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In the beginning of 1792 Burke's son went to Dublin as the agent and adviser of the Catholic Committee, who at first listened to him with the respect due to one in whom they expected to meet the qualities of his father. They soon found out that he was utterly without either tact or judgment; that he was arrogant, impertinent, vain, and empty.
If we enter into these details, it is to explain how, at the sight of this pretty creature, dressed in so impertinent and almost indecent, a fashion, Mdlle. de Cardoville, who thought she saw in her a successful rival, felt her indignation, grief, and shame redoubled. But judge of the surprise and confusion of Adrienne, when Mdlle.
If I speak to my old friend, I have to say that he has shown me very little of trust or friendship for the last few weeks; and that I have no desire to sit at your table, and have impertinent remarks made by others there, of the way in which his Excellency turns his back on me.
May I? Will you think me impertinent, presuming, inquisitive?" "I have no doubt I shall," said Jane. "But I am thinking you all sorts of unusual things to-night; so three adjectives more or less will not matter much. You may ask." "Miss Champion, have YOU a rosary?" Jane looked at him blankly; then suddenly understood the drift of his question. "My dear boy, NO!" she said.
In the eyes of the world I am considered a great lady for I have riches, and my husband holds a good position whereas you, Primrose, would be considered by that same world nothing but a simple village maid. Nevertheless, the innocent and unsophisticated girl contrived to keep the woman of the world at a distance, and to let her see very plainly that she thought her curious questions impertinent.
To force advice upon you would be as impertinent as useless." "It's all the same, I'm afraid, sir. My mind has been made up for a long time. What right have I to bring other people into trouble? But I take it kind of you, sir, though I mayn't look over-pleased. Agnes wants to hear your way of it. I'm agreeable." This was not very encouraging. Still I thought it sufficient ground for proceeding.
They just tautened all my nerves and made me feel that all my questions were impertinent, and all my good wishes flat and empty, and that I resembled a visitor to a Zoo. On the way back to Ferrara we talked of literature and Rossi, basing himself chiefly on Wells and Kipling, said that the English, judged by their modern writers, seemed to be a race "logical, but a little isolated."
So near the tumult died to a breathless hush. Hilary half turned about. "I'm going to the judges' stand to see what won," he said. "I saw Aldegonde first." "I don't know about that but I reckon you won't go," Billy said, laying his hand upon Hilary's arm. Hilary was furious. "Why not?" he demanded. He was no weakling, but somehow he could not get free of that impertinent young cub's grip.
Frederick Marston was never original. Others: rash, impudent, saucy, impertinent; in each instance accompanied by threats. Indeed, it is little wonder if those people of fashion and wealth and position were indignant and sore.
Still silence. 'You think me in your heart a little impertinent now, don't you? said Lady Harriet, almost kindly. Molly held her peace for two or three moments; then she lifted her beautiful, honest eyes to Lady Harriet's face, and said, 'Yes! a little. But I think you a great many other things. 'We'll leave the "other things" for the present.
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