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The white billows rose rank on rank on the distant mountains, while the snow of the valley shrunk visibly away, leaving the grey rocks naked and protuberant. The newly-made acquaintances chatted gaily as the horse jogged along.
Something horrible was going to happen. He knew it with such certainty that he wondered how Mary and Helen could be so gaily light-hearted, and despised them for their carelessness. This was connected in some way with the hot weather; he felt as though, were a cold breeze suddenly to come, and rain to fall, he would be happy again.
He had gone but a step or two, his head half gaily turned to the table where the dwindling onlookers stood watching the wheel spin round, when suddenly the croupier's cry of "Zero!" fell upon his ears. With cheerful nonchalance he had come back to the table and picked up the many louis he had won won by his last throw and with his last available coin.
"Central street was gaily dressed in colours, and on an elegant arch were inscribed the names of distinguished patriots of the revolution, crowned with those of WASHINGTON and LAFAYETTE. In North-street a similar arch bore the inscription: "Honor to him who fought and bled for the peace and happiness we now enjoy."
"Why! he'll eat you," he gaily said to Marie. "How he's pulling!" "Oh! he does bite me a little," she replied; "but I like that the better, it shows that he profits by it." Then Mere-Grand, she who as a rule was so serious and silent, began to talk with a smile lighting up her face: "I weighed him this morning," said she, "he weighs nearly a quarter of a pound more than he did the last time.
"Oh, of course! you can get out of it that way, if you like!" she retorted, gaily "You won't say uncharitable things of the rest of your brethren if you can help it, but you know yes, you must know that parsons are as jealous of each other and as nasty to each other as actors, singers, writers, or any other 'professional' persons in the world.
As they went along the corridor and caught a glimpse of her light under the door, Jim cried gaily: 'Now then, out with that light! A little thing like you ought to be asleep hours since. She listened for the bang of their door, and then, very hurriedly, she removed her pink frock and put on an old black one, which was rather tight in the waist.
"My dear father, no; I should envy the rogue too much. I am bored to death here. Marie will be frightened about us. Brown Bess will take me back in twenty minutes. I am a hardy fellow, you know. Good-bye." Away darted the young sportsman, and in two minutes they saw him spur gaily from the inn-door.
I will wait here till you are quite ready, for of course you cannot be sure of getting off at once. You will have to prepare Regina for this." "Of course. I am not sure that it is possible at all." Folco laughed gaily. "Anything is possible that you really wish to do," he said. "Regina may insist upon coming with me." "Nonsense. Women always submit in the end, and they never die of it.
"I can't refuse to do anything for such a charming gentleman, who gives me such excellent cigars," responded Don Jose gaily, and having made the child give him the mandolin, he sang to his own accompaniment. His voice, though rough, was pleasing, the air he sang was strange and sad. As to the words, I could not understand a single one of them.
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