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The speaker showed his back insolently, and reëntered the Black Eagle. The colonel, pale and distrait, stared at the empty door; and he saw in his mind's eye a squad of soldiers, a wall, a single volley, and a dishonored roll of earth. Military informers were given short shrift. It was not a matter of tearing off orders and buttons; it was death.
Kitty was very much excited, but she was too gentle and noble a girl, too absolutely unselfish, not to notice that her companion was distrait and anxious. No one could be much more worried than poor Florence was that evening. All during the long day which had followed she had kept saying to herself: "Shall I or shall I not?
This does not encourage a distrait mental attitude. Also it goes far to explain otherwise unexplainable visitations.
Forrest drank more wine than usual, and exerted himself to entertain. Cecil followed his example, and the Princess, who sat by his side, looked often into his face, and whispered now and then in his ear. Jeanne was the only one who was a little distrait. She left the table early, as usual, and slipped out into the garden. The Princess, contrary to her custom, rose from the table and followed her.
And it may have been that his success encouraged him as he saw emerging, as the result of his handiwork, an unexpectedly attractive if still somewhat serious-woman from the gloom that had enveloped her. That she should still have her distrait moments was but natural. He talked to her largely about Hugh, of whom he appeared sincerely fond. The qualities which attracted Mr.
Will you oblige me by being that pigeon, and by allowing me to pay for your plucking?" I still hesitated. "But you will be helping me," urged he. "If you don't sit down, I must." "You would not lose so much," I expostulated. "Perhaps not, if I were cool and kept my eyes open; but to-night I am distrait, and should be as defenceless as yourself." "In that case I will play for you with pleasure."
Hitherto no genteel eye had even seen inside it, but in the collision its little calico veil fell off, and there was revealed nothing. The basket was empty, and never would hold anything illegal. All the same she was distrait, and "We shall meet later, sir, I dessy," was all the greeting Rickie got from her. "Now what kind of a life has Mrs.
She was more distrait and inattentive even than usual. The younger girls, who delighted in her, and quite prided themselves on having her in their class, nudged her in vain. "Kitty," whispered one little girl quite three years Kitty Malone's junior, "if you don't open your history book you won't have your lesson ready when Miss Worrick comes."
For the moment her air became distrait, but she quickly regained her poise, as the lawyer, who had dropped back into his chair behind the desk, went on speaking. His tone now was crisply business-like. "I sent your cousin, Miss Agnes Lynch, the release which she is to sign," he explained, "when she gets that money from General Hastings. I wish you'd look it over, when you have time to spare.
On the way the doctor was distrait, Gracie having most of the talking to do herself. The truth was, he was trying to recall the faces of the people he had seen crowding into the hall, to make sure that he was not taking Gracie among people whom he would not care to have her meet.
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