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The meal was ended, but still he did not move, nor did he observe the enquiring glances which were turned on him by many eyes; no one dared to rise before the master gave the signal.
I am ignorant of the cause of my being so long left there by my parents, who, though they were remarkably fond of me, never came to see me during all that time. As I did not know I should ever have occasion to relate the occurrences of my life, I never thought of enquiring the reason.
Then a very polite letter arrived from the head office, enquiring after the young mother's health. "She was very well and would be back at the office on the day after to-morrow." She was still a little weak and had to take a cab; but she soon picked up her strength. However, a new difficulty now presented itself.
Reay caught his enquiring glance and laughed again. "You look as if you wanted to know more about me, old David!" he said gaily "So you shall! I've nothing to conceal! As I tell you I was 'kicked off' out of journalism my fault being that I published a leaderette exposing a mean 'deal' on the part of a certain city plutocrat. I didn't know the rascal had shares in the paper.
This News was dispersed like the former, and Don Fabio gave orders for the enquiring out his Son's Lodging, that the Marquess and he might make him a Visit, as soon as he had acquainted Juliana with his purpose, that she might prepare her self.
I will not presume to say what is the definition of the soul in European philosophy but in the language of popular religion it undoubtedly means that which remains when a body is arbitrarily abstracted from a human personality, without enquiring how much of that personality is thinkable without a material substratum.
"Certainly. You know her?" "She came once to stay with us in the West Indies. My father knew her very well before she married. And I owe her a great debt" the last words were spoken with emphasis. Mrs. France looked enquiring. " she recommended to us the lady who is now living with me here my chaperon Miss Marvell?" There was silence for a moment. Then Mrs. France said, not without embarrassment
"It's my tunic, remember," protested Dudley firmly as he pushed his brother-officer aside. Just then the door opened, and Spofforth, another member of the "Lone Star Crush" appeared, enquiring, "What's all the row about, you fellows? Scrapping?" "Shut that door!" exclaimed Laxdale hurriedly. "Either in or out, old man."
Isabel, the sister of Claudio, had, as he said, that day entered upon her noviciate in the convent, and it was her intent after passing through her probation as a novice, to take the veil, and she was enquiring of a nun concerning the rules of the convent, when they heard the voice of Lucio, who, as he entered that religious house, said, "Peace be in this place!"
So I fell to enquiring after my cousin; but none could give me any news of him; and I went out to the burial-ground and sought for the tomb where I had left him, but could not find it, and ceased not to go from sepulchre to sepulchre and from tomb to tomb, without success, till nightfall.
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