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There came to him a subtle, strange exhilaration. A sensation of confidence, of certainty, arose in his heart. He trod as a conqueror upon a land new taken. All the earth seemed happy and care-free. A meadow lark was singing shrilly high up in the air; another lark answered, clanking contentedly from the grass, whence in the bright air its yellow breast showed brilliantly.
Very well; I shall be an honest witness, even against myself. That I wasn't up with the lark this morning goes without saying. The larks that I know much about are on the wing after dinner in the evening. The forenoon is a variable sort of affair with many people.
I tell you, it's a lark, nothing more. A gentleman's word." "I'll start for my diggings." "Ride home with me; my cab's here somewhere." "No, thanks. I've got a little thinking to do and prefer to be alone. Good night." "And good luck go with you. Deuce take it, if you feel so badly. . . ." There was no reply; and Kitty decided that the younger man had gone on.
'I could simply have smacked him when he brought in mother's birthday, Ethel continued, savagely. 'So could I. 'Fancy him thinking it's you. What a lark! 'Yes. I don't mind, said Milly. 'You are a brick, Milly. And I didn't think you were, I didn't really. 'What a horrid pig you are, Eth! Milly protested, and Ethel laughed. 'Did you give Fred my note all right? Ethel demanded.
"What's she got in her 'and?" "Looks like a 'igh 'at." "What a bloomin' lark it is! Three to one on old George," said the ostler boy. "Nexst!" Minnie went by in a perfect roar of applause.
The two men stood upon the top of a bank bordering the rough road which led to the sea. They were listening to the lark, which had risen fluttering from their feet a moment or so ago, and was circling now above their heads. Mannering, with a quiet smile, pointed upwards. "There, my friend!" he exclaimed. "You can listen now to arguments more eloquent than any which I could ever frame.
Pipelet, a serious man, could not admit of such an interpretation; he groaned at the blindness of his wife; his dignity as a man revolted at the thought that he could be the plaything of a combination so vulgar as a lark! He was absolutely convinced that the unheard-of conduct of Cabriori concealed some mysterious plot under a frivolous appearance.
Suppose I take a chance and lend you five shillings, will you do some work and pay it back to me in time?" he asked. The boy looked up at him and laughed in his face. "Look 'ere, Gov'nor, it's playin' it low down to lark wiv a chap jist before you're goin' to 'ang 'im," he said. "You come off your blessed perch." "Right," said Cleek.
Men are such greedy animals, they do not care to go places where the eats aren't forthcoming." "Men! Are you referring to this Babbling creature now?" interposed Carol. "Ouch!" said Lark. "But won't it be rather poky just sitting in the front room by yourselves all evening?" asked Prudence doubtfully, ignoring the offended twins. "Oh, I dare say it will.
"A lark's a lark, old chap: but you needn't squeeze my throat so beastly hard, Larry!" The pressure of his fingers, as I thought, continuing and absolutely causing me considerable pain, as well as throttling me, while I felt myself drawn up, as I have stated, into the lower branches of the tree against which I had been leaning, I quickly opened my eyes. Heavens, I was horrified!
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