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As she stood by the balustrade, looking away toward Italy, a voice she knew spoke behind her. She turned, and saw Hannaford, his hat off, his marred face pale in the sunshine. "Oh," she said impulsively, "I think you're the one person I could endure talking to just now!"
It was Badshah. And the elephant knew him and came towards him. In the sudden revulsion of feeling and his relief at knowing that they were safe Frank almost lost his head. A mad hope surged through him. He stretched out his arms imploringly to the great beast and cried impulsively: "Oh, Badshah! Hum-ko madad do! To his amazement the animal seemed to understand.
"I'll wait over a day and take you there to-morrow," he said promptly. "No," she replied decisively; "you have not enough time as it is, before Saturday, to do justice to your work, and I want you to make Miss Mayhew's friend look as if he were speaking to her." "Miss Jennie," said the artist rather impulsively, "you haven't a drop of selfish blood in your little body."
Toomey could answer truthfully and she did, with convincing sincerity: "No, I don't!" "I knew it!" There was a joyous note in Kate's voice, and gratitude. "I was sure you were true-blue, and I know I'm going to love you!" Lifting the woman to her feet, with an arm about her shoulders, Kate kissed her impulsively.
"I have had many rude reminders that it is so." "Where is your husband?" She pointed upward. "Forgive me," said Dick impulsively. "I did not intend to recall a grief." "Don't worry. You and your comrades will never intrude upon him there." "Perhaps you have sons here in this house?" "I have three, but they are not here." "Where are they?" "One fell with Jackson at Chancellorsville.
Poor boys! A voice behind him said: "Oh! There you are, Edward! Would you like to see the other ward, or shall I show you our kitchen?" Pierson took her hand impulsively. "You're doing a noble work, Leila. I wanted to ask you: Could you arrange for Noel to come and get trained here? She wants to begin at once. The fact is, a boy she is attracted to has just gone out to the Front."
"For Mexico!" she repeated, mechanically. "Of course. He has his commission in the army and leaves early in the morning. But you look tired, my dear. I declare you are quite pale" pinching her cheek "rest will bring back the roses, though." Impulsively she threw her arms around his neck. "Why, why, what's this?" he said, patting her head. "I only care for you," she whispered. "My dear! My dear!"
The Duchess rose impulsively, and threw herself into a chair beside the table where she could watch the face and movements of Mademoiselle Le Breton. "Julie, I want so much to talk to you about business. You're not to be offended. Julie, if you leave Lady Henry, how will you manage?"
Betty glanced quickly at the expression of the eyes which were bent upon the further reaches of the park; then, to Letty's astonishment, she bent forward impulsively and laid her little hand on Lady Tressady's arm. "Do you mind telling me," she said in a loud whisper, with a glance over her shoulder, "your candid opinion of her as a country lady?"
He was still standing near the door when Davidson appeared and evidently meant to walk past him without a greeting. "Say, Davidson," Keith cried impulsively, holding out his hand, "I don't mind!" "Well, what do you think I care," the other boy asked icily as he turned on his heel and walked out of the room again without taking the proffered hand.
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