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He was in his fifty-fifth year. A life which cannot challenge the world's attention like that of John Sterling which perhaps does not even modestly solicit it, yet one which no less certainly will be found to reward the critic of literary history and pathology.
Indeed, one might always tell when he had sinned most during the week, by the clamour of his Sunday devotion. The quiet Christians who had been modestly and steadfastly travelling Zionward, were struck with self-reproach at seeing themselves so suddenly outstripped in their career by this new-made convert.
His large grave eyes bathed us in a friendly regard; his full lips of an orator parted with leisurely and promising unction. I awaited courtly phrases, richly rounded periods. "A regular hell-cat what he is!" Thus vocalized the able lips. Jimmie Time glowed modestly. "Show him how I can shoot," said he.
"Although I am not your father," said Doctor Chord modestly, "I may be able to suggest some expedient way of gaining entrance to the castle." "House," said I. "House," said he. "However," said I, "we must lower ourselves to extremely practical matters. Can you climb a tree?" "A tree?" said he. "Climb a tree? Strap me!"
With regard to these he speaks very modestly of himself as a beginner, a pioneer only. In fact the question of his own particular genius is, he says, irrelevant, and has nothing to do with the other one, adding rather cynically that genius is often given to the wrong people.
In a word, she managed very well, and by no means died of hunger. She could scarcely afford Madame Chanve's three-franc table d'hôte, it is true; but we could dine modestly at Léon's, over the way, and return to the Bleu for coffee, though, it must be added, that establishment no longer enjoyed a monopoly of our custom.
The very first package that Jewel took out was marked "With Anna Belle's love." It proved to be a pair of handsome white hair-ribbons, and the donor looked modestly away as Jewel expressed her pleasure and kissed her blushing cheeks. Next came a box marked with her father's name.
As her authority did not allow her to suspend the inquisition and placards, she was confident that the petitioners would be satisfied with the special application about to be made to the King. Meantime, she would give orders to all inquisitors, that they should proceed "modestly and discreetly" in their office, so that no one would have cause to complain.
Still, as of old, she walked with bowed head, modestly. Who could imagine what she concealed? His face was moist with perspiration. Following, he could not take his eyes off her. That lady was his wife. He had but to claim her, and all her sham dignity fell to nothing. But he could not command her obedience. He had no more power over her will than any stranger.
Ordway's maid, though modestly in the background, was rarely out of sight; and a white-capped nurse, till now an occasional and illusive vision in the halls, blew in and out of the sick-room like a breeze, bringing liquids in glasses, which the patient obediently swallowed. Laurie, his attention once caught, took it all in.
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