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Foolishly he proffered Bryce a limp hand; and a demon of deviltry taking possession of the latter, this time he squeezed with a simple, hearty earnestness, the while he said: "Colonel Pennington, I hope I do not have to assure you that my visit here this evening has not only been delightful but er instructive. Good-night, sir, and pleasant dreams." With difficulty the Colonel suppressed a groan.
All of which I faithfully and foolishly did. I worked on until the time came when I got in the last of the night coal by six o'clock. Then I quit the job of learning electricity by doing more than two men's work for a boy's wages, went home, and proceeded to sleep the clock around.
I can promise him that we might not differ much in opinion should that happen to be his, for I have sometimes thought I have behaved extremely foolishly in that matter. Yet I have so good an opinion of poor Brown, that I cannot but think there is something extraordinary in his silence. 'To return to Lucy Bertram.
In the first place, the trip down was rather a nightmare. It brought home to me the fact that I had three young barbarians to break and subjugate, three untrained young outlaws who went wild with their first plunge into train-travel and united in defiance of Struthers and her foolishly impressive English uniform which always makes me think of Regent Park.
The padrone of the vessel had been captivated with the doubloons which Jack had so foolishly exposed to his view, and he had, moreover, resolved to obtain them. At the very time that our two lads were conversing aft, the padrone was talking the matter over with his two men forward, and it was agreed that they should murder, rifle, and then throw them overboard.
While the white men, who had been busy forcing peace upon the red men, were foolishly killing each other, the red men saw themselves free to strike, and clean the buffalo country. So the Sioux, the Cheyennes, the Kiowas and many of the Arapahos arose, to close the wagon trails, plunder the stage stations, drive out the settlers, and save the buffalo. The result was the great Indian war of 1864.
Of all wasted time, none is more foolishly wasted than that which is employed in unnecessary looking at one's own pretty face. This may seem a matter of small consequence; but nothing can be of small importance to which we are obliged to attend every day.
Then in a second, he had crushed her head to his shoulder, and was fiercely kissing her again and again lips, hair, eyes; eyes, hair, lips. "There!" he panted, releasing her. He laughed foolishly, biting his nails. His mouth felt as if roofed with sand-paper. His face was white, but not as white as hers. She was silent.
Don't you have your regular allowance?" "It is only two dollars a week." "Only two dollars a week!" repeated the father angrily. "Let me tell you, young man, that when I was of your age I didn't have twenty-five cents a week." "That was long ago. People lived differently from what they do now." "How did they?" "They didn't live in any style." "They didn't spend money foolishly, as they do now.
"But look here, gentlemen, you don't want to do his honour, the squire, any harm?" he inquired of Ivan, with a foolishly smiling face. "No, old 'un, no." "Nor the young squire either?" "No, nor him either, not for all the world." "Nor the heyduke? He is my godson, you know." "No, nor him either, old 'un, but do look sharp."
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