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A girl who frankly declared at all times that she would do 'most anything to help her family out of their troubles was not of a mind to hitch up with another pauper a combination of choreman and cashier even though she had linked their names casually in speech. And Mr. Britt mouthed mumblingly some of the sentiments he had put into words that morning when he arose.
I heard the cook mumblingly scolding about "noises in the night, dogs barking and doors shutting, she knew; such a house as it was, with people dying, getting sick, and putting every sort of a bothersome dream into a quiet body's head, that wanted to rest, just as she worked, like a Christian." And all the while she went on making preparations for a future breakfast.
But with the whole green earth for your carpet, and shining heaven for your roof-tree, and God Himself for your landlord, now wouldn't you be a fool, if you weren't quite satisfied?" "'If you weren't quite satisfied," finished Barton mumblingly. Little Eve Edgarton lifted her great eyes, soft with sorrow, sharp with tears, almost defiantly to Barton's. "That's what Mother said," she faltered.
Yet with a fragrant strawberry half as big as a peach held out suddenly under his nose, just from sheer, irresistible instinct he bit out at it and nipped the White Linen Nurse's finger instead. "Ouch sir!" said the White Linen Nurse. Mumblingly down from an upstairs window, as from a face flatted smouchingly against a wire screen, a peremptory summons issued. "Peach!
Roumann. "And could we go farther than to the moon if we wanted to?" inquired the bandaged figure mumblingly. "Farther? What do you mean?" asked Professor Henderson quickly. "I mean could we go to Mars if we wanted to?" "You don't mean to say you want to go back there, and run the chance of being attacked by the savage Martians, do you?" asked Jack.
"He has done it before. I liked it." "He did it very well," said Rupert. "Inspired, I should think. Will you have a cigarette?" "Will it make me sick?" "Try it. But why do we find you entertaining the moorland rake?" She was absurd with the cigarette between her lips, and she asked mumblingly as Rupert held the match, "Why do you call him that?" Rupert spread his hands. "He has a reputation."
Well, good-afternoon," she said, smilingly waiving the idea of finality; "you shall know to-morrow where you can meet me. You are not deserted by everybody, after all, you see." She gave him her hand, or rather laid hold of his. "But take good care of yourself, all the same." Truesdale stepped out. "I'll try to," he said, mumblingly; "I always have."
"Is that right?" asked Mr. Moran, as one deeply impressed. "We must go to it what?" "We must!" Charlotte said happily. "Any morning, Kenneth!" "Sure, I'll telephone!" agreed the youth enthusiastically. "I'm trying to find Kent Parmalee; his aunt wants him!" he added mumblingly, as he began to vaguely shoulder his way through the crowd again.
"Poor fellow!" he said again, and listened to Soolsby's stertorous breathing, as a physician looks at a patient whose case he cannot control, does not wholly understand. The hand of the sleeping man was suddenly raised, his head gave a jerk, and he said mumblingly: "Claridge for ever!" Kate nervously intervened. "It fair beat him, your coming back, sir. It's awful temptation, the drink.
She flung her pitcher of water in his face and over his head, and poured brandy from her little leather-covered pocket-flask down his throat. That seemed to revive him, for he sat up on the carpeted floor, mumblingly, and glowered at her. Then he remembered; and as she bathed his bruised head with a wet towel he caught at her hand foolishly. "Have we lost them?" he asked huskily, childishly.
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