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He was perfectly self-possessed, but he was not light-hearted. The unusual effort of being thoughtful had, perhaps, distressed or even outraged his brain. And the worst of it was that he was still thinking for him quite profoundly. However, they talked about risotto, they talked about Vesuvius, they spoke of the delights of summer in the South and of the advantages of living on an island.

He had never met with anything like it, she had been as calm and self-possessed as a woman of forty; and yet her attitude as she leant forward in the saddle, her directness of speech, all her movements, had the abandon of an unconscious child; indeed, the absence of self-consciousness, her absolute freedom from anything like shyness, combined with a dignity, a touch of hauteur and pride, struck him as extraordinary, almost weird.

Without giving him time to say anything more she went away, accompanied from the room by Max Elliot, walking carelessly and looking very powerful and almost outrageously self-possessed. Within the music-room there was a moment's silence. Then Paul Lane said: "Delightful creature!" "Yes," said Mrs. Mansfield. "Adelaide is delightful. And why? She always thinks of herself, lives for herself.

"That is very true," said the priest a little softened, "he is the only one among the rebels, who understands how to conduct the affair; fearless as a lion, generous, ever self-possessed, knowing how to occupy the best positions, and humane to his prisoners, he is born to be a hero and a leader, and still more to be admired, for from a swineherd he rose to greatness.

He was nominated by a large majority, and the Republicans were jubilant thought the Republic was at last established on a firm and proper basis. Grevy was perfectly calm and self-possessed did not show much enthusiasm. He must have felt quite sure from the first moment that he would be named.

She came into the room with the self-possessed air of the owner of the building, took a seat, after nodding to the editor, and said, 'Well? 'Look here, Jennie, began that austere individual, 'do you wish to take a trip to Europe? 'That depends, said Jennie; 'this is not just the time of year that people go to Europe for pleasure, you know. 'Well, this is not exactly a pleasure trip.

Mr. and Mrs. Barslow, my daughter." She was a little slim slip of a thing, in white, and emerged from the shrubbery at Mr. Trescott's call. She bowed to us, and said she was sorry that we could not stop. Her voice was sweet, and there was something unexpectedly cool and self-possessed in her intonation.

As she looked in the cabin and saw the composed figure of the mistress a gleam of humour lighted her face and she secretly rebelled at the sensation of lack of ease which often overcame her in the presence of these calm, self-possessed "poor whites." "They are so inhumanly superior!" she thought, and then a kindlier feeling came. "Good afternoon, Miss Taber."

Purdie did remember, and he looked at the famous expert with great interest. There was, however, nothing at all remarkable about Dr. Sperling-Lawson's appearance he was a quiet, self-possessed, plain-faced gentleman who might have been a barrister or a banker for all that any one could tell to the contrary. He gave his evidence in a matter-of-fact tone strongly in contrast to Dr.

When, however, the mind is previously instructed and warned of this stage of the process, a steady and self-possessed attitude is ensured and a subconscious feeling of expectancy manifests at the critical moment.