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The vicar explained the steps he had taken, and told, naively, the names of the persons with whom Madam de Listomere was using her influence, quite unaware that Troubert had never forgiven that lady for not admitting him the Abbe Troubert, twice proposed by the bishop as vicar-general! to her house.

"It's not a bad sort of thing," said Mainwaring, naively, ignoring Bradley's amusement. "I've got a cousin who's gone in for the law. Got out of the army to do it too. He's a sharp fellow." "Then you DO allow a man to try many trades over there," said Miss Macy, demurely. "Yes, sometimes," said Mainwaring, graciously, but by no means certain that the case was at all analogous.

So it was I who proposed the separation as to property. Women are angels who ought not to be mixed up in the sordid interests of life." Old Mathias listened in doubt and amazement. "You have no children, I think," he said. "Fortunately, none," replied Paul. "That is not my idea of marriage," remarked the old notary, naively.

It is not surprising they wish to return to their homes, or Tripoli, and that they pilfer about the town. Asking him why the Rais did not give them a few karoobs, he replied naively, "The Rais has none for us, but plenty to buy gold for his horse's saddle." To-day, nor yesterday, could I buy any eatable meat.

'I knew there was nothing for me to do, and thought I should like to see a little of London, she replied naively. 'So when I had got the stamps I went on into the fashionable streets, where ladies are all walking about just as if it were daytime! 'Twas for all the world like coming home by night from Martinmas Fair at the Street o' Wells, only more genteel.

Birotteau bought the book, in which he saw his fortune. Nevertheless, having little confidence in his own lights, he consulted a celebrated chemist, Vauquelin, from whom he naively inquired how to mix a two-sided cosmetic which should produce effects appropriate to the diversified nature of the human epidermis.

He remarks naïvely that if you could build a fire and give them something hot to eat, the sickness was dispelled! The rain continued to fall and the mud became deeper and deeper. It was all the Arabs could do to get their produce into market. The bazaar was not large, but was always thronged.

Besides, sir, the story as it stands will be all against yourself!" "Donner-wetter, that is wahr! That will never do," said the old man naively. "What do you advise then?" "Watch well, and either contrive to catch them yourself on some of the remaining fields or say nothing till we are safely back in Luderitzbucht," counseled Dick. "Never can I so long contain myself with these thieves.

"Oh, I see what you mean no, naturally not." "I thought that perhaps you might have been boy and girl together," dreamily. "It so often happens." "It does," said Spence. "But it didn't." "And is there no one no friend, from whom you could naturally inquire? You feel you wouldn't care to ask anyone?" "Ask? Good heavens, no certainly not!" "Men are queer," said Desire naively.

The boy nodded doubtfully; then: "I had a fine letter from Ailsa. She sent me twenty dollars," he added naively, "but our sutler has got it all." "What did Ailsa say?" asked Berkley casually. "Oh, she enquired about father and me and you, too, I believe. Oh, yes; she wanted me to say to you that she was well -and so is that other girl what's her name?" "Letty Lynden?" "Oh, yes Letty Lynden.