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'Tis weary waiting, but we must of necessity possess ourselves with patience. But there! let not the thought of it sadden thee to-day. 'Tis long since thou hast had thy friends together. Enjoy the present, for we know not what the morrow may bring. And now " "Set the table," added Peggy with a laugh, as she rolled down her sleeves. "And don't thee dally too long talking with thy friends, Peggy.
"You wish to get rid of us?" "No; my suggestion was really generous, because I would much rather you both remained and saw Mr. Prescott proved innocent." Not knowing what had prompted her rival, Gertrude gave her jealous anger rein. "I'm afraid we couldn't wait. Even my father's patience would hardly hold out." "It wouldn't be long tried; but in a way you're right.
With exquisite patience, he slowly withdrew one sucking arm and then the other and rested them flat on the surface for the support of his chin. Then he began to call for help. After a time he heard the sound of feet sucking through the mud as some one advanced from behind. "Lend a hand, friend," he said. "Throw out a life-line or something."
From then on Eleanore suppressed even the slightest sense of discontent that arose in her heart. She felt that he needed cruelty and harshness for his small life in order to preserve love and patience for the great life. Yes, she prayed to Heaven that she might leave him harsh and cruel.
He was not even looking at her; she saw his strong, clean-cut profile dark against the moonlit house, a settled patience in its lines. Duty! Here was duty, surely, with tenderest happiness. She was leaning toward him her hand was seeking his, when she heard through the fragrant silence a sound from her mother's room the faint creak of her light rocking chair.
You do not hear of these things, of course, but they are a little painful for your friends." "My patience can bear no more," cried the king furiously. "I leave you, madame, and forever." But her fury had swept all fear and discretion from her mind.
But try as he would, he could not bring the matter to a head. The girl had evidently had a more severe shock than they had realized at first, and she became listless and difficult to interest in passing events. He saw there was nothing for it but to wait, and he set himself to bide his time with the best patience he could muster. Inspector Willis was more than interested in his new case.
He was the only person with any patience in that whole bunch. But at what a price had he acquired it! By and by Mrs. Crittenden got up quietly and went out into the other office as if on an errand. Mr. Bayweather took advantage of her absence to tell them a lot about how much the Crittendens had done for the whole region and what a golden thing Mrs.
Sir Asher was thankful because over three thousand years ago his ancestors had obtained not without hard fighting for it a land which had already been lost again for eighteen centuries. What a marvellous long memory for a race to have! Delivered from the house of bondage, forsooth! But that the Russian Jew should still rejoice in the redemption from Egypt! O miracle of pious patience!
"I haven't any patience." "That's true, my young gamecock!" exclaimed a somewhat discordant voice. Nellie looked round, brightening suddenly. A large slatternly woman stood in the back doorway, a woman who might possibly have been a pretty girl once but whose passing charms had long been utterly sponged out.
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