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"No, I'm not; but some other chap might be. That is why I wish you would promise not to go in for this sort of thing." "With anybody but you," she stipulated. "Not with anybody at all," corrected Ted soberly, remembering his own recent restrained impulse to put his arm around her. "Well, I don't want to at least not with anybody but you. I never did it before with anybody.
At that time Elmira was as a shy child to her own emotions, and Jerome's were all sleeping. He had truly seen nothing but the sweep of that lovely rose-strewn silk, and never even glanced at the fair wearer. "Why not have a red silk, then?" he asked, soberly. "I can't expect to have things like Squire Merritt's daughter," returned Elmira.
"Have you heard the news?" he inquired. "What news?" Mrs. Denison looked at him curiously. "Leon Dexter has obtained a divorce." "Has he?" "Yes. And so that long agony is over! She is free again." Hendrickson was not able to control the intense excitement he felt. Mrs. Denison looked at him soberly and with glances of inquiry. "You understand me, I suppose?"
"It must be Temple's son," said one, at last. "I had thought the family at Temple Bow. What's your name, my lad?" "David Trimble, sir," said I. "And what are you doing here?" he asked more sternly. "I was left in Mr. Temple's care by my father." "Oho!" he cried. "And where is your father?" "He's gone to fight the Cherokees," I answered soberly. "To skin a man named Cameron."
At the door they said good-bye. He kissed her quite soberly. "I wish I could help, sweetheart," said he. She shook her head at him. "You do help," she replied. From Gerald at the club, Orde sought more intimate news of what was going on. For several days, however, the young man absented himself from his usual haunts. It was only at the end of the week that Orde succeeded in finding him.
"But I thought the days of Indian outbreaks were over," exclaimed Tom excitedly; "why, they wouldn't have a ghost of a chance if they started anything now." "Just the same there are enough of them to make trouble, if they ever got started," said Mr. Melton soberly.
In fact, they agreed, or agreed as nearly as nine ladies could, that it was perhaps time that poetry should, as it certainly might, write itself straightforwardly, with the verb in its true English place, and the adjective walking soberly before the noun; shunning those silly elisions like ne'er and o'er, and, above all, avoiding the weak and loathly omission of the definite article.
"No, not in the least," he said. She knew that he spoke the truth, yet her heart misgave her. There was something baffling, something almost sinister to her, in the very carelessness of his attitude. She turned her horse's head and walked soberly away. He did not immediately follow her, and after a few moments she glanced back for him.
Jack had reluctantly made up his mind that, if Sophy was accompanied by any one, he would be obliged to kiss her to keep up his assumed relationship. As she entered the room with Miss Mix, Jack advanced and soberly saluted her on the cheek.
I guess it's 'cause I know how to grow watermelons," answered Peace, with charming frankness. "Mr. Strong says that must be the reason. You see, I planted sweet-peas and these came up. Maybe it's a sweet-pea melon. Do you s'pose it is?" "I niver heard tell of such a thing," Mike soberly replied, "but maybe that's what's the matter." "Will you sell them for me?"
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