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She simply knew that her brother's engagement was broken off, and now that Miss Sloper was out of danger she preferred not to bear witness in any way against Morris. She had done so before however unwillingly because she was sorry for Miss Sloper; but she was not sorry for Miss Sloper now not at all sorry.
"I am very sorry, Miss Ellen," said Eleanor; "but it's what I think, and she asked me what I thought." "You are very clever, my dear," said Miss Ellen, "and no one knows better than yourself that there are more ways than one of expressing one's opinion." "Indeed," Eleanor broke in, "I don't want to be rude. I'm sorry I did speak so pertly.
For two years we looked for your return; but we have all, long since, given up hope, and written off our shares in the Swan as lost money. I am sorry for Reuben, very sorry, for I loved him like a brother. "Well, well, do not let us talk about it, now. You are restored to us, safe and sound; and though the loss was a heavy one, and crippled me for a time, I have got over it.
He would gladly have seen Columbus put in prison for life; but the queen had very much to say about things in her kingdom, and so King Ferdinand made believe he was sorry and talked quite as pleasantly to Columbus as did the queen. Now Columbus, as you must have found out by this time, was as quick to feel glad as he was to feel sad.
Phineas was taken so much by surprise that all his cunning failed him. "Well, yes," said he; "I was very sorry; very sorry indeed." "It seems to me, Finn, that you have had some reason for avoiding me of late. I do not know that I have done anything to offend you." "Nothing on earth," said Phineas.
'I have seen so little of her, replied Violet, embarrassed. 'Why does she dress in that way? 'That is just what I say, observed Lady Elizabeth. 'I was sorry to see her in that dress this evening. 'Mamma does not like it, said Emma; 'but Theresa feels it such a privilege not to be forced to conform to the trammels of fashions and nonsense.
"Well, it is done," she said with a sigh. "I'm sorry. I have enjoyed fixing it up tremendously, and now I feel that my occupation is gone. I hope you are satisfied, Willard." "Satisfied is too mild a word, Miss Sally. I am delighted. I knew you could accomplish wonders, but I never hoped for this. Eden is a dream the dearest, quaintest, sweetest little home that ever waited for a bride.
"I am Ugu the Shoemaker," said the dove in a soft, mourning voice, "and I have come to ask you to forgive me for the great wrong I did in stealing Ozma and the magic that belonged to her and to others." "Are you sorry, then?" asked Dorothy, looking hard at the bird. "I am very sorry," declared Ugu.
Amabel does not love the Earl of Rochester more blindly, more constantly, than I love her; and I could as soon change my nature as transfer my affection to another." "I am truly sorry for it," rejoined Hodges, in a tone of deep sympathy. "And you still desire to return to your master?" "Unquestionably," replied Leonard.
We were in the old house then, but somehow Daisy's very presence seemed to brighten and beautify it, until I was almost sorry to leave it last April for this grander place with all its splendor.
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