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Her boat is Royal too," he said proudly. "And who takes care of you?" pressed Grace, keeping in mind the prospect of almost any interruptions spoiling this valued confidence. "Kitty-dear does. There is Hannah, of course, but I don't like her, and I do like Kitty-dear," he said, with a brave echo in his childish voice. "And where do you live? Where is your house?"
However, his goodness of heart overcoming his pride and contempt, he adds sadly, "it displeases me to see good and generous natures, and that are capable of justice, every day corrupted in the management and command of this confusion. . . . We had ill-contrived souls enough without spoiling those that were generous and good."
"Let us all go," said the Admiral, rising. "You do not know that you are wanted," she cried, leaning on his shoulder with a caress. "I might wish to speak to my old friend about my new father. But you shall come to-day, you shall do all you want; I have set my heart on spoiling you." "I will take just one drop more," said the Admiral, stooping to help himself to brandy.
Others were more confident of success, and were spoiling for a fight then and there, but when, later on, a fight became imminent, several of these same citizens remembered that they had urgent business at home. On the evening of the second day, the negotiations having failed, Joseph notified Rawn that he should go into the valley the next morning in spite of all opposition.
They are mighty fine apples, and Emma said yesterday that we were about out. I suppose they are the same price." Sam nodded. "Seems as if you might take off a little, it is so late, and you might have them spoiling on your hands," said Gordon, and James began to wonder if they had come to drive a sharp bargain on apples instead of horses. Sam shook his head emphatically. "Same," he said.
Wherefore, roving and ranging in much fury from place to place, if, perhaps, they might find something that was the King's, by spoiling of that, to revenge themselves on him; at last they happened into this spacious country of Universe, and steer their course towards the town of Mansoul; and considering that that town was one of the chief works and delights of King Shaddai, what do they but, after counsel taken, make an assault upon that.
But "Young Webb" was evidently spoiling that night for more adventures, for while still in his cups he went to the masquerade and, meeting a German who had a mask with a great nose, he asked him what he did with such an ornament, pulled it off and slapped his face. "He was carried out by six grenadiers," is the terse climax of the story. Florio was, of course, a frequenter of the Cocoa-Tree.
"Why," he thought, "I've had to handle them like eggs all the way here, to keep from spoiling them beyond repair. Aren't girls wonders?" You see, Pratt Sanderson was beginning to be interested in the mysteries of the opposite sex. "Run away now, like a good boy," she said to him, as she had to her father, and closed the door once more.
You might have been the leader of fashion in Warsaw. And your stupid husband, too, to think of his killing himself on the very day of a masked ball, and spoiling the royal quadrille!"
"Well, rather." The speaker rested his hand on Phil's shoulder a moment. "I tell you it is good, young lady, to have the son part added, worth waiting for. I'm mighty proud of that sign. Between you and me, Miss Tony, I'm proud of my son too." "Who is blarneying now?" laughed Phil. "Go on with you, Dad. You are spoiling my sale." The father chuckled again and moved away.
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