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Rosalie a smart French grisette looked up from her work with a knowing smile, precisely the sort of smile I had been so desirous to avoid exciting. Her answer was prepared; she knew nothing whatever of Mdlle. Henri's address had never known it.
To have thrust a settlement of Ireland's affairs into the foreground of the Peace Conference and to have made it a sine qua non would have been futile and foolish and might have resulted in disaster. Unfortunately, the friends of Irish freedom, deprecating and bitterly resenting well-considered methods like this, were desirous of having the matter thrust into the early conferences at Paris.
"Oh yes, often, when she thought I was asleep; and she would cry, sometimes, dreadful hard." "This box Mrs. Claxon kept?" "Yes, sir; she kept every thing." "Very well. We will see if we can't make her give up some of the things." "If she will give me that little box, she may have every thing else," said the lad. "Why are you so desirous to have that box?"
But for these underhand dealings, Grave, Venlo, and Neusz, might have been saved, and the current 'of the Meuse and Rhine have remained in the hands of the patriots. The Earl was industrious, generous, and desirous of playing well his part.
Besides which, the journey thither was so long that they should experience the same, or even greater inconvenience than if they were to proceed to Bornou through Catsheenah. Under these circumstances, they were extremely desirous of travelling to the salt water by a shorter and safer route, and would therefore prefer going by Fundah, as the easiest and likeliest means of accomplishing that end.
"I never abuse Loango," she answered; "such abuse is apt to recoil. To call a place dull is often a confession of dulness." He laughed still in that somewhat unnatural manner, as if desirous of filling up time. He had spent the latter years of his life in doing nothing else.
Amelia then put the note in her pocket, and they entered into a conversation in which many civil things were said on both sides; but what was chiefly worth remark was, that Amelia had almost her husband constantly in her mouth, and the colonel never mentioned him: the former seemed desirous to lay all obligations, as much as possible, to the account of her husband; and the latter endeavoured, with the utmost delicacy, to insinuate that her happiness was the main and indeed only point which he had in view.
He, Miles, knew that Mr Melmotte was particularly desirous of seeing Mr Longestaffe. Mr Melmotte had mentioned Mr Longestaffe's name twice during the last three days. Would Mr Longestaffe sit down for a few minutes? At this moment a deputation from the Canadian Government was with him; and Sir Gregory Gribe was in the office waiting for a few words.
I could not go without some title beyond that of the heir of great riches. Janet kept out of my sight. I found myself strangely anxious to console her: less sympathetic, perhaps, than desirous to pour out my sympathy in her ear, which was of a very pretty shape, with a soft unpierced lobe. We danced together at the Riversley Ball, given by the squire on the night of my father's Ball in London.
But this excellent gentleman and lady are so full of simplicity, so full of generosity, so inclined towards you, and so desirous to how shall I express it? to make amends for their good fortune, that you have only to respond. As he watched her with another covert look, he saw a certain ambitious triumph in her face which no assumed coldness could conceal.
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