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"Thou art like my eldest, my cousin," he said; "Diana saw the likeness at the Sacre Coeur when she beheld my daughter; and I too saw my eldest's look in thine eyes when I first met thee. Remember, it was convened between us that Cotenoir should be a home for thee and for Hawkehurst before I knew what link bound thee to the house of Lenoble. Now thou and thy husband will be of our family."
Add to this that Kunz was a well-favored, slender youth; but as compared with Herdegen's splendid looks and stalwart frame he looked no more than common. For this cause he had no ill-wishers while our eldest's uncommon beauty in all respects, and his hasty temper, ever ready to boil over for good or evil, brought upon him much ill-will and misliking.
"My eldest's been rather badly bitten by a dog, and the missis wants it cauterized." "Really?" "Well, you bet she does!" "Where's the bite?" "In the calf." The other man at the door having departed Robert Brindley abruptly joined the conversation at this point. "I suppose you've heard of that case of hydrophobia at Bleakridge?" said Brindley. Edward Henry's heart jumped.
All right now! You might like to know that cyanide gauze is a good thing to put on a wound supposing anything should happen to yours " "Oh, don't!" she protested. "I do hope and pray Robert will never be bitten by a dog. Was it a big dog?" "Fair," said Edward Henry. "So his name's Robert! So's my eldest's!" "Really now! They wanted him to be called Robert Philip Stephen Darrand Patrick.
His, this eldest's, three Sons did accordingly, in 1159, get Schlesien instead of him; their uncles proving honorable. Schlesien thereby was happy enough to get cut loose from Poland, and to continue loose; steering a course of its own; parting farther and farther from Poland and its habits and fortunes.
Perhaps it's because you can drive away in a carriage and have yours on the other side of the sea, while I had mine in a beet-field! But is that anything to be proud of? I say, just go up and tell my fine gentleman that his eldest's starving! I daren't go myself because of the evil eye."
My aunt received these personalia cheerfully, with her blue eyes flitting from point to point, and coming back again and again to the pinched faces of the daughters and the cross upon the eldest's breast.
"Now I don't mind him at all myself. I don't take any count of what he says, and I always think `hard words break no bones; but it's different for such as you." "Who looks after the poor thing while she's so ill and helpless?" asked Miss Unity, taking out her purse. "That's the wonder of it," said Nurse. "The eldest's a girl of Miss Pennie's age, but not near so big.
'I am the eldest of the family, she was fond of asserting, and she certainly claimed the eldest's privileges. Yet her temper was sweet and obliging, and she could easily be swayed and led by those around her. 'Is it one for outdoors or indoors? asked Betty with interest. 'Indoors, of course; we'll tell you after tea.
Add to this that Kunz was a well- favored, slender youth; but as compared with Herdegen's splendid looks and stalwart frame he looked no more than common. For this cause he had no ill-wishers while our eldest's uncommon beauty in all respects, and his hasty temper, ever ready to boil over for good or evil, brought upon him much ill-will and misliking.
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