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"Is it not a fact? In that case she behaved very foolishly today. I can imagine how concerned she must have been, and how she tried to cast her wary nets!" Nejdanov did not utter a word, but looked at his companion sideways. "Listen," she continued, "it's no use pretending; I don't like Valentina Mihailovna, and you know that well enough. I may seem unjust... but I want you to hear me first "
Should he be detected in actual possession of the property, he is instructed to act his part in the most artful manner, by pretending that some man sent him into the shop to take it, who told him that he would give him sixpence to buy cakes.
Biding their time, and pretending to act in good faith, as the years rolled by, the distrust and suspicion with which the old Rebel-conspirators had naturally been regarded, gradually lessened in the public mind.
And then I am ashamed to tell it, but it only shows what becomes of pretending to know, instead of asking to be taught she told her mother what she guessed would be about the right time.
"Why, of course we can," said Betty, pretending a confidence she did not feel. "Especially if the boys give us the heavy handicap we agreed on. I didn't want them to, but I guess it may come in handy." "Well, are you ready?" cried Mollie, jumping up. "I am. Come on, girls, let's show them something!" and she was off down the stairs with the others close behind.
I hurried on, however, pretending not to hear him, so he, with a curse at my deafness, went back at last to his wine bottle. It is not very hard to get into the forest at Fontainebleau. The scattered trees steal their way into the very streets, like the tirailleurs in front of a column.
A conservation and secure enjoyment of our natural rights is the great and ultimate purpose of civil society. "The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man's pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.
Clark and Donald gave out the facts with greatest care how Thornton was to become Clark & Son's confidential man at the Boston office; and how Sandy was to take the vast sheep-raising portion of the business under his direction. "It is a proud day for you, Sandy!" cried José. "I'm no pretending I ain't pleased," replied Sandy, beaming on the Mexican, "but dinna think I'm proud.
She was ashamed to look him in the face. She made an early visit to the nursery, and stayed there pretending various little occupations until she heard Sir Tom go down stairs. All had been well between the husband and wife during the early part of the season parliamentary, the beginning of their life in London.
The folk who lived in the rear alley used to lean, sill-warming fashion on their windows, the children shrilly whistling the chorus, the men forgetting their pipes, the women sniffling as women do when they hear old ballads, for of course once Felice had started "pretending" she didn't stop.
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