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It was easy for the adulterous queen to spread the Tyrian carpets for her lord, and then, as he lay couched in the marble bath, to throw over his head the purple net, and call to her smooth-faced lover to stab through the meshes at the heart that should have broken at Aulis.
Poor Bridget looked with moistened eyes upon the smooth-faced sufferer; and he struggled to his feet again, and saluted her wholesome lips. The reader, of course, is not imposed upon by The Lifter.
Young Mock Hen, one of the four avengers, had created a distinct place for himself in Chinatown by making a careful study of New York psychology. He was a good-looking Chink, smooth-faced, tall and supple; he knew very well how to capitalize his attractiveness.
The ring told Miriam that Marcus lived and that Nehushta was his messenger. This suspense at least was ended. Now the door-keeper called a warning and the buyers flocked from the building. Outside, the auctioneer, a smooth-faced, glib-tongued man, was already mounting the rostrum. Calling for silence he began his speech. On this evening of festival, he said, he would be brief.
People think we're inquisitive and prying if we venture to see things going on under our very noses; and so hypocrisy gets be almost part of a servant's education, and what people call a good servant is a smooth-faced creature that pretends to see nothing and to understand nothing. But my principles won't allow of my stooping to that sort of thing, Miss Granger, and what I think I say.
The other, a well-built, smooth-faced Easterner with a white skin and delicate hands, was opposite. His dress was the dress of a man of fashion, his cravat and patent leather buttoned shoes were of the latest style; but his linen was soiled now, and a two-days' growth of beard covered his chin.
It was too late now, he saw that. Besides, they might take it into their heads to detain him. He put on his hat. "Good night; and good luck to your leg, Captain." "Till to-morrow," said von Mitter, who had taken a fancy to the smooth-faced young American, who seemed at home in all places. "I am going away to-morrow," said Maurice, pressing the Lieutenant's hand. "I shall return in a day or so."
"This smooth-faced pirate," explained Welton, "offers to take our water if we'll pay him for doing it, as near as I can make out that is, if we'll supply the machinery to do it with. In return he'll allow us the privilege of buying back what we are going to need for household purposes. I tell him this is too liberal. We cannot permit him to rob himself.
The conductor coming through the car, the smooth-faced young fellow put up a card to be punched, and the student handed up a ticket, simply saying, "Kesota." After a decent pause the younger man said "Going to Kesota, are you?" "Yes." "So am I. I live there, in fact." "Do you? Then perhaps you can tell me the name of your County Superintendent. I'm looking for a school." He smiled frankly.
He wore a shirt of white, unbleached cotton, a starched collar and black tie. In speaking of his collar to Samson, he said that he felt like a wild horse in a box stall. Mentor Graham, the schoolmaster, was there a smooth-faced man with a large head, sandy hair and a small mustache, who spoke by note, as it were.
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