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I have been disappointed hitherto by the deceit of pretended friends shall I offend you if I offer myself next election?" "Oh, no," said Sir Joshua with a kindly air, "no offence to me; but you cannot be elected this time we must have an architect in."

In the fertile valleys below grew bread-fruit and oranges in profusion and many wild berries and vegetables excellent for food. They spent four days in exploring the island, hoping to find some sort of inhabitants, but were disappointed. Goats, foxes and a species of gray squirrel were the principal animals on the island.

There was nothing for him to do but to take his leave. "But," said Lady Cantourne graciously, "if you are determined to go away you must at least come and say good-bye before you leave." "Thanks; I should like to do so, if I may." "We shall be deeply disappointed if you forget," said Millicent, holding out her hand, with a smile full of light-heartedness and innocent girlish friendship.

At length, after clearing his throat impressively, the interpreter began again: "Of course, you have been expecting this visit, senor?" "N not exactly." "My friend is deeply disappointed that he has not the honor of before meeting you." "I am flattered, but " "Indeed, yes! Then you are perhaps acquainted with Senor Torres by reputation? You know who he is?"

Her own words came back to him, uttered with tears upon her wedding-day: "Don't you often think me silly and fickle? You'll find it more and more, the more you see of me. You'll be horribly disappointed in me some day." He rose abruptly. No, that day had not dawned yet. If she had slipped away from him, he, and he alone, was to blame.

That noble old crocodile, papa, was not in the least disappointed as regarded his expectation of having no anxiety to waste, and no money to pay, on account of his youngest daughter. He insisted on his right to forget her; and in a week had forgotten her, never to think of her again but once.

'Winifred, you are come, I said; 'I have been longing to see you. She again turned pale and then blushed scarlet. Next she looked down me as if she had expected to see something which she did not see, and when her eyes were upraised again something in them gave me a strange fancy that she was disappointed to miss my crutches. 'Why didn't you write to me from Wales, Winifred?

"We have not seen you for so long and now off you go again." "Yes, and I thought she was going to cook for us. I guess I don't want to camp with the fellows cooking," murmured the disappointed Roger. "I am sure I would love to stay at the Cedars longer," their sister assured them. "But you know I must keep my engagements, and I am to live in a real camp this summer."

"The bird-bear's feathers will fly fast enough when I get my claws upon him!" he boasted; and the others laughed and encouraged him. The king was disappointed at not having recovered his skin, but he resolved to fight bravely without it.

Moyat," I answered, "and very kind of Miss Blanche to have thought of it. A week ago I shouldn't have hesitated. But within the last few days I have had a sort of offer I don't know whether it will come to anything, but it may. Might I leave it open for the present?" I think that Mr. Moyat was a little disappointed. He flicked the cob with the whip, and looked straight ahead into the driving mist.