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Christina did not attempt to bar his passage, and he and Managan passed into the house. Chris stood by the door jamb, facing Harry, erect and pale; Harry leant against the big galvanised-iron tank, absently fondling the head of the trooper's horse.
'Do you mean seriously to tell me, George, said Miss Delacour, 'that you have called that child Hollyhock that impertinent, rude child, Hollyhock? 'Well, yes, he has, bless his heart! said Hollyhock, going up to her father and fondling his head. 'Isn't he a bit of a sort of a thing that you 'd love? Eh, but he's a grand man. He isn't afflicted with bad looks, Aunt Agnes.
Children instinctively decipher the hieroglyphics which time carves on human faces, and, in reading the countenance of her hostess, Edna felt that she was a haughty, ambitious woman, with a kind but not very warm heart, who would be scrupulously attentive to the wants of a sick child, but would probably never dream of caressing or fondling such a charge.
Detached clouds swept imposingly up the valley, as if they were endowed with independent motion and had special work to do in replenishing the mountain wells, now rising above the pine-tops, now descending into their midst, fondling their arrowy spires and soothing every branch and leaf with gentleness in the midst of all the savage sound and motion.
"I must be on my guard; there are assassins hereabouts," he said to himself, and after a moment's fondling of the hound, who had instantly recognized him, he once more drew nearer to the Plato, when suddenly the palace bell sounded the alarm of fire. His duty called him instantly to return, which he was forced to do.
What a stupid the fellow must be, he can't know his own trade! But what is that?" "You make me laugh; it's all your fault. You have been feeling and fondling, and you see the natural consequence. I knew it would be so." "And you couldn't keep it back a minute. It is going on now. I am so sorry; it is a dreadful pity." "There is not much harm done, so console yourself."
The King continued his fondling with the girl, saying to her, 'Was there no destiny foretold of thy coming to the palace of the King to rule it, O Nashta, starbeam in the waters! and hadst thou no dream of it? Bhanavar struck the King's arm, but he noticed her not, and Nashta laughed. Then Bhanavar controlled her trembling and said, 'A word, O King! and vouchsafe me a hearing.
"I'm glad. I thought you'd like it." "Fine, fine," said the old man, fondling the volume as he would some dear object, as indeed, every good book was to him. Then Mildred got out her violin, and after the proper tuning of the strings, she placed it under her shapely chin.
I see she has his picture in full view, but she says not a word, except that mamma saw her to-day, when she thought no one was looking, fondling the little thing, and whispering to it "Guy's baby!" and "Guy's little messenger!" Charles gave up the struggle, and fairly cried, but in a moment rallying his usual tone, he went on, half laughing, 'To be sure, what a morsel of a creature it is!
Now Gawaine went to the king one day, and asked of him a gift, and King Arthur said he would grant it. 'Sir, said Gawaine, while Lancelot stood a little way off, fondling the hounds that licked at his hand, 'I ask that ye will make me knight the same day that ye shall wed fair Gwenevere. 'I will do it with a good will, said the king.
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