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Finally the lay figures waxed so disputatious that Professor O'Reilley consigned them to the darkness of the trunk from which they came. "Stay there until you behave yourselves," he scolded, as the groans grew more and more subdued in protest against the captivity. "Wish I could do that," said John. "Couldn't I get teacher mad, talking at her from the blackboard?" "Sh-sh," whispered Louise.
You like mice, don't you?" he continued. "Why, I like candy mice," said Peter grinning, "but I never knew before that cats did!" "Sh-sh!" Poor Prowler began to tremble all over and look anxiously about him. "Not a word of that," he murmured, "or I'm a dead cat! You keep mum about that little affair, young'un, and I'll do you a good turn yet, see if I don't!"
'Oh, Catherine! said Rose under her breath, as they got into the drawing-room, with a little theatrical gesture, 'why on earth did you inflict that man and me on each other for two mortal hours? 'Sh-sh! said Catherine's lips, while her face gleamed with laughter. Rose sank flushed upon a chair, her eyes glancing up with a little furtive anger in them as the two gentlemen entered the room.
Indeed, it was his own servants who did the most toward drowning his voice by their well-meant endeavors to shout down the interrupting cries. "They're most of them tipsy, I think," whispered Doreen to her mother, who said, "Sh-sh!" in shocked remonstrance, but secretly agreed with her daughter's verdict. "Throw them some coppers, papa," suggested the sage and practical Queenie. Mr.
Sandy, who went before you, did for five in his last season " "And 'went before' me," smiled Conrad, "with five knives in his ribs. Thanks. I'm still alive and I'm getting the work out of them. But this is a new one about Sandy. You told the Police, of course?" "Sh-sh! I couldn't swear to it in a court of law. I'm not sure an unprejudiced jury wouldn't call it accidental death.
"Why, listen to this young gentleman!" said Belyaev, pointing to Alyosha. Alyosha flushed crimson, then turned pale, and his whole face began working with terror. "Nikolay Ilyitch," he said in a loud whisper. "Sh-sh!" Olga Ivanovna looked in surprise at Alyosha, then at Belyaev, then at Alyosha again. "Just ask him," Belyaev went on.
From a near-by kennel there was the discordant yelping of a dozen hounds, and between the two places a kitten was performing its toilet with arrogant indifference to the canine threat. They were just about to retrace their steps, when Selwyn felt Mathews's hand on his arm. 'Sh-sh! the groom whispered. 'There's Mister Malcolm a-come to say good-bye to Nellie. I knew 'e would, sir.
I declare I am jealous of him: I shall pop into his place some day! Georgino, Miss Bracely is going to sing us something. Is not that a treat? Sh-sh, please, ladies and gentlemen." And she rustled to her place, and sat with the farthest-away expression ever seen on mortal face, while she trespassed on Miss Bracely's good-nature.
Its shrill invective would have awakened the dead. The whistling, regular snores of the sleeper suddenly wound up with a gasping gurgle; he opened his eyes and, in a strong cereal accent gave vent to a somnolent peevish protest. "Losh! . . . whot wi' you fellers bickerin' an' yon damn birrd currsin' I canna sleep! . . . gie th' " But Hardy silenced him with a warning finger. "Sh-sh!
'Oh, Catherine! said Rose under her breath, as they got into the drawing-room, with a little theatrical gesture, 'why on earth did you inflict that man and me on each other for two mortal hours? 'Sh-sh! said Catherine's lips, while her face gleamed with laughter. Rose sank flushed upon a chair, her eyes glancing up with a little furtive anger in them as the two gentlemen entered the room.
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