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"But just now you said you wanted her to know the truth." "Not the whole truth. Great Scott! she knows enough. No need to rub it in." "She knows just enough about this to misunderstand, perhaps. In justice to yourself she heard you beating about the bush do you want her to misunderstand you?" "Oh, hang me! I don't expect her to understand me, or even tolerate me, yet. Mine is a waiting race, Mrs.
I don't choose that he should, according to his excellent custom, conduct his affairs in such wise as to throw the Prince of Orange upon my hands, besides sending back to France Genlis and the other prisoners, as well as the French now shut up in Mons." This was a sufficiently plain hint, which Mondoucet could not well misunderstand.
Everybody is happy, but myself; everybody of some use, while I am a mere leech, a sponge, a nonenitity in everybody's way, and I often wish I were dead. Nobody would miss me. Don't interrupt me, please," he continued, as he saw Bessie about to speak. "Don't interrupt me, and do not misunderstand me.
Times have changed. The old driving days are gone. And I trust, Mr. Pathurst, that you will not misunderstand me in the matter, nor misinterpret what I have said." Although the conversation drifted on to other and calmer topics, I could not ignore the fact that he had not denied listening to the talk of the men. And yet, even as Mr.
Bessie, I ought not to be dissatisfied when you have been so good to me; but do you not think it would be possible to induce your father to change his mind?" Bessie did not pretend to misunderstand his meaning; she only said gently: "No, Richard; and I do not think it would be right to ask him;" and then she added, "You know dear Hatty will only have been dead a year."
Would he misunderstand, think her unwomanly, attribute her hasty decision to a sordid desire for material gain, for the ease that would be hers, for the position that his name would give? It was the natural thought for him who offered so much to one who would give nothing in return.
However, you would be expected to forswear allegiance to Great Britain, and to take the military oath as provided by our law; so that in the event of any lapse of discipline or loyalty to our cause you could be legally dealt with." "And the alternative is the mines?" said I. "No, no!" said the chief of them. "You must not misunderstand.
Germaine, although poor Jack Martin has hardly been dead a year. She is Mrs. Broderick's exact opposite. Please do not misunderstand me in this tiresome way," and here Mrs. Tolman frowned slightly. "It is the manner in which Mrs. Broderick speaks of her husband that offends my tastes.
Frederick takes what he calls seconds; neighbours misunderstand it for an expression of disloyalty. Then the programme starts.
"Olive," he said; "you're not going to misunderstand me, not going to allow Brenton to come in between us?" Suddenly the girl went white; suddenly she bent down to rest her hand on his, in one of the few, few touches she had ever given his fingers since the day he had been brought home and laid there in his room, powerless to withdraw himself from too insistent human contacts.
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