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Sometimes that, and sometimes Eloquent Algernon!" Jimmy eyed her fixedly. He disapproved of this frivolity. "One of these days you will try me too high !" "Oh, you didn't hear what I was saying to my friend, did you?" she said in concern. "But I meant it, every word. I love to hear you talk. You have such feeling!" Jimmy attuned himself to the key of the conversation.
And Walter noted that those two, the elder and the Maid, eyed each other curiously amidst of this talk; the elder intent on what she might say, and if she gave heed to his words; while on her side the Maid answered his speech graciously and pleasantly, but said little that was of any import: nor would she have him fix her eyes, which wandered lightly from this thing to that; nor would her lips grow stern and stable, but ever smiled in answer to the light of her eyes, as she sat there with her face as the very face of the gladness of the summer day.
There were things in this world much more evil than this bruised flesh of what had once been a human being. The next morning Dr. Sommers took his successor through, the surgical ward. Dr. Raymond, whose place he had been holding for a month, was a young, carefully dressed man, fresh from a famous eastern hospital. The nurses eyed him favorably. He was absolutely correct.
You have cause to love him, for he loves you so much above all of us and you know it that, had the choice been offered you, he'd have moved heaven and earth to prevent your accepting a fortune." He swung round, dropping his feet to the floor, and eyed his brother quizzically. "Upon my word," he went on, "this thing annoys me.
"I don't believe it," said Mrs. Silk, playfully. "Like t' sit 'ere all night," repeated Mr. Wilks, somewhat sternly. "All nex' day, all day after, day after that, day " Mrs. Silk eyed him softly. "Why would you like to sit here all that time?" she inquired, in a low voice. "B'cause," said Mr. Wilks, simply, "b'cause I don't feel's if I can stand. Goo'-night."
"Yes, but, Chris, mightn't it be that she didn't know?" Alice submitted, timidly. Her husband eyed her with a faint and thoughtful frown. "It seems to me that that is rather a fantastic theory, dear! Where would this child be all this time?" "Kate" Alice said, simply. "Kate!" he echoed, struck. And Alice saw, with a sinking heart, that he was impressed.
On the other hand, Sir Thomas, I should like to say that I have you covered." There was a pipe in the pocket of his coat. He thrust the stem of this earnestly against the lining. Sir Thomas eyed the protuberance apprehensively, and turned a little pale. "My gun, as you see, is in my pocket. It is loaded and cocked.
"Oh," said the late footman, now butler, "you shall not leave the house. I'll manage that for you with the housekeeper." At half-past eleven o'clock that night Grace dismissed her maid, and told her to bring Jael Dence to her. Jael came, and they confronted each other once more. "You can go," said Grace to the maid. They were alone, and eyed each other strangely. "Sit down," said Grace, coldly.
"You take it pretty coolly, Sue," Miss Thornton said, curiously. "It's cool weather, Thorny dear." Susan smiled, locked her firm young hands idly on her ledger, eyed Miss Thornton honestly. "How should I take it?" said she. The silver set had filled all Mrs.
Then she started back a hop, and eyed the child with her head on one side. She was not quite satisfied. "Ah!" she said, "if only you were a baby kangaroo I could make you look so nice! but I can't do anything to your sham coat, which gets worse every day, and your fur is all wrong, for one can't get one's claws through it. You Humans are no good in the bush!"
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