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"He isn't troubled with learning." "No, he isn't as good a scholar probably as Tom, here." "Isn't he?" said Tom, rather complacently. "Don't feel too much flattered, Tom," said his mother. "You don't know enough to hurt you." "He never will," said his sister, Jane, laughing. "I don't want to know enough to hurt me," returned Tom, good humoredly.
Well, did you say you was waitin' to be introduced? I'll take you up and ask her. Like as not, she'll turn you down. She ain't looked at you once, I notice. I been watching her." "So've I," said Hanson good humoredly, "but you're wrong, son" there was a brief, triumphant flash of his light eyes "she's looked at me twice, took me all in, too. Numbered the hairs of my head and the size of my shoes.
The passengers thus addressed, apparently miners and workingmen, good humoredly descended, all except one, who seemed disinclined to leave the much coveted seat on the box beside the driver. "I'll look after your places and keep my own," he said, with a laugh, as the others followed Bill through the dripping rain. When they had disappeared, the young journalist turned to the lady.
'You can't persuade Campbell of that, said she. 'He is apt to undervalue his own works, and to consider his own little lights put out whenever they come blazing out with their great torches. "I repeated the conversation to Scott some time afterward, and it drew forth a characteristic comment. "'Pooh! said he, good humoredly, 'how can Campbell mistake the matter so much.
'We have found out that we cannot hurry them, said a lady who had enjoyed much experience in circles; and consequently, when you are sitting for different phenomena, you need to have plenty of time and be prepared to sit good humoredly for hours, if need be, to see it through; and then results are likely to speedily ensue; whereas the more you try to hurry, the more anxious you become, the less likelihood is there that you will secure results at all.
Travis smiled good humoredly: "Your wits are returning," he said; "I think you understand." "I'll see him to-morrow," said Carpenter, rising to go. "Oh, don't be in a hurry," said Travis. "Excuse me, sah, but I'm afraid I've bored you stayin' too long." "Sit down," said the other, peremptorily "you will need something to help you along the road. Shall we take another?"
Fresh from the fields, shops, and schools they had been accustomed to the freedom of home life, and with all their patriotism, it took time to break into the harness of military restraint and discipline these lovers of personal freedom. Many amusing incidents occurred while breaking these "wild colts," but all took it good humoredly, and the best of feelings existed between officers and men.
Dawn was breaking in the sky when they came out of the swamp, and the first flush of the sun was lighting up the east when Breault headed his improvised craft for the sandbar upon which Nada and McKay had rested many hours before. Breault was tired, but his eyes lighted up when he saw the footprints in the sand, and he chuckled almost good humoredly. As a matter of fact he was in a good humor.
Suddenly, and usually disagreeably, it has been revealed to her that she is his property. That hour had come for Dorothy Norman. And she was looking at her husband, was wondering who and what he was. "You've had your lunch?" he said. "No," replied she. "You have been out for the air?" "No." "Why not?" "You didn't tell me what to do." He smiled good humoredly. "Oh, you had no money."
"Somehow, Prescott, it seems almost impossible to think of you heading a charge, or graduating number one in your class. You'd be too much afraid that someone else wanted either honor." Prescott laughed good humoredly. Then, dropping his voice, he went on very gravely: "Durry, you've behaved very nicely to me in more ways than one, after that time when I necessarily reported you.
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