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But the Seigneur and then the Cure spoke for her, and so did I at last." He paused and plaintively admired himself in the mirror. He was grateful that he had been clean-shaved that morning, and he was content to catch the citrine odour of the bergamot upon his hair.

Why, if this sort of thing keeps on at this rate during our two weeks' stay, whatever in the world am I going to do for more films?" asked Will, plaintively. "Keep the balance for especially good subjects," said Jerry, carelessly. "Yes, but sometimes, you know, the best pictures are those you fail to get.

Extra mill buildings closed up the career of the road beyond it; ditto beyond that; partially ditto afterwards, the front of the picture being relieved by a few thirsty souls, looking plaintively at a landlord, who stood with a rolling eye upon door step, anxious to officiate as the "Good Samaritan," but afraid to exercise his benevolence.

"I suppose not," said Mrs. Stanbury, plaintively. "I could try," said Dorothy. "My dear, you don't know that woman," said Priscilla. "Of course I don't know her," said Dorothy. "She has always been very good to Hugh," said Mrs. Stanbury. "I don't think she has been good to him at all," said Priscilla. "But think what a saving it would be," said Dorothy.

Cappy Ricks' eyes blazed, but he controlled his temper and made one final appeal. "Matt," he said plaintively, "you infernal young cut-up, quit kidding the old man! Don't tell me that a Peasley, of Thomaston, Maine, would take advantage of certain adventitious circumstances and the legal loopholes provided by our outrageous maritime laws " "To swindle the Blue Star Navigation Company!" Mr.

Her mother alluded plaintively to the fact that the Perkinses had a habit of going into declines; that she'd always feared that Emma Jane's complexion was too beautiful to be healthy; that some men would be proud of having an ambitious daughter, and be glad to give her the best advantages; that she feared the daily journeys to Edgewood were going to be too much for her own health, and Mr.

His negro servant busily toasted hardtack; a brigadier seated on an opposite log was detailing, half fiercely, half plaintively, the conditions under which his brigade was travelling. The two from Jackson dismounted, crunched their way over the snow and saluted. The general looked up. "Good-evening, gentlemen! Is that you, Stafford? Well, did you do your prettiest and did he respond?"

A group of red calves stood at the bars of a small field plaintively calling for their supper. It was not just an ordinary bawl, but a double-jointed hyphenated appeal, indicating a very exhausted condition indeed. Pearl looked at them in pity. The old dog, wrinkling his nose and turning away his head, did not give them a glance. He knew them. Noisy things! Let 'em bawl. Come on!

Cranston, "something besides the bedside is delirious in that case. No wonder the poor fellow is picking up so slowly." "Well, wait a little," responded her conservative lord and master. "Seems to me a man ought to rejoice in knowing that the arms of lovely woman are outstretched in eagerness to enfold him. Now, if I were he " "Was that my predicament?" asked Cranston, looking plaintively up.

And the organism of the boarding-house seemed absolutely tragic to her, compact of the stuff of sorrow itself! And yet George Cannon had said, 'Shaping so well! "What's to be done?" he inquired plaintively. "Nothing that I can see!" she said.