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A hint of his interesting personality would make an effective preface, he thought, and a short sketch of his childhood culminating in his successful business career. "Out there in the silences, where the peaks pierce the blue " began Mr. Sprudell dreamily. "Where?" Miss Dunbar felt for a pencil. "Er Bitter Root Mountains." The business-like question and tone disconcerted him slightly. Mr.
Her coldness was all gone in a sudden flame of indignation kindled by the sheer arrogance of his bearing. "Escape from whom from what?" He was silent an instant, almost as if disconcerted. Then: "Escape from your enemies, mademoiselle," he rejoined sternly. "Escape from the mercy of the mob, which is all you can expect if you stay here."
In a very short time he took his leave, and Sir Clement followed him. As soon as they were gone, Mrs. Mirvan, though with great softness, blamed me for having quitted Madame Duval. I assured her, and with truth, that for the future I would be more prudent. The adventures of the evening so much disconcerted me, that I could not sleep all night.
He seemed disconcerted, contemptuously angry yet somewhat amused; and also a little hurt as if at some bitter jest at his own expense. Almayer stopped suddenly, and crossing his arms on his breast, bent his body forward and went on speaking. "I might have been left then in an awkward hole all on account of your absurd disregard for your safety yet I bore no grudge. I knew your weaknesses.
Miller, came on board, and we were all called upon deck to hear his last speech, and receive his blessing. We conceited that he looked ashamed, and felt embarrassed. It is probable that the consciousness of having told us things that were not true, disconcerted him.
Then, in a hissing voice: "A collection of falsehoods, of gossip, all the lies that our enemies, enraged by our triumph, hurled against us in former days! Think a little of that, my child. Against all of us, against your father, against your mother, against your brother, all those horrors!" "But how do you know they are horrors, grandmother?" She was disconcerted for a moment.
She was staying in town for the season in charge of an aunt, and the meeting occurred in one of the galleries of the newer art, in front of Mabel's own self in marble. She praised the Psyche without in the least recognising herself, and Barstein, albeit disconcerted, could not but admit how far his statue was from the breathing beauty of the original.
I replied, that his majesty would rather have the marechal for his friend than his minister; that, in fact, the different appointments had taken place; and that, if the names of the parties were not immediately divulged, it was to spare the feelings of certain aspirants to the ministry: madame de 1' Hopital withdrew, evidently much disconcerted at my reply.
Very much disconcerted, I turned into the drawing-room, without making any answer, and there I hoped to wait unseen, till she had otherwise disposed of herself. But, in a few minutes, the door opened, and Sir Clement Willoughby entered.
A letter from Marcella written before she had received either of his reached him at the House just before he started for his meeting. A touching letter! yet with a certain resolution in it which disconcerted him. "Forget, if you will, everything that you said to me last night. It might be I believe it would be best for us both.
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