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Necker still received the world that was wont to assemble in the great salons, Mme. de Condorcet presided over a rival coterie, and there were numerous small and intimate circles; but the element of politics was beginning to intrude, and with it a degree of heat which disturbed the usual harmony.
Betty appeared in the doorway that led directly from the restaurant stairs. "I'm sorry to intrude," she said. "Don't blame Michael, I'm breaking my parole to get in here. He locked me in and made me swear I'd keep out of the kitchen before he'd let me out at all, but I had to tell you this. The tomato soup has curdled and you ought not to serve it any more."
"My humble apologies to you, Lady Blakeney," he said in his usual suave manner, "but our worthy host informs me that this is the only room in which he can serve a meal. Therefore I am forced to intrude my presence upon you."
War, however, is not conducted by logic, and the order of proceeding which logic prescribes cannot always be adhered to in practice. We have seen how, owing to the special conditions of naval warfare, extraneous necessities intrude themselves which make it inevitable that operations for exercising command should accompany as well as follow operations for securing command.
And so I plucked up courage to intrude upon her while she was still wallowing in her Slough of Despair. And I didn't pester her with preliminaries. We're past that stage, you and I, Muriel. I simply came to her because it seemed absurd to wait any longer.
I hoped her fear of Clara's death would not soon be realized, for it did not seem as if we could bear to lose her presence. Never in any way could she intrude herself, for her nature moved her in perpetual lines, whose shadow never fell on the path of another. I felt sorry that she should be troubled, and I fear my dark eyes now and then shot telling glances at Mr. Benton.
It was his business to wait, not to intrude or disturb, and having put everything in order and done all he could do, he was waiting for further commands in some suspense, it must be admitted. "Hello!" exclaimed Tembarom, involuntarily. "Shall I get your bath ready, sir?" inquired Pearson. "Do you like it hot or cold, sir?" Tembarom drew a relieved breath.
Once more Christian thought she would try to conquer her disgust, and win the girl to better things. "I do not wish to intrude no third person has a right to intrude upon these affairs; but I wish I could be of any service. You must perceive, Miss Bennett, that your proceedings are not quite right not quite safe. Are you sure you know enough about this gentleman?
Who was that message from? Any of the crowd?" "No," Willa replied directly. "It was from a friend of mine; you do not know him, Angie." "Oh, I'm sure I didn't mean to intrude. Dear me! to-morrow's Thanksgiving, and this wretched season is scarcely begun!"
Rushbrooke, "I cannot help feeling that you take this too seriously, besides there can hardly be need for such precipitate action. Of course, we are at war, and Canada will do her part, but to introduce such a horrible theme in a company of young people seems to me to be somehow out of place." "Very well, Mrs. Rushbrooke, if you say so. I have no desire to intrude," said Mr. Murray. "But, Mr.
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