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But if I were putting them in a play, I should have to trust the carpenter and the scene-painter for the effect; and you know what broken reeds they are." "Yes," she sighed, "and some day I hope you will write novels. But now you've made such a success with this play that you must do some others, and when you've got two or three going steadily you can afford to take up a novel.
And suddenly, you have come into this!" "Into this," said Graham. "Out of your life out of all that was familiar." "The old life was not a happy one," said Graham. "I do not regret that." She looked at him quickly. There was a brief pause. She sighed encouragingly. "No?" "No," said Graham. "It was a little life and unmeaning. But this We thought the world complex and crowded and civilised enough.
The wily tonsor bowed, sighed, and smiled, as, with a voice even softer than ordinary, he wished the youth a good evening; and they parted, Quentin to his quarters, and Oliver to attend the King.
Anton remained up after all the rest of the household; he was whispering a long while with Apraxya, he sighed in an undertone, and twice he crossed himself; they had neither of them expected that their master would settle among them at Vassilyevskoe when he had not far off such a splendid estate with such a capitally built house; they did not suspect that the very house was hateful to Lavretsky; it stirred painful memories within him.
The nurse sighed but said nothing and began immediately to mend, whiten and smooth Rosette's white robe. The day before the king was to send for her, the nurse called her and said: "My dear child, here is your dress for the king's festival; be very careful with it as I shall not be there to whiten and smooth it for you." "Thanks, my good nurse; be satisfied I will take great care."
"Oh, lots of things!" said Polly, perching in her lap. "First first of all, I wish that I could keep you here forever and forever, darling Marraine!" "Well, you have me for six weeks every summer," laughed Marraine. "But that isn't forever and forever," sighed Polly. "And mamma and dad and grandmamma and everybody else want you, too."
My mother sighed, for she saw that my father was wrong, and that, blinded like Lot of old by his desire to obtain worldly advantages, he was ready to sacrifice the religious principles he professed. I am compelled, though with much pain, to write this. It was settled that we should start at once for Baltimore, to embark on board a vessel bound from that place to Trinidad.
When another half-hour had passed, she sighed deeply and rose from her seat. She would write to him, she said, and let him know where a reply would reach her. No, she must not come here again; all he had to tell her would be communicated by letter. The subdued tone, the simple sadness of her words, distressed Bevis, and yet he secretly congratulated himself.
The old man sighed, and turned for a moment to speak in French to a tall, big-bearded new-comer who advanced to meet him. 'Impossible! he said quickly; 'I am truly distressed to hear it. It is very imprudent, very unnecessary. 'What is the news? asked Ernest, also in French. The new-comer answered him with a marked South Russian accent.
"I do wish that man would have a care," sighed Miss March. Nan jumped up. She feared that the teacher would soon become hysterical. Also, Grace and Lillie began to betray fear and more of the girls were anxious. Nan stumbled forward to the end of the car. Rhoda sat there, looking ahead, and betraying no emotion at all.
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