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"Yes," Mostyn puffed, and Saunders heard him heave a sigh. "I had quite a talk with him. I can't fully account for it, but I like the man very much. It may be his optimism or wonderful faith. I know that he has a very soothing effect on me. The truth is, I have promised to go to California with him." "Oh!" Saunders leaned against the balustrade, steadily scrutinizing the face of his guest.
Nick at one time had a good chance of making the nine, for he was a hustler when it came to playing ball, and indeed, in nearly every sport; but as might be expected, he managed to display his nasty temper in practice, and Coach Saunders, who heartily disliked and distrusted the big fellow, speedily turned him down.
Caa that ye nocht?" "Well, Saunders," said the minister, going out, "certainly I wish you good speed in your wooing; but see that you fall no more out with Birsie, lest you be more bruised than you are now; and for the rest, learn wisely to restrain your unruly member." "Thank ye, minister," said Saunders; "I'll do my best endeavours to obleege ye.
As Red could discover no means in the town's resources to provide a meal for three hundred people it was necessarily a basket party, which struck Mr. Saunders as being grievously like a Swede treat. He made up for it in a measure by having barrels of lemonade and cider on tap at the grounds stronger beverages being barred and by hiring a quartette of strings "clear from town."
"It's rum a girl like that being mixed up in a case of this description," he said. "Most extraordinary." There was a little tap at the door and the matron appeared. "Miss Stevens is ready," she said, and Tarling rose. Dr. Saunders rose with him, and, going to a shelf took down a large ledger, and placing it on his table, opened it and took up a pen.
Saunders could joyfully admit this without in the least relinquishing her own belief, so inarticulate that it was merely part of her personal consciousness, that this happiness was of as remote an origin as the foundations of the world.
Saunders linked his hands across his knee, and looked down at the floor for a moment in silence. He seemed to be trying to formulate something more difficult to express than what he had already touched upon.
But Saunders was beforehand with her; for while she was refreshing herself he entered the pantry and gave it an overhaul, finding a smoked ham, a barrel of cabin bread, coffee, cocoa, sugar, and a number of other articles already stowed there by the steward who was to have accompanied the ship on her projected voyage to China.
"Well, that's a concession on your part," said Mrs. Browne, a flash in her eye. "I never heard of such an asinine proposition," sputtered Deppingham. Saunders went completely under at that. "On the other hand," he hastened to remark, "I'm sure it would be quite legal if you did live to " "Stop him, for heaven's sake," screamed Lady Agnes, bursting into uncontrollable laughter. "Stop him?
Saunders' uncle on her mother's side drank himself to death then there was that Bristol cousin of Mrs. Crick's! From the shrill triumph with which his name was dragged in, his crime must have been pilfering from a cathedral at least, but as both remembrancers were speaking at once it was difficult to distinguish his infamy from the scandal which beclouded the memory of Mrs.
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