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To the younger members of the family it seemed already that their father had always been sick, and that he always would be; indeed, to Cora and Hedrick he had become only a weak and querulous voice beyond a closed door. Doctor Sloane was serious but reassuring, his daily announcement being that his patient was in "no immediate danger." Mrs.
And if he had not inherited from a profiteer, Charlie would not have gone off to Glasgow, he had heard odds and ends of strange tales as to Charlie's doings in Glasgow, not in the least reassuring! And if he had not inherited from a profiteer Sissie would not have taken a share in a dancing studio and might never have dangerously danced with that worm Oswald Morfey.
Yet their stout, easy-going mentor had given me such a reassuring glance of side-long humor, as between man of the world and man of the world, that it was difficult to suspect him of suspicion. I was nevertheless itching to be gone. Young Olphert told his story with engaging candor.
I wanted to follow my own leading, to see things clearly, and this reassuring pose of a high destiny, of an almost terribly efficient pursuit of a fixed end when as a matter of fact I had a very doubtful end and an aim as yet by no means fixed, was all too seductive for dalliance.... And into all these things with the manner of a trifling and casual incident comes the figure of Isabel Rivers.
I might have composed an essay of my own on the real harmless nature of poetry in general, but it could only have been an echo and a deterioration of Hazlitt's. He has put the truth about poetry in a way as interesting, clear, and reassuring as anyone is ever likely to put it. I do not expect, however, that you will instantly gather the full message and enthusiasm of the essay.
The fact that Quinlan was guilty himself, far from staying him from meting out savage justice to another, would make him the more relentless and eager. "All right," said he. "Then you want me to git out?" "I want you to behave yourself and stay on. Go take a walk, Ashbel." And Ashbel went. But his expression was not reassuring; Susan feared he had no intention of accepting his defeat.
She felt as if she were slipping over the edge of the world. "I can't stand," she faltered weakly. "No, no, petite! But naturally!" came the reassuring reply. "Be seated, I beg. Permit me to assist you!" Chris, being quite incapable of doing otherwise, yielded herself to the gentle insistence of an arm that encircled her.
Those who had traveled and seen the ostentation of cities smiled a superior smile at the curiosity and wonder exhibited, but even those who had never seen the like were cautious about letting their surprise appear. Especially in the presence of fashion and wealth would the independent American citizen straighten his backbone, reassuring himself that he was as good as anybody.
And drawing her nearer, he commenced toying with her waving locks, telling her how for months he had been longing to meet her, and how her looks more than ever delighted him, and otherwise uttering such pleasant and reassuring words as soonest came into his mind.
"Oh, the idea! He only runs it for me. I put up the money. You know him, eh?" The girl nodded. "Yes; I know Mr. Clyde also." "Who Alton?" he queried, with reassuring warmth. "Why, you and I have got mutual friends. Alton and me is pals." He shook his head solemnly. "Ain't he a scourge?" "I beg your pardon." "I say, ain't he an awful thing? He ain't anything like Emerson.
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