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Thus the painstaking and time-serving President, with all his learning and experience, was successively the dupe of Margaret and of Alva, whom he so obsequiously courted, and always of Philip, whom he so feared and worshipped. With his assistance, the list of blood-councillors was quickly completed. No one who was offered the office refused it.
The mysterious words completely changed the aspect of Mr. John Raikes. He bowed obsequiously and made his friend Franco step down and assist in the task of reestablishing the donkey, who fortunately had received no damage. We left Rose and Evan on their way to Lady Jocelyn.
At the moment his Majesty appeared, a universal, delighted, enthusiastic smile ought to break out like a rash among the passengers a smile of love, of gratification, of admiration and with one accord, the party must begin to bow not obsequiously, but respectfully, and with dignity; at the end of fifteen minutes the Emperor would go in the house, and we could run along home again.
I rang it, and a velvet-footed man in black came in, and gliding up to the Cardinal, placed a paper in his hand. The Cardinal looked at it; while the man stood with his head obsequiously bent, and my heart beat furiously. 'Very good, his Eminence said, after a pause which seemed to me to be endless, 'Let the doors be thrown open. The man bowed low, and retired behind the screen.
Perception was more fleeting than even the beings who were perceiving. For the man who would lean against a stupa and unresistingly watch the worms and fire ants, more electrically charged and shocked clay no different from himself, crawl onto his body, the gods and Buddhas would obsequiously hover around in mid-air. Sleep deprived, he was, of course, losing it.
"I wish you to undertake some legal business for me," said the stranger. 'The attorney bowed obsequiously, and glanced at a large packet which the gentleman carried in his hand. His visitor observed the look, and proceeded. "It is no common business," said he; "nor have these papers reached my hands without long trouble and great expense."
But the boy uttered a despairing shout that reached the rider. He drew rein, wheeled, halted, and sat facing Clarence impatiently. To add to Clarence's embarrassment his cousin had lingered in the corridor, attracted by the interruption, and a peon, lounging in the archway, obsequiously approached Flynn's bridle-rein. But the rider waved him off, and, turning sternly to Clarence, said:
Tuckle, in a commanding tone. 'Sir, said the greengrocer. 'Have you got your gloves on? 'Yes, Sir. 'Then take the kiver off. 'Yes, Sir. The greengrocer did as he was told, with a show of great humility, and obsequiously handed Mr. Tuckle the carving-knife; in doing which, he accidentally gaped. 'What do you mean by that, Sir? said Mr. Tuckle, with great asperity.
"The wiser man thou," said John, with a peal of laughter, in which his gay followers obsequiously joined. "But, daughter or wife, she should be preferred according to her beauty and thy merits. Who sits above there?" he continued, bending his eye on the gallery.
To this Alfonso, whether innocent or guilty, not unnaturally demurred; but the powerful warrior was firm, and the king at last yielded. When the appointed day arrived, Alfonso made his appearance, surrounded by his courtiers, all obsequiously vying in praise of his glory and virtue, and contemptuous denunciations of his daring accuser. Rodrigo stood alone and gazed on the king sternly.
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