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'He shall never come into this house again! 'Mamma! hush! said Sophy, releasing herself from her embrace, and keeping her body upright, though obliged to seat herself on the nearest chair. 'It is not treason, she said slowly, as though her mouth were parched. 'Contemptible fickleness! burst out Albinia, but Sophy implored silence by a gesture.
"Oh, in the country," chuckled M. Francis, with a sneer that showed his old tooth. The other rose, quite red in the face. He was about to give way to his anger when M. Louis made a gesture with his hand to signify that he had something to say, and M. Noel sat down immediately, putting his hand to his ear like all the rest of us in order to lose nothing that fell from those august lips.
Ralph took the cup, and, pretending to raise it to his lips, cast its contents by a quick gesture over his shoulder, where the liquor fell full in the face of the Shadow, who had at that moment crept up behind him. The soldiers were too drunk to perceive what he had done, and permitted him to go by without further molestation.
So saying, and with bloodshot eyes, and flushed cheek, the wretch advanced at the head of a resolute group, making a gesture as though he would have pushed aside Gabriel, who was still standing in front of the railing. But instead of resisting the bandit, the missionary advanced a couple of steps to meet him, took him by the arm, and said in a firm voice: "Come!"
I hardly know why I turned them over for the list was at the top but I did, and then " Mr. Bell finished with a despairing gesture. "And this was some time this morning?" "At about half-past eleven." "And when did you last open the box before that?"
Then pressing her hand upon her forehead, she continued, "My head is aching dreadfully, as a punishment for last night's dissipation." Three times before, he had heard her speak of her aching head, and now, with an impatient gesture, he was turning away, when his mother said, "Poor girl, she really looks miserable. I think a ride would do her good.
Accustomed no doubt to this disorder, she seldom pushed her hair from her forehead; and when she did so, it was with a sudden toss of her head which only for a moment cleared her forehead and eyes from the thick veil. Her gesture, like that of an animal, had a remarkable mechanical precision, the quickness of which seemed wonderful in a woman.
And I feel like the devil about it.... Well, it can't be helped. Will you have this cab, or shall I?" Rainham drew back with a gesture of abnegation, as the driver reined the horse back upon its haunches with a clatter. "I'm going to walk, I think. Only up to Bloomsbury, you know. Good-night, Dick. I hope you'll be very happy, both of you."
"The door is open to the servant," Maggie replied, with solemn nod. "It is closed to me did you know?" "I know. Miss tells you it is orders from some captain, some general, some soldier I do not know what" a sweeping gesture to include all soldiers, great and small and far away "but that is a lie. It came out of her own heart. She is a traitor to friendship, as well as a thief."
I love I simply adore" and she threw out her arms with an embracing gesture "all the trees and plants and birds! and everything about the farm and the farmhouse itself it's just the sweetest home in the world! There's not a brick or a stone in it that I would not want to kiss if I had to leave it but I never felt that way for you! And yet I like you very, very much, Robin!
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