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"At this moment I tremble, I am ashamed as though I had committed the greatest sins." She was now entirely restored to the innocence of little girls, and yet her bearing was august, grand, noble as that of a queen. It is impossible to describe the effect of these manoeuvres, so clever that they acted like the purest truth on a soul as fresh and honest as that of d'Arthez.
But as it respects the French, even counter resolutions would, for the reasons I have already mentioned, do little more than weaken, in a small degree, the effect the other side would have."
A long waist always implies shortness of the lower limbs, and, from the artistic point of view, has the effect of diminishing the height; and I am glad to see that many of the most charming women in Paris are returning to the idea of the Directoire style of dress. This style is not by any means perfect, but at least it has the merit of indicating the proper position of the waist.
At the same time all sail was crowded upon the schooner, the precaution being taken, however, to tow an old spare foresail overboard, abreast the lee gangway, which had the effect of causing the schooner to sail as if she were water-logged. I also shaped a course with the schooner diverging about four points from that of the galleon.
The same happy effect comes from facing any one in anger, without resistance, but with a quiet mind and a loving heart. If the anger does not melt as it often does it is modified and weakened, and as far as we are concerned it cannot touch or hurt us.
His courage arose with the difficulties of his position. "I'll find out how matters stand," he said to himself. "I'll pound till somebody comes." He began to pound on the walls of the room with such effect that the old man below heard him. "The bird is beating against the walls of his cage," he thought. "I'll go up and see him." Presently Jasper heard steps ascending the stairs.
On my solemn word of honour, before Heaven" he raised his right hand as if to give effect to his words "such a thought had never crossed my brain. The evening that the nonsense took place I only regarded it as a jest, a pastime what you will: had any one told me it was a marriage I should have laughed at them.
The governor, in spite of all the stupefying effect of his surroundings, cannot help hesitating when the moment comes to give final decisive command. He knows that the action of the Governor of Orel has called down upon him the disapproval of the best people, and he himself, influenced by the public opinion of the circles in which he moves, has more than once expressed his disapprobation of him.
My reflections were rudely terminated and my sinister thoughts given new stimulus, by a loud though muffled cry which reached me from somewhere in the ship below. Both my companions started as violently as I, whereby I knew that the mystery of the wireless message had not been without its effect upon their minds also.
It was white, and becoming. She had built up a wall of cushions, against which she leaned, and her hair was done in two long plaits under a fetching lace cap which gave her a Marie Antoinette effect.
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