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On and after the above date, all tenants soever residing within the tenement house known as Mulligan's are warned that all rents will be reduced by fifty per cent. "Now what," said Mrs. Trapes, refolding the circular very reverently and shutting it into the testament, "jest what d'ye think o' that?" "Quite a er remarkable document, Mrs. Trapes!" "Remarkable?" snorted Mrs. Trapes.
But when she was seated, she found herself at a loss for words. She drew off her gloves, and sat there folding and refolding them. He waited for her to commence; the silence was unbroken, save for the laughter of children playing in the Square and the occasional tapping of footsteps on the pavement. He leant across the table and took her hand. "Terry, after all these years you're not afraid of me?
Alone, carefully refolding the kimono in its original creases, Christine wondered what the man's name was. She felt that the mysterious future might soon disclose a germ of happiness. G.J. Hoape He was usually addressed as "G.J." by his friends, and always referred to as "G.J." by both friends and acquaintances woke up finally in the bedroom of his flat with the thought: "To-day I shall see her."
One evening, as the fog began to drift over the sand-hills, the recluse sat alone in his hut. The fire was dying unheeded on the hearth, for he had been sitting there for a long time, completely absorbed in the blurred pages of an old newspaper. Presently he arose, and, refolding it, an operation of great care and delicacy in its tattered condition, placed it under the blankets of his bed.
This was an amount of compliance which he had not at all expected, and which rather upset him in his tactics. However, he took the letter, perused it carefully, and then refolding it, kept it on the table under his hand.
"You won't miss out anything will you?" insisted Tommy. "I shall endeavour, Miss Jane, to give you no cause for complaint," gravely he assured her, and sat down to write. Not till the train began to slacken speed had the Prince finished. Then, blotting and refolding the paper, he stood up.
This was an amount of compliance which he had not at all expected, and which rather upset him in his tactics. However, he took the letter, perused it carefully, and then refolding it, kept it on the table under his hand.
"'Fifth: Imposing implicit trust and confidence in Elisha Warren, my brother, I direct that he be not required to give bond for the performance of any of the affairs or trusts to which he has been herein appointed. "The remainder," concluded Graves, refolding the will, "is purely formal. It is dated May 15th, three years ago.
For a long moment was a silence wherein she stood turned from him, her trembling fingers busily folding and refolding a pleat in her apron while he stared down blindly at the floor. "So you preferred the slavery of scrubbing floors, did you, Hermione?" he said at last. "Of course!" she answered, without turning or lifting her heavy head.
I see, I see!" he said, refolding the epistle, and placing it in his pocket-book; "my friend, Dr. Hebraist, says you are anxious to be informed whether Mr. Clarke ever received the legacy of my poor cousin, Colonel Elmore; and if so, any tidings I can give you of Mr. Clarke himself; or any clue to discover him will be highly acceptable.
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