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If she had said, "Rumpelstilzchen, rumpelstilzchen," or any other cabalistic thing the witches in our fairy tales used to say, I should not have been surprised; and I tried to smile as pleasantly as I knew how, for fear she would think me bad tempered, and so change my every word into frogs and toads, instead of diamonds and rubies.
Were she likely to have a home to invite her to, what a blessing it would be! And had it been possible for her to return Mr. Crawford's regard, the probability of his being very far from objecting to such a measure would have been the greatest increase of all her own comforts. She thought he was really good-tempered, and could fancy his entering into a plan of that sort most pleasantly.
A great white punkah was lazily vibrating over the heavy rosewood table. Unko Sulliman, the Prince Governor of Maur, came forward and gave me his hand. "It will be a hard climb and a hard day's work?" he said, pleasantly, in good English. "I have done worse," I answered. "But not under a Malayan sky. However, it is your wish, and his Highness the Sultan has granted it.
Dan Dalzell was grinning slightly, while Hazelton was giving his whole attention to the second ice before him. Hibbert, however, passed to other topics as lightly as though he had already forgotten all about fortunes and ears. The time passed pleasantly until all of the five chums felt that they could hold no more ices. Then Hibbert, having paid the bill, left the ice cream place with them.
M. de Chateaurien looked him in the eye, and apologized pleasantly for being so much in the way. Thereupon Rohrer procured an introduction to him, and made some observations derogatory to the valor and virtue of the French.
"Try and be firm, George," he said, quietly, "and do not look as if I am saying anything serious to you," he continued, laughing. "I understand, father," I said, cheerfully, though my heart kept giving great thumps against my ribs. "Can you hear what I am saying, Morgan?" continued my father, pleasantly, and not appearing to pay the slightest attention to the Indians.
They both stepped aside for Margaret Ellison, the Temple Camp stenographer, to pass in, and spoke pleasantly with her until she had entered the elevator. "I don't care what they think," Roy said; "a scout is observant. Can't I see plain enough that you have your pioneer scout badge on? That shows you're thinking about the scouts." "I put it on for a reason," said Tom.
"So that if it's a question of my doing anything under the sun that will help !" "You'll do anything under the sun? Good." He took that beautifully, ever so pleasantly, for what it was worth; but time was needed ten minutes or so were needed on the spot to deal even provisionally, with the substantive question.
"And yet you don't want to ask me to support you and your wife for indefinite years, Bud?" Bud squeezed his father's hand. "I'll never ask you to do that!" he promised promptly. A week drifted pleasantly over the college town, and still no definite step had been taken in the matter that had carried Anthony Fox over so many weary miles of country.
"Say, that's pretty good, ain't it?" the foreman replied pleasantly. "He did that well. He must be an artist." "I think he is," replied the smith, cautiously. He was always eager to curry favor with the boss. He came near to his side and looked over his arm. "He done it here today at noon in about a half an hour." "Say, that's pretty good now," and the foreman went on his way, thinking.
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