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"How much is round steak?" she inquired. "Twenty-two," came the reply. "Give me twenty-five cents' worth," she said. It did not look particularly tender and Migwan thought distressedly how her mother would complain when she found round steak instead of porterhouse. "But there is no help for it," she said to herself grimly, "beggars cannot be choosers."
"Oh, you're caught! You are caught!" cried the girl, distressedly. "Oh, please don't hurt yourself tugging that way you can't do it!" Her eyes, full of concern and sympathy, met his for a second; then, suddenly, she broke into laughter. "Why, confound the thing!" said Anthony, in pained surprise, as he struggled and twisted. "How does it open?"
They often made me so absent-minded that I would pace the floor of my hotel room, for instance, with one foot socked and the other bare, and then distressedly search for the other sock, which was in my hand. One morning as I sat at my mahogany desk in my office, with the telephone receiver to my ear, waiting to be connected with a banker, I said to myself: "Women like a man with a strong will.
I brought no pencil and paper, and I might forget something you say." She looked distressedly at his table. "Oh, don't mention a trifle like that," said Hugh urbanely; "permit me to lend you my fountain-pen" he handed it to her "and, this writing-block, is that sufficient paper?" "Oh, quite," she said gratefully.
He was far too sensitive not to be aware of this, and far too much of a man not to yield to the woman. His heart sank, his blood grew sullen at her withdrawal. Still he held her; the two were motionless and silent for some time. She became distressedly conscious that her feet, which lay on the wet grass, were aching with cold.
She had a boy on either side of her, and she kept the seat shaking with laughter. Now and then a weary guard would look distressedly down the line, and motion for less noise; but they giggled on. Elizabeth was glad they were so far back that they might not annoy more people than was necessary. But the music was good, and she watched the leader with great satisfaction.
"Do not force me to answer at such a time, mother," he said, distressedly. "I could not tell you a falsehood, and the truth might be unpleasant for you to hear." "She will not marry you!" cried Mrs. Varrick. "I know a very good reason why she will not." A smile curved the corners of her son's mobile lips, and he drew from his pocket the precious missive and held it up before her.
Then, he turned to Cicily, who had waited pallid and shaken, her eyes downcast, her hands clasped distressedly. His voice, as he spoke, was not softened; even, it was harder than before. "You see what you have done," he said simply. "This settles it. I'm going into a big fight. I can't be handicapped. For the future, you will stay where you belong.
Mankind could have made the journey to the planets in a hurry, and it could have had its Space Platform in the sky much more quickly, if only it could have consented to be represented by people like Mike who would have represented mankind very valiantly. Sally said distressedly: "Oh, Mike, it's all true and I'm so sorry!" And she meant it.
Now, am I to just smile and agree and say 'Certainly, Martin, 'Of course, Martin dear! Now you see now you see! Now, am I to bear THAT," she rushed on, her words suddenly violent. "And go on with him as his wife when a common woman like that " "Cherry, dear!" Alix said, distressedly. "Ah, well, you can't realize it; nobody but the woman to whom it happens can!"
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