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"Who hath touched me?" thought the valiant man. Then he gazed around on every side, but saw none standing there. "'Tis I, Siegfried, the dear friend of thine. Thou must not fear the queen. Give me the shield from off thy hand and let me bear it and mark aright what thou dost hear me say. Make thou the motions, I will do the deeds." When Gunther knew that it was Siegfried, he was overjoyed.
He spoke little and guardedly after that. We were charmed. We were more than charmed we were overjoyed. We hired him at once. We never even asked him his price. This man our lackey, our servant, our unquestioning slave though he was was still a gentleman we could see that while of the other two one was coarse and awkward and the other was a born pirate. We asked our man Friday's name.
Tarras was overjoyed at this condition of affairs and said: "Thanks to this merchant, now I will have more money than before, and life will be much pleasanter for me." He wished to erect new buildings, and advertised for workmen, offering the highest prices for all kinds of labor.
He didn't seem overjoyed to see Miss Van Horne, as it was. In fact, he reddened perceptibly and backed toward the door. The girl, her eyes twinkling, took up her jacket and hat. "Oh! I'm not going to stop, Mr. Pepper," she said. "I was only helping Aunt Keziah a little, that's all. I must run on now." "Run on nonsense!" declared Keziah decisively.
"Indeed, my young Lord," answered the overjoyed woman "there was such turmoil in the camp that I was glad to be quit of it with unbroken bones. When the Outlaw proclaimed that you were hanged, there was instant rebellion among his followers, who thought that your capture was merely a trick to be speedily amended, being intended to form a laughing matter to your discomfiture when you returned.
On Sunday, January 22d, Douglas called on the Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, explained the proposed change and sought the help of the Administration in passing the bill. Davis was overjoyed and at once accompanied him to the White House. Pierce received his distinguished visitors, discussed the plan with them and promised his help.
So home mightily pleased, and there late at business and set down my three last days' journalls, and so to bed, overjoyed to thinke of the pleasure of the last Sunday and yesterday, and my ability to bear the charge of these pleasures, and with profit too, by obliging my Lord, and reconciling Sir George Carteret's family.
The whites of the negro's eyes were very much in evidence, his hands gripping at the bench on which he sat. "Fo' de Lawd, yes, Massa Jack, I sho' does. I corroborates de whole thing." "Then you are willing to take a chance with me?" "Willin'! Why, Massa Jack, I'se overjoyed; I ain't gwine leave yer no mo'. I'se sho' gwine ter be yo' nigger. What yo' gwine ter do?"
There was a look of shy pleasure in Ruth's eyes and a deep carmine flush on her cheeks. "You don't think that this is very bold of me?" she asked. "I am pretty Bohemian in any case," David laughed, as he looked down fondly into the shy, sweet eyes. "And I'm too overjoyed to see you to think about anything else. I wish my mother was at home. No, I don't, because I have you all to myself." "David!
'I perceive you have been pining for my return, sir, said Miss Hazel advancing airily; 'but why you do not revive when I come, that puzzles my small wits. Are you overjoyed to see me safe home, Mr. Falkirk? 'I wait to be certified of the fact, Miss Hazel. She came to a low seat before him, silently crossing her arms on her lap.
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