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And she was also a very good baby 'And easy enough too for anyone to be good, would be the comment of any listening Downside mother, 'when they always gets their own way! which, however, is not so obvious a truth as regards babies under a year as it is of older people.
Of course, he is older than John Eames; and, as he has been longer at it, I suppose he has more than eighty pounds a year." "I am not in Mr Crosbie's confidence. He is in the General Committee Office, I know; and, I believe, has pretty nearly the management of the whole of it.
He has said that his mother and sisters would receive me with open arms. It seems to me that I have grown years older and wiser during the last few weeks." She did not know that her vivid, tropical nature was responding to the influence which is mightiest even in colder climes. THE month of June was drawing to a close.
I do not scruple to advise you, because I am older than you, and have experience of the world." This, I think, taken in the ordinary sense of the words, was a boast on the part of Lady Lufton, for which but little true pretence existed. Lady Lufton's experience of the world at large was not perhaps extensive.
"I am a year older, I believe," she answered, "but I cannot help it. Nor would I if I could, for three years ago I was still less worthy of him than I am now; and after all it is but a trifle." "Na, my leddy, it's no a trifle, only some fowk carry their years better nor ithers."
"You made me promise I would not forget them for the Americanos who were here. Good! That was years ago! I am older now. I have seen many Americans. Well, I am still free!" He caught her hand, and raised it to his lips with a gesture almost devotional. His eyes softened; as the exaltation of passion passed, his voice dropped into the querulousness of privileged age.
This action was always accompanied with a long-drawn breath, almost a sigh, that seemed to say: "I wish I had the easy times you fellows have." In fact, since he came to the neighborhood the current phrase, "He works like a steer" had given way to, "He works like Macdonald," except with the older people, who find it hard to change phrases.
What do folks say in the settlements?" Polly Ann turned up her nose. "They don't know nuthin' in the settlements," she replied. "I wrote to Tom and told him you was gone," said the older woman. "I knowed he'd wanter hear." And she looked meaningly at Polly Ann, who said nothing. The children had been pulling at the girl's skirts, and suddenly she made a dash at them.
When they reached the shore the older men and women flung themselves down and passionately kissed the soil of Ireland, calling on the young to embrace the earth that had borne their ancestors. But the young looked gloomily on, and said 'There is no earth, only stone. You will see by looking round you why they said that: the fields here are of stone: the hills are capped with granite.
Associated with Marsh as paleontologist for the Geological Survey was Edward Drinker Cope, whose work was second only to the older man's in importance.
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