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Well; the stranger obeys, and whatever his sleep might have been, his waking was perfectly natural; for lethargy itself could not withstand the scolding Stentorship of Mr. Holland, the Prior.
"It's a black heart ye have," said the priest, whose courage was hardly equal to his anger, and whose valour speedily cooled before resolute opposition. "It's blacker than ink ye are, Biddy Dillon, with the wicked heresy." Like most Irish women, Biddy was well skilled in the art of scolding, and among her neighbours was considered rather more expert in the business than themselves.
I am sorry I wasn't listening but you seemed to be scolding and I couldn't think of anything else." Even the abstruse Mr. Macnair saw that her surprise was genuine. His tone grew gentler. "You are very young, Miss Esther. But since I must speak more plainly, I was referring to that mad escapade of a week ago.
Instead of that voluble and gushing song outside the window, I heard the wrens scolding and crying at a fearful rate, and on going out saw the bluebirds in possession of the box. The poor wrens were in despair; they wrung their hands and tore their hair, after the wren fashion, but chiefly did they rattle out their disgust and wrath at the intruders.
"Ever since that Waubenoo has been the Whisky Jack, and if you will listen to Whisky Jack when he is not scolding or clamoring at your camp for food his voice is like that of the lost Indian maiden, with a bad cold, calling for her lover." "What did Nanahboozhoo do to Gray Wolf?" said Sagastao. "Hush," said Minnehaha. "Don't you know Nanahboozhoo doesn't like to have children talk about him?"
Who can tell whether the town would have escaped capture if its citizens had not been able to go barefoot? Let a man be always fore-armed against the unforeseen. Let Emile run about barefoot all the year round, upstairs, downstairs, and in the garden. Far from scolding him, I shall follow his example; only I shall be careful to remove any broken glass.
"Yes," he said, "I dare say it does." Then taking the book from her, he laid it aside, and giving her a kiss, said, "I was much pleased with your intelligent answers to Mr. Lee, last evening." Elsie sighed, and her eyes filled with tears. It was not what she wanted. "What an odd child you are!" he said, laughing. "You really look as though I had been scolding, instead of praising you."
"I have had a little fit since I came into this room, as you may perceive," said she presently, with a playful smile, "but it is over now; so let us sit down and be comfortable; for as to scolding you, Fanny, which I came fully intending to do, I have not the heart for it when it comes to the point."
After much chafing and scolding, he ordered the offender back into the canoe, and forbade him to come again on board: not a word did the thief utter the whole time, and instantly obeyed the order to quit the vessel, but the old master could not be pacified. He frequently repeated, "Kabuderih emo aidarah," and his visit afforded him no more pleasure.
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