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He interested one or two fine ladies greatly, and they were extremely gracious to him. Artists that is, young and unknown artists in the Quartier are more or less pleasant to read about in the pages of Mürger and others, but they are too often beggarly and quite impossible persons in real life.
Missy felt a stranger to herself as, like some gracious belle and fairy princess and airy butterfly all compounded into one, she walked no, floated down the stairs. "Well!" exclaimed father, "behold the Queen of the Ball!" But Missy did not mind his bantering tone. The expression of his eyes told her that he thought she looked pretty. Presently Mrs.
"Have you any idea of the distance they went?" asked Captain Dawson, who was in a more gracious mood, now that he appreciated the value of the services of their guide. "No; I've rid in front of that opening a good many times, but this is the first time I ever went into it." "Well, what is to be done?" asked Parson Brush. "Why, foller 'em of course," Wade Ruggles took upon himself to reply.
Out he came at the street-door, shut it carefully behind him, tried it with his knee, and swaggered off, putting something in his pocket as he went along. At this spectacle Miggs cried 'Gracious! again, and then 'Goodness gracious! and then 'Goodness gracious me! and then, candle in hand, went downstairs as he had done.
Said the elder: "We know that she was gracious to us; never did she lay tax or tale on us, and whiles she would give us of her store, and that often, and abundantly. We deem also that every time when she came to us our increase became more plenteous, which is well seen by this, that since she hath ceased to come, the seasons have been niggard unto us."
As to the rest he would ever be ready to hazard life and fortune in defence of the sacred person and of the lawful rights of his gracious master. Next morning all was confusion in the royal camp. The King's friends were in dismay. His enemies could not conceal their exultation. The consternation of James was increased by news which arrived on the same day from Warminster.
Mrs Franklin is almost out of her mind with grief, and suspicion points to you. 'Good gracious, madam, what do you mean? said poor Mr Martin in a limp voice. He sank down on the nearest chair, spreading out his hands on his knees. 'What do you mean? he continued. 'The children stolen! Who stole them? 'Perhaps you can answer that question.
If ever I built a temple gracious in thine eyes, or if ever I burnt to thee fat flesh of thighs of bulls or goats, fulfil thou this my desire; let the Danaans pay by thine arrows for my tears." So spake he in prayer, and Phoebus Apollo heard him, and came down from the peaks of Olympus wroth at heart, bearing on his shoulders his bow and covered quiver.
She sat down by Stephen Strong, she was in a most gracious mood it seemed. "You have heard of our excursion to Moscow, Mr. Strong," she said. "The Princess says you must come too, I am looking forward to it immensely." "We ought to have a most promising time in front of us," that old cynic replied, while he puffed rings of smoke. "It all should be as full of adventure as an egg is full of meat!"
Her manner to her equals was graceful, and to her inferiors, gracious; but there was a look of pride in her dark gray eyes, and a stern resolution about the compressed lips, which struck my childish mind with strange fear, and kept older hearts in awe. Her daughters, Florence and Agnes, were pictures of their mother proud, gay ladies, but thought the flower of the county.
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