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"No," she said at last, "Arthur, you don't know it, at all." "I can't, Mamma, I just can't," he said, plaintively. "I'm sick." "Your head is not sick. I can't allow you to grow up in utter ignorance because you're an invalid, Arthur." That seemed very severe to me, yet she spoke in a sweet, kind way. "Why do you make me so unhappy? You know how I feel when you won't learn."

"That's rather hard on Jack Tosswill," and though he smiled, he looked at her significantly. Enid was so surprised that for a moment her composure gave way, and the colour rushed into her pale face. Then she pulled herself together. "It really hasn't been my fault," she said plaintively. "I'm sure it hasn't. But in a village one has to be careful.

As for me, it would be impossible that I should do credit in the telling of it to a story of which I do not believe a single word." "Am I not to know?" asked Miss Scarborough, plaintively. "Your nephew will tell you," said Mr. Grey, "or Mr. Merton; or Mr. Greenwood can do so, if he has permission from Mr. Scarborough. I would rather tell no one. It is to me incredible."

"Kernstown didn't shake it?" "Kernstown was as much a victory as a defeat, sir. No, it didn't shake it." "Morale good?" "Extraordinarily so. That army is all right, sir." "I wish," said Ewell plaintively, "that I knew what to make of General Jackson. What do you make of him, major?" "I make a genius, sir." Ewell raised his shoulder and ducked his head, his bright round eyes much like a robin's.

I did not distinguish the words; but I felt the sorrow and the sweetness and the patience of the life of Japan pass with her voice into my heart, plaintively seeking for something never there.

And I shall be desolate in my old age for I shall grow old in a night if I lose Elsie." "But there's the other Elsie," rejoined Mrs. Moss plaintively. "There seems to be one apiece for every one except me." "Oh, Elsie Pritchard! Good heavens!" Miss Pritchard began her pacing again. "I shall have her on my hands. I never thought of that!"

"Why do you seem always to quarrel so, Gritzko?" the Princess said, plaintively. "It really quite upsets me, dear boy." "You must not worry, Tantine," and he kissed the Princess' hand. "We don't quarrel; we are the best of friends; only we tell one another home truths. I came this afternoon to ask you if you will come to Milasláv next week.

You CAN'T make out they don't love me!" He spoke almost plaintively, as if he wished she could. "Then I don't see why it hasn't done you more good." "Why Mamie," he patiently reasoned, "what more good COULD it? As I tell you," he explained, "it has just been my life." "Then why do you come to me for money?" "Oh they don't give me THAT!" Scott returned.

She got out an old music-book of Madam's young days, and turned to a page on which were a number of small tunes of a few bars each, and each marked with a name. She began to play the old air of Malbrook, very sweetly and plaintively, so as quite to justify Miss Goodchild's opinion that she had a taste for music. But at the last bar Terry's little hands fell limp, and she burst out crying.

When they got to the door she plaintively said: 'Come in, and he followed her to her room. Here she sank on to a chair, and gave herself up to her tears. Tom wetted the end of a towel and began wiping her face, grimy with blood and tears. She let him do it, just moaning amid her sobs: 'You are good ter me, Tom. 'Cheer up, old gal, he said kindly, 'it's all over now.