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So you had a talk with him, eh? 'Yes, a talk I shan't forget. There are not many men like Mr. Egremont. Gilbert had it on his lips to speak of the library project, but a doubt as to whether he might not be betraying confidence checked him. 'He wants you to go and see him at the lecture-room, he continued, 'either on Sunday after the lecture, or any evening that suits you. Will you go?
But look, sir; if you should be late, and they come up with us in boats, or warn the forts at the entrance, mind, we cannot fight; you must send us all below, with your swords and pistols, you see, and batten us down, so that we shan't be responsible, else I could never show my face in a French port again. "Ah! Here come four of the men; yes, and two more after them. That is good.
"I want to take back " he began eagerly, as soon as his head was inside the door. "I know you do, but you shan't," replied Scarborough. "What you said was true, what Olivia said was true. I've been acting like a blackguard." "No," said Pierson, "what I said was a disgraceful lie. Will you try to forget it, Scarborough?" "FORGET it?" Scarborough looked at his friend with brilliant eyes. "Never!
Harz answered slyly; "the Fates outwitted me, it seems." "Serve you right," said Dawney, "for your confounded egoism! Wait here till I come out, I shan't be many minutes." But Harz went on his way. A cart drawn by cream-coloured oxen was passing slowly towards the bridge.
"And what have you got to buy?" he asked, facing her, with his benevolent, ironical expression. "Never mind!" she gently laughed. "I shan't be many minutes after you." She pretended to make a mystery. But her sole purpose was to avoid re-entering the house in his company; and she knew that he had divined this.
Well, sir, we shan't have that on our souls, father and I; he is a farmer in Essex. This comes a many miles, this milk." Staines looked in her face, with kindly approval marked on his own eloquent features. She blushed a little at so fixed a regard. Then he asked her if she would supply him with milk, butter, and eggs. "Why, if you mean sell you them, yes, sir, with pleasure.
"No, I shan't be left," cried Blanche quickly, and in a low tone to her spouse, "you cannot refer to the one we are here to witness." There was no reply. "Miss Vernon, your exception has nothing to do with Mrs. Haughton?" continued la petite inquiringly. "It has; but I am imaginative; tell me, did Mrs. Haughton appear in the supper-room?"
I shan't be surprised if you're gone when I come back." A commissionaire was now holding open the door of the car. "Carthew," said Mr. Prohack privily, after he had got out. "Oblige me by imagining that during my absence the car is empty." Carthew quivered for a fraction of eternity, but was exceedingly quick to recover. "Yes, sir."
The sun was well up, and beating down hot and fiery when Nicolas, standing on a jutting ledge of rock, pointed down into the valley at a little clump of wooden buildings, roofed with corrugated iron. "That third house is the telegraph station," said the peon. "You will know it by the wires running in." "Shan't we all go down?" asked Harry. "I'm afraid it wouldn't be wise," Tom answered.
'That'll take 'ee home and back, said I, passin' the money to Daniel. 'So long, children! You haven't no time to spare. "Away they pulled, callin' back, 'God bless 'ee, father! and the like; words I shan't forget. . . . Poor Daniel! . . . And there, all of a sudden, was I, left to spend Christmas alone: which didn't trouble me at all.
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