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"I think not," I replied; "it was to save the Celebrity." Miss Trevor rose and grasped one of the sail rings to keep her balance. She looked at me pityingly. "Do you really believe that?" "Firmly." "Then you are hopeless, Mr. Crocker, totally hopeless. I give you up." And she went back to her seat beside the refrigerator. "Crocker, old man, Crocker, what the devil does that mean?"
"Yes, sir," answered Platt, firmly. "I wish no trifling here, sir," said the principal, sharply. "I myself found the wallet in Roscoe's pocket." "Yes, sir," answered Ben Platt, "I know it was there." "You knew it was there!" repeated Socrates. "How did you know it was there?" "Because I saw it put in." Here Jim Smith's face turned from red to pale, and he moved about uneasily in his seat.
He hesitated and then looked firmly at Sarakoff. "Do I understand, sir, that you have actually put some germ into the Birmingham water-supply?" The Russian nodded. "You'll hear about it in a day or two," he said quietly. "You had permission to do this?" "No, I had no permission." "Are you aware that you are making a very extraordinary statement, sir?" "Perfectly." Lord Alberan became very red.
The sun was getting high in the heavens, and Polikey having slept but little the previous night and feeling its warm rays fell fast asleep, after first pressing his hat more firmly on his head. By this action he forced the envelope still further through the plush, and as he rode along his head bobbed up and down.
Never did people believe anything more firmly than nine Englishmen out of ten at the present day believe that our greatness and welfare are proved by our being so very rich.
Yolland was persuaded that she was talking to Rosanna's best friend, and was pressing Sergeant Cuff to comfort his stomach and revive his spirits out of the Dutch bottle. Being firmly persuaded that the Sergeant was wasting his breath to no purpose on Mrs. Yolland, I sat enjoying the talk between them, much as I have sat, in my time, enjoying a stage play.
He, however, firmly refused, and when she began to struggle, she was held down by two women, who sometimes soothed and sometimes scolded her, and, now and then, when she became very unruly, gave her a smart blow.
Following the ice that bounded the open water along the north shore of the bay, they observed that the chasm of water separating the ice from the land was narrowing. Presently, to their great joy, the open water came to an abrupt end, with the ice firmly connected with the shore. "We're just across from the p'int outside Deer Harbour," said Toby.
Graham had heard nothing of this little altercation, but now coming out of the bed-room to speak to Madame Lavaux, he found a most determined little Madelon standing with her hands clasped behind her, and her back set firmly against the wall, absolutely refusing to retreat. She sprang forward, however, as soon as she saw him. "I may go to papa now, may I not?" she cried.
But my father, who was a man of the world, looking Botham firmly in the face said, "I assure you, Sir, that your proposition staggers me a little. Your offer is most polite and very generous; but, as I am not in the habit of receiving such liberality from strangers, how am I to account for the pressing manner in which you have offered it?
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