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Dare shook her head. But it was all to no purpose. Richard was firm, and doubly so when Grace gave him a pert look of approval. The news of the departure had spread, and at the depot the boy met several who had come to see him off Mr. Cook and two or three boy friends, including Charley Wood, the son of a neighbor, who was not slow in giving the lion's share of his attention to Grace.
"Well then, I think I 'd better establish my popularity with them both right now," said Checkers; and with an air of confidence he kindly patted and rubbed their heads in a way that dogs love, and made them his friends. Meanwhile Arthur arrived with the chairs. Sadie seated herself in one of them, and motioning Checkers to place the other beside her, left the hammock to Pert and Arthur.
I desire you listen, sir. Kirwan, sir, told me all about science, and the Dublin Society have his picture, with a bottle in his hand " "Then he was fond of drink," said Ratty. "Ratty, don't be pert. To come back to what I was originally saying I repeat, sir, I am at twelve paces from my object, six from the mirror, which, doubled by reflection, makes twelve; such is the law of optics.
The colonel had plucked his sister's walking-hat, a pert piece of millinery froward in feathers, from the trunk of the headless Victory, where she had reposed it in her haste before dinner. "Mustn't be disrespectful to the household Lar," he kindly reminded her. "Where am I to put my hats, then? I shall wear them on my head and come down to breakfast in them.
She came lightly forward, almost up to the footlights, dropped a somewhat pert little courtesy, turned round, and, taking Orion's hand, danced up to where the two horses were impatiently pawing the ground. Uncle Ben, with his big whip in his hand, dressed in evening clothes, was standing at one side. A man came forward to help Diana to mount Pole Star another gave his hand to Orion.
Brignan de Brignan, though certainly amused, kept his mirth within bounds, and replied: "Faith. I know not any young lady in your part of France who has a right to glory in my personal appearance, even if I were an Apollo, who, by the way, is not represented with moustaches. But I believe I know who this girl may be, I have met such a one in Paris, and avoided her as a pert little minx.
At first, on seeing Pierre's cassock, the old man had growled some coarse words; but, despite his extreme feebleness, he still retained the pert chaffing spirit of the Parisian artisan: "Well, then, I'll willingly drink a drop," he said distinctly, "and have a bit of bread with it, if there's the needful; for I've lost taste of both for a couple of days past."
When she reached the Martins' house she was dizzy and faint from the heat and the blinding glare. Judge Martin and Arthur came home to dinner, and both expressed the greatest sympathy for her and Checkers in their sudden misfortune. At the table Pert tried to eat for appearance's sake, but her efforts ended in mere pretense.
These pert and blowsy schoolgirls, with hideous voices, and arrogant curls, or crimped lion-manes of aggressive hair! He, with "his heart set all upon a snowy coif!" It was singular in how many of these exercises, of which the greater number included kissing, he found himself involved with Tishy Mangan. Tishy was in a bad temper.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he announced, with solemnity, "I beg to move that father be and hereby is a brick." "Carried nem. con.," said the eldest son. "Loud cheers!" said the more pert of the twins. And Mr. Alpha was enchanted with his home and his home-life.
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