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I suppose she wants to wait and go with Lois, after all? But why didn't she make up her mind before she started? And all this talk about getting back to her husband! Oh, these young wives, they don't mind leaving their husbands!" "Yes, she's back," said the rector gloomily. "What do you mean?" Mrs. Dale asked quickly, for his tone did not escape her. Then he told her the whole story.
Now what's the betting that there isn't room for all of us in the bubble?" From farther down the train a lady and gentleman emerged. "That's the man. Is that your uncle?" said Jimmy. "Guilty," said Spennie gloomily. "I suppose we'd better go and tackle them. Come on."
"Our friend Chauvenet, even," continued Captain Claiborne, "is less persistent less gloomily present on the horizon. We haven't seen him for a week or two. But he expects to visit Washington this spring. His waistcoats are magnificent. The governor shies every time the fellow unbuttons his coat." "Mr.
"He left Halfa eight weeks ago, eh?" he said gloomily. "Eight weeks to-day," replied the colonel. It was the third officer, a tall, spare, long-necked major of the Army Service Corps, who alone hazarded a cheerful prophecy. "It's early days to conclude Durrance has got scuppered," said he. "One knows Durrance.
She beckoned with her hand. Both Hiram and Tweet placed fingers on their breasts inquisitively; then she cupped her hands about her mouth and called: "Hi-ram!" "'Hi-ram, huh?" grunted Tweet. "For one hungering second I thought maybe she wanted me." He grasped his twisted nose and straightened it. "'Twon't stay," he observed gloomily. "Go on and ride with her, you big soft-voiced lady killer!
"The family's in bed. Wait till we get to my part of the house." When they were there, with doors closed and the lights on, Craig exhaled his breath as noisily as a blown swimmer. "What a day! What a day!" he half-shouted, dropping on the divan and thrusting his feet into the rich and rather light upholstery of a near-by chair. Grant eyed the feet gloomily.
He'd swear his soul away then next day he'd lie or forget or betray." "I'm not believin' that till I know," replied the hunter, gloomily. "But I'm afraid of him.... I've known bad men to change. There's a grain of good in all men somethin' divine. An' it comes out now an' then. Men rise on steppin'-stones of their dead selves to higher things!... This is Belllounds's chance for the good in him.
'He won't give us any more beastly wishes to-day, said Jane flatly. 'He gets crosser and crosser every time we see him. I believe he hates having to give wishes. Anthea had been shaking her head gloomily now she stopped shaking it so suddenly that it really looked as though she were pricking up her ears. 'What is it? asked Jane. 'Oh, have you thought of something?
'It seems to me, said Mike gloomily, 'that we are in for a pretty rotten time of it in this bally bank. If Bickersdyke's got his knife into us, he can make it jolly warm for us. He's got his knife into me all right about that walking-across-the-screen business. 'True, said Psmith, 'to a certain extent.
There was a stout man standing in the aisle, and he spat deftly out of the open window. "You may wing Steve Douglas, Abe," said he, gloomily, "but the gun will kick you over the bluff." "Don't worry about me, Ed," said Mr. Lincoln. "I'm not worth it." I think it was in that hour that he realized the full extent of the wisdom he was near, which was like unto Solomon's.
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