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Her intellect seemed to be collapsing. She looked almost bovine. Hermione's excitement began to be complicated by a feeling of hot anger. "But don't you know it? You must know it!" The parrot shuffled slowly along the board, coming nearer to them, and bowing its head obsequiously. Hermione could not help watching its movements with a strained attention. Its presence distracted her.
Such a personage, coming in such style, was, of course, likely to be honoured in every possible way by the landlord of the inn, and accordingly he was shown most obsequiously to the handsomest apartment in the house, and the whole establishment was put upon the alert to attend to any orders he might choose to give.
For a month past Rogron had ceased to carry the "Constitutionnel" to Gouraud; the colonel came obsequiously to fetch his paper, gossip a little, and take Rogron off to walk if the weather was fine. Sure of seeing the colonel and being able to question him, Sylvie dressed herself as coquettishly as she knew how.
Philip," said the man, bowing obsequiously; and then muttered, as he went off, "Drat the nat'rel! He speaks to a poor man as if he warn't flesh and blood." "Does your father keep hunters?" asked Philip. No." "Why?" "Perhaps one reason may be, that he is not rich enough." "Oh! that's a pity. Never mind, we'll mount you, whenever you like to pay us a visit."
Eunice was more startled than angry. "Of course, I'm tremendously complimented, Mr. " She had to pause to recall the name. "Mr. "Waters," said Ramsden, humbly. "Of course, yes. Mr. Waters. As I say, it's a great compliment " "Not at all!" "A great compliment " "No, no!" murmured Ramsden obsequiously. "I wish you wouldn't interrupt!" snapped Eunice with irritation.
The startled moujik, bearded up to the very whites of his eyes, answered obsequiously "I hear, your high Nobility." It was lucky for Razumov that Prince K was not a man of timid character. On the day of Mr. de P -'s murder an extreme alarm and despondency prevailed in the high official spheres.
"Proud, Sir, and most happy to welcome you to our modest parlor," said Potts, obsequiously. "This is a pleasure indeed I may say, Sir, a privilege which I have long wished to have. In fact, I have never seen your junior partner, Sir, any more than yourself. I have only seen your agents, Sir, and have gone on and done my large business with you by writing." Mr. Smithers bowed. "Quite so," said he.
A thick partition of brush separated him from the unseen speaker. Pete stopped midway in his stride. "If you squat down here you can see the winder, right under this bush. The moon was shinin'. It was a plumb easy shot. And it sure stopped homesteadin' in this end of the country." Gary was speaking. Pete drew a step nearer. "You ain't sayin' who fired that shot," and Cotton laughed obsequiously.
Wheeler, a foppish little man, who seemed pleased at being in confidential conversation with his great chief. Catching sight of Evelyn in the box just above his eyes, he smiled and bowed obsequiously. A sudden thought seemed to strike him, and Evelyn said to herself, "He's coming to talk with me about the Brangäne. I hope he has done what I told him, and engaged Helbrun for the part."
Each eagerly offered her services in behalf of the love they bore her. Torn though she was by the shock of this new sorrow, Grace could not help thinking as she stood there, how gloriously worthy were these staunch comrades to bear the name Semper Fidelis. "Oh, Fairy Godmother, what does it mean?" The tall, slender girl, who had been obsequiously ushered into Mrs.
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