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What do you mean, Mr Moxley?" again demanded the chorus of voices. "I mean what I say, gentlemen," replied the solemn speaker; and then repeated again his former words in a like measured drawl. "He may get the lady, preehaps, but not thee plantation." "Oh! the report's true, then?" said another voice, interrogatively. "Insolvent? Eh? Old Gayarre " "Owns thee plantation." "And niggers?"

"If the family resources are large he may have sufficient reason for such an act," ventured the General interrogatively. "Sir Guy Trevelyan," said the Colonel, by way of explanation, "owns a fine old estate in Hampshire, which yields a moderate income. His only son will be his direct heir, and Captain Trevelyan can at any opportunity enjoy the ease and retirement of private life."

The circular-sorting young man looked up with indifference as Easleby approached the counter, and when the detective asked if Mr. Godwin Markham could be seen, turned silently and interrogatively to the man who leaned against the mantelpiece. He, interrupting his dictation, came forward again, narrowly but continually eyeing the two men. "Mr.

Then, finding himself at leisure, he proceeded to satisfy his curiosity by cross-examining his young passenger. "Do you come from the East?" he asked. "I am last from Chicago," answered Frank, cautiously. "I suppose you've got some friend in Jackson?" ventured the farmer, interrogatively. Frank smiled. "You are the only man living in Jackson that I ever met," he said.

"Awake, my son," were the words he heard. "It is now time that I reveal to you the secret of my life. It is now time that I should tell you the secret of the treasure of Montezuma." "That's right, Prince," said Billie sleepily. "Let her go." Santiago regarded him interrogatively. "What said my son?" "Oh, yes, Prince. I forgot you only understood good English.

What a dark night it is, to be sure! I doubt if it was wise of me to stop here. Suppose the beacon were to be washed away?" Bremner paused, and Pup wagged his tail interrogatively, as though to say, "What then?" "Ah! it's of no use supposin'," continued the man slowly. "The beacon has stood it out all winter, and it ain't likely it's goin' to be washed away to-night.

It ain't no matter about it anyhow," said he, in liberal mood. He had an attentive listener. Mrs Nasmyth listened with vain efforts not to let her face betray her utter bewilderment at the whole proceeding, only assenting briefly when Mr Slowcome interrupted the reading, now and then, to say interrogatively, "You remember?"

What a dark night it is, to be sure! I doubt if it was wise of me to stop here. Suppose the beacon were to be washed away?" Bremner paused, and Pup wagged his tail interrogatively, as though to say, "What then?" "Ah! it's of no use supposin'," continued the man slowly. "The beacon has stood it out all winter, and it ain't likely it's goin' to be washed away to-night.

"Well, no, I don't," said Gregory, genially decisive. "He looks unwholesome, I think." "Oh! Unwholesome?" Miss Woodruff repeated the word thoughtfully rather than interrogatively. "Yes; perhaps it is that. It is a danger of talented modern young men, isn't it. They are not strong enough to be so intelligent; one must be very strong in character, I mean if one is to be so intelligent.

Burton threw his half-plug of tobacco to the gin; she caught it deftly, the second one snatched, and the two set up a shrill yabbering, like excited monkeys. 'Miss Woodrow? said Jim interrogatively. 'Teachy missie longa garden, answered the gin, with illustrative pantomime. 'Better go and hunt her out, Mike said. 'I'll find the black boy, and work him for drinks if possible.