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In exchanging the petty Court of Florence for that of France, Marie had speedily emancipated herself from the compulsory economy to which she had been accustomed from her childhood, and had become reckless in her expenditure to an excess which constantly disturbed the equanimity of the prudent minister of finance.
"You must not stay," she protested, as she caught away her hand, which the aide had continued holding. "There are five " "I know it," interrupted Jack; "and if you 'd not come to me, I'd have burst in on them rather than have my third ride futile." "Oh, go; please go!" begged the girl, his reckless manner adding yet more to her alarm.
His behaviour during the gale had been most exemplary, but he recognized now that there was nothing more to be done, and, having thrown off his public responsibilities, he renewed his private peculiarities. He filled out nearly a tumblerful of raw rum and took it off at a gulp. Then he began to sing and made his way on deck in a very hilarious and reckless mood.
For the rest, the expression of his face was somewhat impudent and reckless, but not without a certain drollery in the corners of his eyes. The younger man was apparently about my own age, a year or two older, perhaps, judging rather from his set and sinewy frame than his boyish countenance.
It was an awkward fact, that she never could see Mrs. Jordan's majestic form and noble bonnet without feeling the same overwhelming impulse to laugh. "This is disgraceful conduct!" cried Lady Engleton. Hadria was clearly in one of her most reckless moods to-day. "You have led me on, and must take the consequences!" she cried.
Her neighbor's daughter would surely know. Had the reckless youth quarreled with the girl? No, no! One of the tavern-keeper's slaves, Ino told her, had whispered something to Alexander, whereupon he had instantly followed the man into the house. Melissa knew that it could be no trivial matter which detained him there, and hurried after him into the tavern.
Baker, on your honor, as a gentleman of truth and veracity, do you think the excesses of which you speak, occur, as a rule, in those whose lives have been very tightly bound by the church, or by anything else, save their own reckless fancies?" Charlie Shipley laughed outright at this point.
But this time it was not for the beautiful stranger with the dainty feet. He had no time to think of her now. He must first find this newcomer and he meant to waste no time in doing it. In his search for the new stranger who had come to the Green Forest, Lightfoot the Deer was wholly reckless.
He was a totally different person from the careless, casual, rather reckless Dick Vaughan who had left for Canada eighteen months before. Every one had liked the old Dick Vaughan who had disappeared; yet nobody now regretted the apparently final loss of him, and all were agreed in admiring the new Dick with more or less enthusiasm.
It was probable, Alethia considered, that Robert came into the last category, in which case she was certain to enjoy the companionship of one or two excellent women, and might possibly catch glimpses of undesirable adventuresses or come face to face with reckless admiration-seeking married women.
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