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"Forgive me if I intrude, John Carter," he said. "I but came to ask the indulgence of another day since it would be fool-hardy to attempt to navigate a ship in such a storm." "Remain, Gahan, a welcome guest until you choose to leave us," replied The Warlord; "but you must forgive any seeming inattention upon the part of Helium until my daughter is restored to us." "You daughter! Restored!
My wife said we had done quite right to come back, but Jane thought we should have found out who they were. That night none of us slept well; our guest thought there might now be a chance for her to reach her home, and she dreamed she heard the well-known voice of her sire call her to come to him. The boys were half crazed with vague hopes, and lay for hours ere they went to sleep.
As soon as you are ready to receive Miss Atheson, she shall leave the Ministry where, as you understand, she has been an honored guest." The impetuous Saunders broke out: "Your Excellency means an honored prisoner." But Father Murray stepped into the breach. "Not at all, Saunders," he said, "not at all." Then he turned to the Minister. "Miss Atheson has been an honored guest at the Ministry.
Duty calls me to Nuevo Pueblo, and you shall return with me as the guest of my government. Dios! It is a miserable train, but you shall occupy the coach and travel as befits a queen of beauty like a royal princess with her guard of honor." He rose to his feet, but his eagerness soon gave place to disappointment. "Thank you," said Alaire, "but I must first go to La Feria and get all the facts."
Maura afterwards told how they were enjoyed, and they knew of Kalliope's calm restfulness in Holy Week thoughts and Paschal Joys. It was on Easter Tuesday that Mr. White first sent a message asking to see his guest, now of nearly three weeks.
"Is it possible," exclaimed his host, "that a man of your information and appearance can be a mechanic!" "I followed the business of a tailor for many years," rejoined his guest. "Look at my hands! Dost thou not see marks of the shears? Some of the mayors of Philadelphia have been tailors. When I lived there, I often walked the streets with the Chief Justice.
These must be the water-wagtail, and Orion's Byzantine guest. How annoying! So many women at once! Their presence here could only embarrass and disturb him a lonely student unused to the society of women. However, there was no help for it; and the new-comers were not so bad after all.
It was when they had reached the course of three kinds of pie and a dab of dirty looking, pink ice cream professing to be fresh strawberry, that Michael suddenly looked keenly at his guest and asked: "What are you doing now, Sam? In business for yourself?" Sam's eyes narrowed until they were almost eclipsed, though a keen steel glitter could be seen beneath the colorless lashes.
The Pattens and the one-peace lady were at dinner, and having a very good time, in spite of having locked a Guest in the bath-house. Being used to servants and prowling around, since at one time when younger I had a habit of taking things from the pantrey, I was quickly able to see that the Key was not in the entry.
Poll, thrust his head on one side, and looked almost calculatingly upon the svelte figure of his mistress, and said in a meaning croak, "come to dinner the guest is hungry."
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