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The Dictator was not skilled in the wiles of coquetry. He fell innocently into the snare. 'The truth is, he said simply, 'I hardly know any girl but you. Surely the Dictator had spoken out one of the things we ought to wish not to have said. It amused Helena, however, and greatly relieved her in her present mood.
I was dug out in a half smothered condition, but soon was able to assist in the work of resurrecting the rest. The only casualty that occurred in that incident was innocently caused by myself; as I was digging, my shovel struck the leg of an officer, inflicting such a gash that when resuscitated he had to go to hospital.
There is a quick and strong resentment at any one who smiles at, or speculates upon, or even observes the existence of such a friendship." "Oh, Maria!" exclaimed Margaret, throwing down her work, and covering her face with her hands. "This goes on for a while," proceeded Maria, as if she did not observe her companion, "this goes on for a while, smoothly, innocently, serenely.
"I wonder he let the others carry her up," said Miss Gleason. "Of course, he will marry her now, when she gets her divorce." She spoke of Mrs. Maynard, whom her universal toleration not only included in the mercy which the opinions of the other ladies denied her, but round whom her romance cast a halo of pretty possibilities as innocently sentimental as the hopes of a young girl.
At first I supposed it was because she did not get enough nourishment, so, as she wouldn't drink any more milk from her bottle, I bought a syringe, and filling it with milk, I played it down the little darling's throat." "Great Scott!" cried Billy, "it's a wonder she didn't choke to death!" "Is it?" asked Mr. Wrangler innocently.
Wilfrid was splendid to behold at this moment, like Hamlet listening to the ghost of his father as it rises for him alone in the midst of the living. "This is certainly the language of a man in love," said the good pastor, innocently. "In love!" cried Wilfrid, "yes, to common minds. But, dear Monsieur Becker, no words can express the frenzy which draws me to the feet of that unearthly being."
But now, having no true business, we pour our whole masculine energy into the false business of money-making; and having no true emotion, we must have false emotions dressed up for us to play with, not innocently, as children with dolls, but guiltily and darkly, as the idolatrous Jews with their pictures on cavern walls, which men had to dig to detect.
Over the hummock-like roofs of the huts rise the church's steeple and the poplar trees; while hither and thither on the wall of the hut, the cracks and holes in the crumbling plaster have caused the wall to resemble the map of an unknown country. Glancing at the woman's dark eyes, I perceive them to be shining as pensively, innocently as the eyes of a young maiden.
Only once since the wedding had he called upon Trina, at a time when he knew McTeague would be out. Trina had shown him through the rooms and had told him, innocently enough, how gay was their life there. Marcus had come away fairly sick with envy; his rancor against the dentist and against himself, for that matter knew no bounds.
"No," said Fred, "she isn't harmed; I found her off yonder, cropping the buds and leaves, as innocently as though she hadn't done any thing wrong in leading us on this long chase. I started her toward home, and if she keeps up the gait she must be pretty near there by this time." This was good news to Terry, for the loss of the animal would have been serious to the family of Mr.
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