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A single individual, like the reader of an essay or a novel, may be interested intellectually in those gentle influences beneath which a character unfolds itself as mildly as a water-lily; but to what Thackeray called "that savage child, the crowd," a character does not appeal except in moments of contention.
"Why, Greenfield," exclaimed Mr Rastle, when in due time the young hero's turn came to stand up and answer a question, "what have you been doing to yourself?" "Nothing, sir," remarked Stephen, mildly. "How did you come by that black eye?" asked the master. "Fighting, sir," said Stephen, rather pompously. "Ah! what did you say forty-eight sixths was equal to?" This was Mr Rastle's way.
From the boat's fragmentary stern, Fedallah incuriously and mildly eyed him; the clinging crew, at the other drifting end, could not succor him; more than enough was it for them to look to themselves. For so revolvingly appalling was the White Whale's aspect, and so planetarily swift the ever-contracting circles he made, that he seemed horizontally swooping upon them.
And the little list I made of the flowers in your garden, I shall put it in a teapot till the Quality wants something." Mr. Swipes gave a start, and his over-watered eyes could not meet those of Mary, which were mildly set upon them. "List!" he muttered "little list! What do you please to mean, Miss?"
Still, she was mildly interested in the man's companion, whose face she could not see. The girl was dressed very plainly, and Miss Deringham decided that the fabric had not cost much to begin with and was by no means new. It, however, set off a pretty, slender figure, and the girl had fine brown hair, while the little ungloved fingers on pencil were white and shapely.
"How could you, Scott!" exclaimed Geraldine, backing hastily away from a branch of green leaves on which several gigantic horned caterpillars were feeding. "I don't feel like ever sleeping in this room again," she added, exasperated. "Why, Sis," he explained mildly, "those are the caterpillars of the magnificent Regal moth!
They read to her the articles which had been founded on her answers, and the Bishop previously represented to her "that these doctors were all churchmen, clerks, and well read in law, divine and human; that they were all tender and pitiful, and desired to proceed mildly, seeking neither vengeance nor corporal punishment, but solely wishing to enlighten her, and put her in the way of truth and of salvation; and that, as she was not sufficiently informed in such high matters, the Bishop and the Inquisitor offered her the choice of one or more of the assessors to act as her counsel."
Lord Buntingford had objected mildly, being a young man devoted to business, fond of his own order, rather shy, and not given to dancing. But he had allowed his mother to prevail. 'Of course they are vulgar, the Duchess had said, 'so much so as to be no longer distasteful because of the absurdity of the thing. I dare say he hasn't been very honest.
Besides, unless he were a born idiot of criminal tendencies, he was bound to find it out for himself. "But, my dear Hadria, it is just the early years that are the impressionable years. Nothing can quite erase those first impressions." "Oh, do you think so?" said Hadria mildly. "Yes, indeed, I think so," cried Henriette, losing her temper. "Oh, well of course you may be right."
"He's only over-excited." This was putting it mildly. Mortimer had been "celebrating," and had really fainted. "That was only a love tap," went on Dunk. "Chuck a little water in his face and he'll be all right." This was done and proved to be just what was needed. Mortimer opened his eyes. "What what happened?" he asked, weakly. "Where where am I?" "Where you don't belong," replied Dunk, sharply.
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