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But for years he's been doing things as good as that, quite as good as that. He will be a serious loss to his family." Muscari was leading away the unhappy daughter, who held hard to him, as she did for many a year after. But even in that tragic wreck he could not help having a smile and a hand of half-mocking friendship for the indefensible Ezza Montano.
Blake stooped, and carried her hand softly and suddenly to his lips. He seemed for an instant on the verge of saying something, but no words came. There was a faint, half-mocking smile on Daisy's face as she turned away. But she was silent also. It seemed that they understood each other.
He could understand her being caught by the forsaken though powerful charm of that. Doubtless it would furnish backgrounds for her outdoor photography, which would put to blush any painted screens such as the village photographers were accustomed to use. He returned to give Miss Ruston his sanction of her project, and to receive her half-mocking, wholly grateful acknowledgment. "And I hope, Dr.
While she went out again, after something she had forgotten, one of the Frenchmen whispered bashfully to Pennington, who was Francis's assistant. He smiled his slow, half-mocking, half-kindly smile, and passed it on to Francis. "Ba'tiste says that he wonders if the lady would sit down and eat with us. Do you think she would, Ellison? It's a long time since any of us had a lady keep house for us."
I take the matter very much to heart so much so that there are moments when I am thoroughly weary of it, and feel inclined to write on a large placard: 'Here standeth Beatrice McConnel, alias Cary, daughter of the " "Be silent!" broke in the elder woman furiously. "Do you really want the whole Station to be taken into our confidence?" "I am sorry!" with half-sincere, half-mocking contrition.
She spoke with a half-mocking and wholly bewitching air, for when Grace unbent she did it charmingly, holding out a shapely hand, while the light sparkled among the glossy clusters above her forehead. Grace's hair might have been intended for a net in which to catch stray sunshine. Then while I prepared to take up the challenge the slender fingers tightened on my own.
Miss Willoughby dropped the half-mocking tone in which she usually addressed me, and for an instant I felt I could not refuse. Nelly saw my hesitation, and took advantage of it. 'Do say "Yes," Hilda; we want a violin, and Violet does play so atrociously; there is no one about here that can do it as well as you. It will only be for about ten minutes. 'Why do you want it? I asked.
When she came to the passage referring to the Primitive Church, her hands dropped into her lap, and she thought: "The Father planted right well better than he was aware, as he himself would say did he know my standing now." A glow which might have been variously taken for half-serious, half-mocking defiance shone in her eyes as the thought ran on: "Ay, dear man!
The hills of Afghanistan must have re-echoed to his tread, else why the green and crimson ribbon that mingled with the rest? His eyes had flashed along the advancing lines of charging impi, led by Zulu chiefs. Yet never had they flashed with braver light than now, when, facing that half-mocking, half-reckless crowd, he cried: "Prepare ter meet yer God!"
The half-mocking tone disappeared in a burst of laughter as John answered "Yes, of course." "And I suppose it never entered your head that Lawrence would not have been so particular about shutting your mouth without good reason." "Perhaps," said John, after a pause, "Lawrence was in a funk lest, lest " "Go on!" "Lest the thing would be exaggerated." "Exactly.
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