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'Well? said he. 'By-and-by, papa, she answered. 'I have a headache. Beg Mr. Romfrey to excuse me. 'No news for me? She had no news. Mrs. Culling was with her. The colonel stepped on mystified to his room. When the door had closed Cecilia turned to Rosamund and burst into tears. Rosamund felt that it must be something grave indeed for the proud young lady so to betray a troubled spirit.
"It may prove to be quite as valueless as one, and probably will; but it looks queer, for it is made out in proper form, and only verifies what Bob said last night." "What I said last night!" repeated Bob, now thoroughly mystified. "In mercy to me tell me what you mean, and don't stand there mooning away like that."
"Yes, I know," was the confused reply; "but please humour me this once;" and Edith slipped past him as she spoke. Dick followed, a little mystified and annoyed; but his amazement increased when Edith, opening the library door, drew him into that room and closed the door swiftly behind him. "Bless my boots! is the girl mad?" ejaculated the boy, turning to the tables and chairs for sympathy.
Thoroughly mystified, Podmore fished out the tiny key that belonged to satchel number one. It would not fit! With an oath he seized a hairbrush, smashed both lock and brush, slipped the catches and yanked open the satchel. Inside lay a roll of old newspapers, tied at the ends with dirty white string! That was ALL! Hughey Podmore wiped his forehead with his handkerchief.
The dismay in his face was even greater than the relief of the moment before. "Not exactly. She's on her way." "By George, I wonder if I can catch her by wire? I must I really must see her." He was so agitated that she observed beads of perspiration starting on his brow. She was mystified beyond description. Was he, after all, she found herself wondering, playing a part?
What Melchisedec Heard and Saw On this very afternoon, while Sara was out, a strange thing happened in the attic. Only Melchisedec saw and heard it; and he was so much alarmed and mystified that he scuttled back to his hole and hid there, and really quaked and trembled as he peeped out furtively and with great caution to watch what was going on.
The soldiers sang for some time, to the great delight of the villagers; and when Ivan commanded them to stop they instantly ceased. Ivan then ordered them off to the barn, telling the astonished and mystified moujiks that they must not follow him. Reaching the barn, he turned the soldiers again into straw and went home to sleep off the effects of his debauch.
And then as even with this lucidity he saw the girl still mystified: "I've a notion he has gone to India and at the present moment is reclining on a bank of flowers in the vale of Cashmere." Biddy had a pause, after which she dropped: "Julia will be glad she dislikes him so." "If she dislikes him why should she be glad he's so enviably placed?" "I mean about his going away.
"Ah! it ees so good to see you, my frand!" Gilbert was still mystified. "Yes," he said, "but I don't understand how you, a peon, became the Pancho Lopez so soon." "Ah! it ees so easy!" laughed the bandit. "Easy!" Gilbert repeated. "Si. My frand" his hand went to Gilbert's shoulder "ees great opportunity, ees revolution, for make speed.
"'Twas beautiful sunshiny weather, too, as I mind," he resumed. "One o' those calm spells that happen, as often as not, just about Christmas. I remember drawin' your attention to it, sir, one Christmas when I passed you the compliments of the season; and you put it down to kingfishers, which I thought strange at the time." "Kingfishers?" echoed I, mystified for the moment.
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