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"With Leah Volcovitch!" "Leah Volcovitch!" gasped Rose. "Leah, the boot and shoe manufacturer's daughter?" Leibel hung his head he scarce knew why. He did not dare meet her gaze. His droop said "Yes." There was a long pause. "And why dost thou not have her?" said Rose. It was more than an inquiry; there was contempt in it, and perhaps even pique. Leibel did not reply.
"I rather pique myself upon my accomplishments in that line, I will confess," Orestes said, laughingly; "but come, let's go in now; the little beauty was startled, and will not show herself at the window again just yet. This evening I shall begin operations in earnest."
You told her to decline Richard Raby, and so she declined him. Spite, indeed! The gentle pique of a lovely, good girl, who knows her value, though she is too modest to show it openly. Well, Henry, you have lost her a husband, and she has given you one more proof of affection.
And he that understands these things is much more able to preserve quietness and order, than one that is perfectly ignorant and unskilful. Besides, I think none will doubt but that the steward ought to be a friend, and have no pique at any of the guests; for otherwise in his injunctions he will be intolerable, in his distributions unequal, in his jests apt to scoff and give offence.
The knowledge that she was scheming to rush him blindfold into the irrevocable weakened everything weakened the sincerity of pique, and the sincerity of passion; even her kisses had not the lure she wished for them. That stormy little meeting ended inconclusively. "Will you some tea, gnadiges Fraulein?" Pushing Jon from her, she cried out: "No-no, thank you! I'm just going."
I didn't see it so until now. It would seem like pique." "Or a counter scheme," said Fair. "Would you wish him told?" "You admit I have a right to a daughter's solicitude?" "Surely!" Fair pondered a moment. "Miss Garnet, if the opportunity offers, I am more than willing you should say to Mr. March " "I rarely meet him, but still "
I told him, I remember, indeed, which was very decided," she added, with an important and even solemn air, "that he would be a rebel yes, Madame, a rebel. I told him so at Saint-Eustache. But I see that your Majesty was right. I am very unfortunate! He had more ambition than love." Here a tear of pique escaped from her eyes, and rolled quickly down her cheek, as a pearl upon a rose.
Easterfield has explained everything, and that you agree with her and with me that it is a sensible thing for a girl in my position to marry, and, having no one to attend wisely to such a matter for me, that I should endeavor to attend to it myself as wisely as I can. Also, that a little bit of pique, caused by the fact that I am to have an old schoolfellow for a stepmother, is excusable."
We pique ourselves here in New England upon knowing at least as much of what is going on in the literary way in the old Dutch Mother-land as our brethren of the fast-anchored Isle; but thus far we have no tidings whatever of the 'extensive close-printed, close-meditated volume, which forms the subject of this pretended commentary.
All day he had been abstracted, listless, and utterly desolate. All day he had gone over again and again the details of the interview with Mr. Haim, his telegram to Marguerite and her unspeakable telegram to him, hugging close a terrific grievance. Only from pique against Marguerite had he accepted Lucas's invitation.
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