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"It is nothing," she answered, addressing Sallenauve; "only that my little girl reminded me suddenly of the utmost obligation we are under to you, monsieur. 'Without him, she said, 'you would not have me. Ah! monsieur, without your generous courage where would my child be now?"

One of her daily employments was to read to her father, and it required a little gentle diplomacy on her part to effect this duty; for there were times when the offer of another to do what he had been so long accustomed to do for himself, only reminded him too painfully of the deprivation under which he was suffering. And, in secret, she, too, dreaded a similar loss for herself.

To be separated, hateful thought! How could it be endured? They withdrew for a brief space to consider this weighty problem, leaving Edward in dignified conversation with Madame DeBerczy. He was strangely reminded of his first visit to her after his return from England. Alike, and yet how different. Then the prophecy of summer's golden perfection was in the air.

It was from that date that the alliance between the Indians and the French commenced, and, as Champlain was obliged to live in the neighbourhood of the Montagnais and Algonquins, the only course open to him, if he desired to live in peace, was to fulfil his promise made to them. In this year, 1609, Anadabijou reminded Champlain of the agreement made six years before.

She was quite defiant till Clarke reminded her that her guide would cut her down in her tracks if she refused. Then she wilted went right off into death-like sleep. It was pitiful to see her. Clarke was terrible when he said it he is a regular Svengali, I believe, and the mother is completely dominated by him. One of the spooks is her own father, the other her first husband.

Have you forgotten that night when she went away the words spoken by Joyce? Cornelia, whether they were true or false, I will not subject another to the chance." She did not answer. Her lips parted and closed again. Somehow, Miss Carlyle could not bear to be reminded of that revelation of Joyce's; it subdued even her. "I cast no reflection upon you," hastily continued Mr. Carlyle.

I took the sack of gold and went within about thirty feet of the tent and made as good a speech as I could to induce the lady to come out, assuring her that all the men about her were gentlemen, that they had seen no ladies for so many months and that the presence of one reminded them of their mothers and sweethearts at home.

The young wife's cheek paled a little as she reminded him of a frightful dream she had before mentioned. "Nonsense, dear, we are safe as long as my bank holds out. In a short while we will brave the world and be at least a nine days' wonder."

This was his way of teaching me how I ought to write to him; for he by no means underrated the importance of outward forms and ceremonial. I am reminded of how in one of my second brother's letters he was complaining in somewhat sanscritised phraseology of being worked to death tied by the neck to his post of duty. My father asked me to explain the sentiment.

"I am more affected," he said, in words of which better men that Diderot might often be reminded, "by the charms of virtue than by the deformity of vice. I turn mildly away from the bad, and I fly to embrace the good.