome, and had to be treated with the most decided ingratitude.
All the same they returned to the shop far less lively than when they left it. The guests were standing round the table with very long faces. The zinc-worker shook hands with them, showing himself off before the ladies. Gervaise, feeling rather depressed, spoke in a low voice as she directed them to their places.
As Olive was placed, he could not see her face unless he moved. When he did so, he quite startled her out of a reverie by exclaiming "Exquisite! Stay just as you are. Don't change your expression. That's the very face I want for the Mother of Alcestis. A little older I must make it but the look of passive misery, the depressed eyelids and mouth. Ah, beautiful beautiful!
They were all very bright, as they stood there before the altar, but the brightest spot among them was Algy Soames's blue necktie. Joe for the moment was much depressed, and thought nothing of the last run in which he had distinguished himself; but nevertheless he held up his head well as a man and a brewer. "Dont'ee take on so," Miss Thoroughbung said to Mrs. Annesley at the last moment.
I remember, my dear Edward, the look everything wore on that sad night when he first told me what afterwards proved so terrible a secret. We had dined quite alone, and he had been moody and depressed all the evening. It was a chilly night, with some fret blowing up from the sea.
'I'm not his guardian, nor ever was. 'What a pity! said Wych Hazel. 'Both of us together might have made your life more lively than my unassisted efforts could do. Mr. Falkirk grunted, and went on with his tea; and sent his cup to be refilled. Hazel pondered. 'You seem depressed, Mr. Falkirk, she said. 'Shall I give you an additional lump of sugar? Now Mr.
You may tell Rachel Ah, that name! No sooner had Mr. Pickwick read this plaintive missive than he decided to follow, with his two other companions, Winkle and Snodgrass, in search of their depressed friend.
But she could scarcely help feeling much depressed in spirits as the anniversary of her sister Emily's death came round; all the recollections connected with it were painful, yet there were no outward events to call off her attention, and prevent them from pressing hard upon her.
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