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Beaumont listened wearily, and, seeing that no mention she could make of her singing would avail her, she commenced to fidget abstractedly with one of her big diamond earrings. In the meanwhile Montgomery's difficulties were increasing.
When he returned on Monday, he was met at the house-door by his sister, who had evidently been looking out for him for some time. She stepped out to greet him. "Don't hurry yourself, Thurstan! all's well; only I wanted to tell you something. Don't fidget yourself baby is quite well, bless him! It's only good news. Come into your room, and let me talk a little quietly with you."
It was very still in the little Oratory, for it was the season when birds are hushed; and even Sir Charles Horner who was all by himself in the ante-chapel did not fidget or try to peep through the heavy brocaded curtains that shut out the quire.
When she sat down again I thanked her, observing that what a draughtsman most valued in his model was the faculty of keeping quiet. "Oh, SHE can keep quiet," said Major Monarch. Then he added, jocosely: "I've always kept her quiet." "I'm not a nasty fidget, am I?" Mrs. Monarch appealed to her husband. He addressed his answer to me.
"And of all things, don't fidget yourself," continued La Cibot, "for your illness makes you quite bad enough without your making it worse for want of patience. God sends us our troubles, my dear good gentlemen; He punishes us for our sins. Haven't you nothing to reproach yourself with? some poor little bit of a fault or other?" The invalid shook his head. "Oh! go on!
I stopped him at once, and looked up for the first time, absolutely shocked and surprised. "Really, Mr. Montgomerie, I do not know what you mean," I said. He began to fidget. "Er I mean I mean I awfully wish to kiss you." "But I do not a bit wish to kiss you," I said, and I opened my eyes wide at him.
I could not help noticing though that my aunt was in a continual fidget; she ordered pastilles to be burnt every minute, and dealt the game of patience, known as 'the traveller, which is noted as a game in which one can never succeed.
Is he a fine bird whose feathers have been plucked?" The minister did not respond to the question; he began instead to fidget in his chair. "When I gave my word to his Highness the duke, it was without conditions. I asked no favors; I considered it my duty. Let us come to an understanding. Material comfort is necessary to a man of my age. Fine phrases and a medal or two more do not count.
Once, when they were alone, she tried to reopen the subject of the night before. But Laura would not even allow it to be approached. To-day she had the lightest, softest ways of resistance. But they were enough. Mrs. Fountain could only sigh and yield. Towards seven o'clock she began to fidget about her brother.
"I told you just now that I was not yours today, nor to-morrow. We still serve different gods." "Indeed we do!" he exclaimed, so vehemently that the others looked round, and old Damia again began to fidget in her chair. Then with a strong effort he recovered himself and, after standing for some minutes gazing in silence at the ground, he said in a low tone: "I have borne enough for to-day.
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