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The fille-de-chambre too was handsome and cleanly-looking, but somewhat more loquacious than a weary traveller required. She endeavoured to bring me into a conversation on the subject of Mademoiselle St. Sillery's beauty. The familiar impertinence of these girls must be seen to be understood. One maxim is universal in France that difference of rank has no place between a man and a woman.
He was told that the cashier had not yet come, and his attention was called to a placard in the entry, which stated that the "cash-room" was opened at ten o'clock. This reply seemed to disconcert and annoy the newcomer. "I expected," he said, in a tone of cool impertinence, "to find someone here ready to attend to my business. I explained the matter to M. Fauvel yesterday.
Once she had even got ten extra marks added to an examination paper, in this easy fashion. Whereas, did she, Laura, try to imitate Maria, venture to pout or to smirk, it was ten to one she would be rebuked for impertinence.
Thin I became a man, an' the divil of a man I was fifteen years ago. They called me Buck Mulvaney in thim days, an', begad, I tuk a woman's eye. I did that! Ortheris, ye scrub, fwhat are ye sniggerin' at? Do you misdoubt me? 'Devil a doubt! said Ortheris; 'but I've 'eard summat like that before! Mulvaney dismissed the impertinence with a lofty wave of his hand and continued
I began to perceive her intention, and, much amused, I fetched the ladder. "Shall I hold it?" I asked, with seeming innocence. "No. Go back to your work!" I submitted, and went back to my roses, where the other girl was still standing. The little blonde vixen, as Siegfried had called her, went up the ladder, throwing me a haughty glance because I had the impertinence to watch her movements.
If 'e was properly done up, now, and sort o' dusted an' polished, like, 'e mightn't be so bad. I turned on her with burning indignation. 'How dare you openly assist his plans after confessing to taking his money as a bribe? Don't mention his name to me again, or I shall refuse to listen to you. She actually had the impertinence to look indignant.
"That is my name, and very much obliged to you, my dear. How it rains! Ye're just drenched." Hilary smiled and shook her damp shawl. "I shall take no harm. I am used to go out in all weathers." "Are you a governess?" The question was so direct and kindly, that it hardly seemed an impertinence. "Yes; but I have no pupils, and I fear I shall never get any." "Why not?"
"Else he will never get her," commented Connie with charming impertinence. "Daddy dear, if I could find a man one half as nice as you are, I'd marry him on the spot! Win, we'll arrange to head an exploring expedition. It's too cold and spooky in the cellars to do it this afternoon. We'll plan for a time when Roger and the girls can share the sport. I wish Max was here, too.
I must insist " "Euan! My shifts and stays and stockings are none of your affair!" she answered hotly. "I make them mine!" "No nor is it your privilege to offer them!" "My what?" "Privilege!" she said haughtily, flushing clear to her curly hair; and left me checked. She added: "What you offer is impertinence however kindly meant. No friendship warrants it, and I refuse."
Nor were the roses wanting in my cheeks; and to all this was added a permanency in my looks that no sort of fatigue could impair. She was fond of relating an anecdote of a flattering impertinence on the part of Beau Brummell, who, meeting her at a ball, coolly took the earrings out of her ears, telling her that she should not wear such things, as they hid the fine turn of her cheek, and the set of head upon her neck.
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