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I boarded it with pride; everybody boarded it with pride; and in every eye was the gleam: "This is the train of trains, and I have my state-room on it." Perhaps I was ever so slightly disappointed with the dimensions and appointments of the state-room I may have been expecting a whole car to myself but the general self-conscious smartness of the train reassured me.
It would promote cheerfulness, smartness, efficiency; half an hour's lively drill of all the men in prison every morning and evening would do them good, improve relations between guards and prisoners, and lessen the danger of revolts. Why refuse it then?
To a certain extent this group of tendencies may lead to the formation of new secondary centres within the "available" area, theatrical and musical centres centres of extreme Fashion and Selectness, centres of smartness and opulent display but it is probable that for the large number of people throughout the world who cannot afford to maintain households in duplicate these will be for many years yet strictly centripetal forces, and will keep them within the radius marked by whatever will be the future equivalent in length of, say, the present two-shilling cab ride in London.
"You see," he murmured in Alexander's ear, as the curtain fell on the first act, "one almost never sees a part like that done without smartness or mawkishness. Of course, Hilda is Irish, the Burgoynes have been stage people for generations, and she has the Irish voice. It's delightful to hear it in a London theatre.
The world, then, should not applaud any feat of smartness or cunning on the part of the young man. It should not wink its eye and pat him on the shoulder and say, "That was very 'smooth, very 'smooth' indeed; I congratulate you." The young man confronts the world with mingled courage and timidity. It is so vast. It seems so unconquerable.
'Not of vulgar smartness, said Helen, 'but you must allow that everything about him has a kind of what shall I say? recherche air, that seems as if he thought a great deal of himself; I am sure you must have heard Papa say something of the kind. 'Really, Helen, said Elizabeth, 'I cannot think why you should be determined to say all that you can against that poor Rupert. Helen made no answer.
Lawrence." On finding that the man beside him was the Yankee horse-buyer, Mr. McDonald rose and shook his hand with a warmth that showed his pleasure at the meeting. This unexpected kindness from one whom he had learned to consider as a man of unlimited means and unusual smartness, quite set him up in his own estimation.
This ingenious suggestion had the effect of depriving the producer momentarily of speech, and while he was struggling for utterance, there dashed out from the wings a gorgeous being in blue velvet and a hat of such unimpeachable smartness that Sally ached at the sight of it with a spasm of pure envy. "Say!"
She had been rather impressed with the "smartness" of Lisha by his wife's praises, but when a small, sallow, sickly looking man came in she changed her mind; for not even an immensely stiff collar, nor a pair of boots that seemed composed entirely of what the boys call "creak leather," could inspire her with confidence. Without a particle of expression in his yellow face, Mr.
Privilege of increasing, decreasing, or countermanding No charge for boxing or drayage. "How was that for smartness?" "You say they failed?" "They did." "They ought to have got rich!" "Yes, they are a fair type of the average buyer; it's cut here, screw down there, pare over yonder. No matter what your price may be, it's always, 'What are you going to do for me? as if he must have a special cut.
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