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Justice Bantam had his prejudices, but he had a fair and honest mind. "This is a most unlooked-for communication, Brother Balais," said he, doubtfully; "and it is not permitted you to cross-examine upon a point of character." "I am sorry to say, my lud," returned Mr.
That, Sir, I am sorry to say, is impossible; for I never go to bed till twelve, and always burn two candles. "Jailer. Very well, sir, just as you please. I should have been glad if it had been otherwise; but, as you please, sir.
She rose from her chair quite calm and very pale, and laid her two trembling hands in his. "Ah, you also will mistake me," she said, with touching sweetness, "like so many others who think me strange in my speech and manner. I am sorry I am not like other women, but I cannot help it.
He continued to look at her, and presently asked, in a gentler tone: "Where did you wish to go, lady?" "Into the mill," she replied, "to the offices." "But there can't anybody go through here unless they have a pass. I'm sorry, but that's the order." Her answer came so readily as to surprise her. "I was Mr. Ditmar's private stenographer. I have to see him."
You'll never be sorry. Listen I'm not twenty yet. It's the truth, and I can't be so bad looking, or else I will tell you straight that I have been worried and pestered by fellows like this before. I don't know what comes to them " She was speaking hurriedly. She choked, and then exclaimed, with an accent of despair: "What is it? What's the matter?"
I should like to make sure of something worth refining in the first place." "Mr. Douglass and I," said the doctor "I hope a he's a very good-hearted man, Miss Fleda, but, ha! ha! he wouldn't suffer loss from a little refining himself. Haw! you rascal where are you going? Haw! I tell ye" "I am very sorry, Dr.
We are sorry to be obliged to say that the merits of Mr. Croker's performance are on a par with those of a certain leg of mutton on which Dr. Johnson dined, while travelling from London to Oxford, and which he, with characteristic energy, pronounced to be "as bad as bad could be, ill fed, ill killed, ill kept, and ill dressed."
"I am sorry," said Chad, motioning to the Sergeant to follow him. As he passed the door of the drawing-room, he saw, under the lamp, a pipe with ashes strewn about its bowl. Chad pointed to it. "Spare me, Mrs. Dean." But the two women stood with clinched hands, silent.
We were all pained to the heart. Even my aunt though sometimes I do think she was not quite in good taste you should have seen her and heard her at home! She took so much interest. Every patch in your clothes made us sorry; it should have been a sister's work. 'That is what I never had a sister, said I. 'But since you say that I did not make you laugh 'O, Mr. St. Ives! never! she exclaimed.
On leave now, I am completing some private business of my own while doing some work for my Government. Only to tell you what immediately concerns you, I am out to catch Leyden's band of opium runners." "Mr. Leyden an opium runner!" breathed Natalie, dumbfounded. "I'm sorry to say he is, Miss Sheldon.
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