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This is the third he has picked up this year," she said explanatorily, yet not more to Maurice than to herself. "And the last was so dirty and destructive that Frau Schulz threatened to turn him out, if he did not get rid of it. He knows as well as I do that he cannot keep a cat here."

Lawrence closed the door that opened from the canal and walked softly through the plats of lilies and tulips. Miss Barton glanced up. "Ecco! il cavaliere!" "Didn't you expect me!" he asked, clumsily, revealing one potent reason for his appearance. She smiled for an answer. "Last night," he began again, explanatorily. Her eyes followed his lips and interrupted him.

"I trust not," said Larcher; "but he's one of the pushful sort. He doesn't know when he's snubbed. He thinks money will admit a man anywhere. I'm sorry he turned up at that moment." "So am I," said Florence, and added, explanatorily, "you know how ready my father is to make new acquaintances, without stopping to consider."

They's eighteen in our party, and the man that is takin' us is Mr. James George Jackson. He's real nice. He's in one of the other cars on this train, an' they's three gentlemen with him that belong to us, too. All the rest stayed in Paris because they was tired. You see," she added, explanatorily, "we done Lourdes in two days, an' we took it off our time in Paris.

Hoskins, incredulously "You don't know HIM?" "An old pioneer of course," interposed Shear, explanatorily and apologetically. "Why, in Paul's time the colonel was a big man here." "I understand the colonel has been unfortunate," said Hathaway, gravely; "but in MY time he was President of the El Dorado Bank."

It had been only a week after his arrival in Leichardt's Town that the blow had fallen. 'You know, Tallant and I always hit it off very well together,'he observed explanatorily, addressing McKeith. 'It was at their house that I used to meet Lady Bridget during the few months that I had the honour of her acquaintance in England. McKeith looked at his guest in a resentful but half puzzled way.

He might have added more; but his attention was directed to Miss Euphemia, who during this short dialogue, having stuffed alternately her handkerchief, the corner of her mantle, and her gloves, into her mouth, restrained herself no longer, but gave way to an uncontrollable fit of laughter. "O Sol!" she gasped explanatorily, as she threw herself alternately against him, Mrs.

If I was at home I should only be working there," she added, explanatorily. "Work, work, work." "Don't you ever get any fun?" asked Gaga, timidly. "I mean, go out, or anything?" Sally shook her head. She was silhouetted against the light. "No," she told him. "Not often." It was strange how refined her voice automatically became when she was talking to Gaga. She was altogether restrained.

'I have not the least doubt of that, said the Dictator politely. The white gentleman seemed much pleased. At a sign from Miss Ericson he sat down upon a garden-chair, still slowly and contentedly rubbing his white hands together. Miss Ericson and her nephew resumed their seats. 'Captain Sarrasin is a great traveller, Miss Ericson said explanatorily to the Dictator. The Dictator bowed his head.

She spoke a few kind words, telling him his discharge papers would soon be ready and that he was then to report for work in Littleton, if he so desired, and was turning away when, after a quickly-spoken sentence by Lozcoski, the interpreter said explanatorily, "He bids me thank you, lady, and give you the blessing of a man at peace with his God.