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The one thing left him was a miserable courtesy, on which he must somehow depend. He forced a sort of smile, and began to talk his own voice audible to him, strained and ugly, like the voice of some querulous ghost. "Ah," he said, "as one gets older, one can't always command one's moods. Vexed? Of course, I am not vexed what put that into your head? It's this I can tell you so much!
When he next spoke, it was, in a less querulous tone, to ask what there was for dinner. 'Turkey and grouse, was the concise reply. 'And what besides? 'Fish. 'What kind of fish? 'I don't know. 'YOU DON'T KNOW? cried he, looking solemnly up from his plate, and suspending his knife and fork in astonishment. 'No. I told the cook to get some fish I did not particularize what.
"Ah! what a querulous fool am I!" he cried, joyously, so joyously that Theos knew not whether to be glad or sorry at his sudden and capricious change of mood.. "why should I thus bemoan myself for fancied wrong? Good, noble Theos, thou hast been misled! My Lysia's words were but to try thy mettle! ... to test thee to the core, and prove thee truly faithful as Sah-luma's friend!
There was no answer, for there was not a shade of real sympathy in the voice that made the queries but rather a querulous dissatisfaction. A few moments Mrs. Walcott stood near her husband; but as he did Not seem inclined to answer her questions, she turned off from him, and resumed the employment which had been interrupted by the ringing of the tea bell.
"In fact," she said, "if Mme. de Stael were to change her name, it would unsettle the heads of all Europe!" And so she married Rocca, who was faithful to her to the end, though she grew extremely plain and querulous, while he became deaf and soon lost his former charm.
Every morning we heard querulous notes which sounded much like the squealing of very young puppies and which were followed by long, siren wails; when the shrill notes had reached their highest pitch they would sink into low mellow tones exceedingly musical. The calls usually started shortly after daylight and continued until about nine o'clock, or later if the day was dark or rainy.
Polk, while walking in the garden, found the girl fast asleep on a bench, her sewing on her lap. Would that a master had painted his face as he looked down at her! 'Twas he who brought Virginia daily news of Judge Whipple. Bad news, alas! for he seemed to miss her greatly. He had become more querulous and exacting with patient Mrs. Brice, and inquired for her continually. She would not go.
But this presence of Dinah in his mind only helped him to bear the better with his mother's mood, which had been becoming more and more querulous for the last hour. Poor Lisbeth was suffering from a strange conflict of feelings.
All day and every day Tom Cole sat in the sunshine on the toll gate porch, the box for the toll beside him, and listened for wheels or horses' hoofs. It was an event now when he could hobble out to the gate, take the toll and pass the time of day. He grew querulous over the state of the road. "There'd surely be more travel if 't warn't so bad!
But more than that was he moved by her diligent management of the household, her unwearying patience with the querulous and feeble-minded sick woman, her tact and common-sense, and especially the entire truthfulness of her character. Mr. Lurton made excuse to himself for another trip to Metropolisville that he had business in Perritaut.
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