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He took Sir John's threat about detaining, and so forth, as merely future, and calculated on rendering it nugatory, by decamping forthwith, chattels and all; but he little expected to find that the idea had already been acted upon!
He went to give his mother a caressing tap on the cheek. "Now don't worry," he adjured her; and as she smiled back at him he added with a sudden happy blush: "She doesn't, you know: she's so sure of me." Mrs. Peyton's smile faded, and laying a detaining hand on his, she said with sudden directness: "Sure of you, or of your success?" He hesitated. "Oh, she regards them as synonymous.
"Marco," she gasped, detaining him, "will it be a war? a war between Venice and and " She broke off; she could not speak the word which seemed a sacrilege. "Think of our child!" she whispered, as he gathered her in his arms, and tried to soothe her. "Marco, are we not a Christian nation? And our Patriarch does he know about the displeasure of the Holy Father? What will become of us?"
Must 'ave gone round the corner an' slap inter the car. Wish to God the amberlance " Her cry cut into his words as she flung herself forward. Her fingers wrenched at the key of the locked door and turned it, in spite of the detaining hands that seemed light as leaves upon her shoulder, and as easily shaken off.
Yet Guy sometimes likes sitting over Edwin's fire. Hark! was not that the creaking of Guy's room-door?" "Love " detaining her. "I know, John. I am not thinking of going. Guy might suspect something. No, indeed I am not afraid. They were always fond of one another my boys." She sat down, violently forcing herself not to listen, not to fear. But the truth was too strong for her. "Hark!
There is nothing in the world' and she shook her serge vindictively 'that I hate so much! 'And not this afternoon, for Robert and I go fishing. But this evening? he said, detaining her. She nodded lightly, dropped her lovely eyes with a sudden embarrassment, and went away with lightning quickness. A minute or two later Elsmere laid a hand on his friend's shoulder.
She's up in the bed. I thought Bob had her, but he couldn't get up!" Mark Carter looked at her sharply. "Which window?" he asked, and was up the ladder before detaining hands could reach him, and Billy, sliding under the arm of the Fire Chief, swung up just behind.
It is better it shall be better with me because I have known you. The preparations for the departure of all three to the East began at once; for Deronda could not deny Ezra's wish that they should set out on the voyage forthwith, so that he might go with them, instead of detaining them to watch over him.
The tall girl gave a smothered exclamation and would have rushed on, but Grace put forth a detaining hand, saying: "Stop a moment, Elfreda. I wish to say something to you." "I don't wish to hear anything you have to say," sneered Elfreda. "Take your hand off my arm. You can't fool me twice. I know What a hypocrite you are." Grace's hand dropped to her side. "I beg pardon," she said formally.
Into the frying-pan he put a generous dab of butter, then reached for an egg, which he broke and dropped spluttering into the pan. As he reached for a second egg, Shorty gained his side and clutched his arm in an excited grip. "Hey! What you doin'?" he demanded. "Frying eggs," Smoke informed him, breaking the second one and throwing off Shorty's detaining hand.
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