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The landlord bowed smilingly, after his kind, and rubbed his hands. He said he hoped Colville was pleased with his hotel, and ran to his desk in the little office to get some cards for him, so that he might recommend it accurately to American families. Colville looked absently at the cards.
Sherwood, who buys horses on the Island? Why, we know him well. He always stays here when he comes this way. Well, well; many's the time he has told us about his twin girls, but I never expected to see one of them here. Are you the beauty or the singer?" she smilingly asked. "Now, Mrs. Gardner," said Dexie, laughing, "I am sure you can see for yourself that I am not the beauty."
"You see what a lot I have to do," said Fanarin, spreading out his hands and smilingly pointing to his wife, as if to show how impossible it was to resist so charming a creature. Nekhludoff thanked the advocate's wife with extreme politeness for the honour she did him in inviting him, but refused the invitation with a sad and solemn look, and left the room.
How many times in those sad hours was I informed that the artist had no concern with ethical problems! If I maintained that an artist's concern is with any motives that sway humanity, I was told smilingly that I wanted to treat art in the spirit of a nursery governess.
Now what has Aunt Flora been telling you? We were certain she would take you into council she has dropped various hints of it. I suppose she has been telling you that Julie has been intriguing against her taking liberties, separating her from her friends, and so on?" Sir Wilfrid smilingly presented his cup for some more tea.
The joy of the king was unspeakable, and Uarda was never tired of gazing at his daughter and holding her hand. Then she turned to the interpreter. "Tell me," she said. "How do I say 'I am so very happy?" He told her, and she smilingly repeated his words.
And he, the deathless, knowing what would be opportune, said smilingly, 'O saint of the Brahmana caste, speak what you were about to say unto the sons of Pandu! Thus addressed, Markandeya, devoted to great austerities, replied, 'Wait a moment. We consider you as worthy of being worshipped and honoured; and we have long yearned after your company.
Franz was not slow to obey, and soon four heaps of cherry stones proved that the new drink was appreciated. "Now could you enjoy another dessert?" asked Aunt Fanny, smilingly. "One that you will appreciate quite as much as the red cherries? Look!" and she held up a letter and two postals. "Oh, please, please!
But now, just as you have shortened your reins for the fortieth time or so, your master rides up beside you. You told him of your little three-lesson plan, and being wise in his generation, he smilingly assented to it. "Shall we trot?" he asks, in an agreeable voice. "Shorten your reins, now! Don't pull on them! Right shoulder back!
As she went smilingly toward her seat in the schoolroom she passed Elinor Mayhew, who was already seated. "Yankee!" whispered Elinor sharply, looking at her with scornful eyes. But Sylvia, remembering that her father had said that all Americans were Yankees, nodded to the older girl and responded: "Yankee your-self!"
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