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Purcell, when you observe the calmness with which I can speak of him who was dearest to me, who is gone; but my thoughts are always with him, and the recollections of his love' her voice faltered a little 'and the hope of meeting him hereafter enables me to bear existence. I said I know not what; something about resignation, I believe. 'I hope I am resigned; God made me more: so, she said.
They would have four times as many cars available to handle the crop, or they could make just four times as many trips to Vancouver with the same cars as to the Atlantic seaboard after the close of navigation in the East. It is apparent now why the Pacific ports have gone mad over the possibilities from Panama and are preparing for enormous traffic.
Thou knowest, my friend, that a younger brother has but small honour at home. Peradventure, in calmer times, I might have bowed my pride to my calling, hunted my brother's dogs, flown his hawks, rented his keeper's lodge, and gone to my grave contented.
Silently the owl winged its uncanny flight into the greater darkness of the trees, and was gone. Smith opened the door and we stepped into the studio. Our plans had been well considered, and in accordance with these, I now moved up beside my friend, who was dimly perceptible to me in the starlight which found access through the glass roof, and pressed the catch of my electric pocket-lamp....
She seemed to have gone to sleep at her prayers, and I watched her for a moment, hesitating to waken her.
In a manner by no means aggressive, and with tones the counterpart of the humblest that ever came from an Amen corner, the reply was, "I am a Methodist, may it please the Court." Eying the prisoner keenly, and with a manner expressive of surprise to which all that had gone before seemed indifference itself, his Honor, with apparent difficulty, at length ejaculated: "A Methodist, a Methodist, Mr.
The next thing he knew was that he found himself sitting up, wide awake. He had a distinct impression that he had been roused by the sound of a human voice. How long he had slept he could not tell. The lamp had gone out and the room was in inky darkness. As he sat listening, all at once he heard a sound of some one moving about the room.
I don't like to see old Will's son wearing himself out there, and the lad is a good honest lad, with business habits, who would do justice to you after I am gone. 'Father, said Nuttie, trembling with the effort, 'I want you to do something better than that. I want you to let Mark take the agency with a view to himself not me.
"Will you answer my questions then; or continue to evade them?" "I can answer you so far, madam Mr. Brudenell has never attempted to amuse himself at the expense of Nora Worth; nor is she one to permit herself to become the subject of any man's amusement, whether he be gentle or simple!" "And yet he visits you daily, and you permit his visits! And this has gone on for months!
"Well, I don't think you'll see him again," he remarked. "And I dare say you won't care if you don't." He turned away then, but before he had gone far, the woman called him back. "What am I to do with his bits of things, mister, if he doesn't come back?" she asked. "Aught you please," answered Pratt, indifferently. "Throw 'em on the dust-heap."
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