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The character of the wealthy parvenu uncle, sensitive, boastful, resentful, and obstinate, yet tender-hearted as a child, irresistibly recalls Silas Lapham, that wonderfully natural and sympathetic presentment of a commonplace man. There are numerous points of resemblance between the two, especially when they are shown contrasted with their aristocratic friends.
He looked at the paper for a while longer in silence, then passed it to the other, who after gazing abstractedly at the print laid it down without comment. It was Ossipon who spoke first—still resentful. “The fragments of only one man, you note. Ergo: blew himself up. That spoils your day off for you—don’t it? Were you expecting that sort of move?
"I'll soon find out." Guildea pressed the bell. Pitting stole in almost immediately. "Pitting," said the Professor, speaking in a high, sharp voice, "did anyone come into this room during my absence at the sea?" "Certainly not, sir, except the maids and me, sir." "Not a soul? You are certain?" "Perfectly certain, sir." The cold voice of the butler sounded surprised, almost resentful.
Tom tried to seem at his ease, and he went through the motions fairly well, but at bottom he felt resentful toward all the three witnesses of his exhibition; in fact, he felt so annoyed at them for having witnessed it and noticed it that he almost forgot to feel annoyed at himself for placing it before them.
He carried his athletic vigour into the brokerage offices, however. No one could accuse him of being lazy, and no one could say that he did not make an effort. He possessed purpose and determination after a fashion, for he was proud and resentful; but he lacked perspective, no matter which way he looked for it.
What was it in his music that made you forget all of us and even, as you said, forget that you were not in your own cabin?" "That was stupid of me and rude, too," he said compunctiously. "Something that he was playing called up so vivid a memory that I forgot everything." There was a quick gleam in her eyes; she was resentful of memories that could make him forget her very presence, hers.
In her resentful mood, these expressions had been remembered with acrimony and disdain; they visited her in her softened hour, taking sleep from her eyes, all hope of rest from her uneasy mind. Two months passed thus, when at last we obtained a promise of Raymond's release.
If He wished things different He could easily change them. I have no faith in His goodness, His love or His mercy." The tears sprang to Faith's eyes, but the words did not surprise her. She laid them to the weakness of her mother's physical condition. "Some day you will see it differently, dear little mother," she said, sweetly. "You are still resentful for the injury which you have suffered.
It is not too much to say that to have overheard a conversation like this would have changed the course of Sylvia's development, but of such colloquies she could know nothing, attributing to the fraternities, with all an outsider's resentful overestimation of their importance, an arrogant solidarity of opinion and firmness of purpose which they were very far from possessing. Professor and Mrs.
"While that fellow is friendly to you, perhaps, others of the company are very resentful; it isn't best to tempt them. Hawkridge, you are the best one to act." "Very well; I will do so." The horseman had come to a stop and was gazing fixedly at the building, as if waiting for a response to his advance. Jennie Whitney descended the stairs at this moment.
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