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A moment he stood so, turning to look back at the group of priests and Elders around the Prophet, seeking for any sign, even for a glance that should be not unkind. The little pained smile still lighted his face, but no friendly look came from the others.

The old man had been given every opportunity, during the two days that we had cruised about with him, to refresh his memory; and we both had been the pained witnesses of the curious psychological fact that the more he refreshed it, the more utterly unmanageable it had become.

"I have here," he began, "a hand-painted china vanity box. Think of it, gentlemen, these dainty violets are hand painted, and the top is solid gold-filled. Inside is a soft, dainty, powder puff. How much am I offered for this beautiful trinket. An ideal gift for wife, sister, or sweetheart. How much am I offered?" A man in a far corner of the room bid a quarter. The auctioneer looked pained.

Well, the neighbors say we are carryin' on again." John closed the book in his hand. "What do you mean, Drusilla?" "The neighbors say we are carryin' on. They think that because you ain't a relation that's it's unconventional, them's her words, unconventional that you stay here." A pained look came into kindly John's eyes. "Why, Drusilla, I hadn't thought of that. Perhaps I'd better go."

This subject also was not to be pursued, so she only said that she was sorry, and her eyes confirmed her words. Lord Blandamer was pained at what he had heard. He knew Farquhar and Farquhar, and knew something of Westray's position and prospects that he had a reasonable income, and a promising future with the firm. This resolve must be quite sudden, a result of yesterday's interview.

V. Vivian stood on the platform, beside a tall oak-stand and a water-pitcher, gazing out over phalanxes of women. His youthfulness was a matter of general notice. By contrast with the Mayor's seamy rotundity and Pond's powerful darkness, he looked, indeed, singularly boyish and fair. He was undoubtedly pale, and his face wore an odd look, a little confused and slightly pained.

Watching Stella, she had a feeling which she could not quite explain or justify; she was pained to see her goddess in this company, and felt indignant with some of the men who seemed to make themselves too much at their ease. There was no talk of poetry. Among the studios to which Stella took her was that of Mr. Boscobel. Mrs.

"Madame Gilbert thinks a lot of him, and would be pained if he suffered discredit through any fault of hers." "Fault!" shouted the gallant Froissart. "La belle Madame is sans faute, peerless, a prodigy of skill and discretion! She is superb. If she implores me to spare the man Dawson, then I will consent, though my heart is rent in fragments.

"In little more than an hour's time; but I am sorry I told you, dear Caroline, if the news has pained you." "Pained me," repeated her sister, with returning haughtiness; "what can you mean, Emmeline? Lord St. Eval is nothing to me." "Nothing!" repeated the astonished girl. "Caroline, you are incomprehensible. Why did you treat him with such marked attention if you cared nothing for him?"

Clara waited until our talk was over, and then came and said Louis must go with me; put into my hands a well filled purse, and said: "Bring the brother back, dear cousin; don't wait for him to get well; bring him back on a bed if necessary; he will never get well among strangers." When father came he was pained beyond expression, and his first thought was for means to do all that must be done.