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Hereupon Barnabas helped himself to the mustard with grave deliberation, then, leaning back in his chair, he smiled up into the Viscount's glowing eyes as politely and with as engaging an air as might be. "My Lord," said he gently, "give me leave to remark that he who says so, lies himself most foully." Having said which Barnabas set down the mustard, and bowed. "Mr.
"Want to join us, Alma?" "Oh yes thank you, Louis." "But I thought you and Leo were " "No, no. I'd rather go with you and mamma, Louis." Even her mother had smiled rather strainedly. Louis' invitation, politely uttered, had said so plainly, "Are we two never to be alone, your mother and I?" Oh, there was no doubt that Louis Latz was in love and with all the delayed fervor of first youth.
'One might arrange him more comfortably, she said. And we lifted the senseless victim, and put him on his back, and straightened his limbs, as though he had been a corpse. 'How handsome he is! murmured my visitor, half closing her eyes. 'You think so? I said politely, as if she had been praising one of my private possessions. 'Oh yes. We are neighbours, madame.
The lieutenant eagerly reached for it, but the sable carrier grinned politely, said: "It's for de major, sar wuz told to give it right into his han's, and nobody else," fulfilled his instructions, and departed with many bows and smiles, while the two soldiers dropped into their respective chairs. "Hurry up, major do, please," whispered the lieutenant.
Well, the Woodchuck brothers looked at one another in a puzzled fashion. "Never again let me hear you whistling, 'Pop! Goes the Weasel," Grumpy warned them. That was the name of the Woodchuck brothers' favorite air, and the one they could whistle best. And any one could see that they were quite upset. "Why don't you like that tune?" Billy Woodchuck asked Grumpy Weasel politely.
"Oh, I just wanted to know." "I used to be a pretty girl, Roger, though you mightn't think it now." Her voice was softened, and, taking off her spectacles, she gazed far into space; seemingly to that distant girlhood when radiant youth lent to the grey old world some of its own immortal joy. "I don't doubt it," said Roger, politely. "Your pa and me used to go to church together.
You know yourself, Count, how he's behaved!" "Perfectly politely, I trust." "But he's not been what you'd call distant, Count Bunker. In fac', the long and the short of it is just this what's his intentions towards my Eva?" "Is it Mrs. Gallosh who desires this information?" "It is. And myself too; oh, I'm not behindhand where the reputation of my daughters is concerned!" "Mrs.
Not a trace was to be seen in it of the truthfulness and gentleness which made the charm of the daughter's expression. A man whose bitter experience of the world had soured his temper and shaken his faith in his fellow-creatures such was Mr. Bowmore as he presented himself on the surface. He received Percy politely but with a preoccupied air.
"Well, my dears," she said warmly, "and what can I do for you to-day?" There was a delicious smell of hot cake pervading the place, and Mrs. Vercoe herself had come out streaked with flour, and carrying a big black 'sheath' full of new currant cakes and buns. "I I hardly know," said Esther. "There are such lots of nice things here," she added politely.
He bowed politely to Rita, and I now saw by his uniform that he was a military officer. Of course, I thanked him, as did my cousin. On the rest of the party coming up, they joined us in expressing our gratitude. He laughed as he answered, "I should have been glad to have killed the beast at all events, so pray don't thank me. Let me ask where you are going.
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