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She has been like a sister to me ever since I can remember;" and he drew nearer to the beautiful girl as he spoke. "Will you include me among your friends?" he continued. "This is not the first time that I have seen you. I stood watching you yesterday; you were among the roses, and I was in the morning-room.
When Fedelma and the King of Ireland's Son came to the Spae-Woman's house, who was the first person they saw there but Gilveen, Fedelma's sister! She came to where they reined their horse and smiled in the faces of her sister and the King of Ireland's Son. And she it was who gave them their first welcome.
Not proudly as she might have gone the moment before, but covered with confusion and shame, her head drooping like some crushed lily on a bleeding stalk. Through her soul rushed indignation, mighty and forceful; indignation and shame, for her sister, for David, for herself. She did not stop to analyze her various feelings, nor did she stop to speak further with those in the house.
His sister, however, managed to set it on edge with the very first words she uttered. "Of course, I know you mean well, Jane," he said, "and I ought to be obliged to you for taking all this trouble.
Only tell your sister, that, if she behaves well, and keeps to her good resolutions, there are some who will continue to look after her." More and more surprised, Mother Bunch was about to answer Rodin, when the door opened, and M. de Gernande entered. The countenance of the magistrate was grave and sad. "Marshal Simon's daughters!" cried Mdlle. de Cardoville.
"Because I want Wilfrid to see his sister Cornelia," came the answer, with the required absence of indecision.
"But, my f'en's, I want to ax you, who was behind Ab'aham Lincoln? Who was it helt up dat man's han's when dey sent bayonets an' buttons to enfo'ce his word umph? I want to to know who was behin' him? Wasn' it de 'Publican pa'ty?" There were cries of "Yes, yes! dat's so!" One old sister rose and waved her sunbonnet.
The position of the Japanese woman even of to-day, despite that eagerness once shown to educate her an eagerness which soon cooled in the government schools, but which keeps an even pulse in the Christian home and college is still relatively one of degradation as compared with that of her sister in Christendom. For this, the mid-Asian religion is not wholly responsible, yet it is largely so.
If you don't want something done that you will dislike, even more than you dislike seeing me, you had better heed this warning. She read it over slowly: "My, that sounds melodramatic!" she commented. "It's even got a threat in it, and it's a funny thing to threaten my own sister.
"She is my little sister, Miss Fairbairn: I found her; and I'm going to keep her, and make her happy." "Your uncle won't like it, my dear." And Miss Fairbairn shook her head gravely. "Aunt will; and Uncle won't mind, if I learn my lessons well, and remember the multiplication table all right.
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