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Laboriously she climbed to the top of the table, pulled the nearest chair up after her, planted it firmly beside her. Then she examined the skylight once more, deciding that if it were open she could manage to get her body through the central section, provided she had the strength to hoist herself up that high.
Besides, my love, I am attached to you, myself, and could not possibly manage without you. No, my dear, there may be a way out of our difficulties, but that certainly is not it." Having delivered which speech the King lapsed again into gloom, and the doctor who was an old friend of the King's went away sadly.
While we have the chance we must strike the blow that will forever silence his tongue." "Yes; but what about the girl? She will be just as much in the way, if not a good deal more so." "We can manage her all right when the proper time arrives. Dick is our game, now." "He may prove altogether too much game.
The situation was now growing more and more serious, and much depended on whether they could manage to overtake the fugitives before night came on.
Then a good-natured thought struck him. "Look here," said he, "this must be a great load, with the Colonel away doing all of three columns a day by yourself. How on earth do you manage it?" "Well, I start work at eight o'clock in the morning." "And what time does that get you through?" "Usually in time to get to press with it." "Oh, I say! That won't do at all.
Vrouw Van Wempel cared less about the state of her spouse when she saw that he had secured the bird, and whenever he told his tale of the pirates she turned a deaf ear to him, for if he had found the gold why did he not manage to bring home a few pieces of it? He, in answer, asked how, as he had none of his own money, she could have come by the goose?
Continuing to caress his little charmer, I said I was afraid it was a very naughty little gentleman, and asked whether he had ever had a lady to teach him how to behave himself properly. He said, "Oh! no! I have not been so fortunate, but I do wish I could get someone to do it with me. I can think of nothing else night or day, and I shall go wild unless I can manage it before long."
Could you, would you teach me to farm, and I will keep your books, write your letters, manage your household, be your factotum, if you will allow me. I have studied agricultural chemistry, and if you would permit me to learn from you the practical details of farming operations, I might really be of use to you." Miss Thomson shook her head. "My dear girl, you do not know what you ask.
This air and sun would brace him up," said John. She turned to him with a laugh, and said: "That is the general opinion, or was two hours ago; but I'm afraid it's out of the question now, unless we can manage it after luncheon." "What do you mean?" he asked with a puzzled smile at the mixture of annoyance and amusement visible in her face. "Same old story?" "Yes," she replied, "same old story.
Let not, however, any reader suppose that Florence was in the secret. Mrs. Armitage had thought it best to keep her in the dark as to the person asked to meet her. "As to my going to Montpelier Place," Harry had once said to Mrs. Armitage, "I might as well knock at a prison-door." Mrs. Mountjoy lived in Montpelier Place. "I think we could perhaps manage that for you," Mrs.
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