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She hid her face in her hands, sobbing convulsively, and stammered out amid her tears: "I have been so unhappy so unhappy! Now, just as I am living peacefully with him, they want to take him away from me. What will become of me now all by myself?" Her father rose and, sitting down beside her, put his arms round her. "And how about me, Jeanne?"
"We've got to find that out," said her father, withdrawing. They found out after breakfast, when a grateful, white-faced man, swathed in bandages, stammered broken thanks. "For it was you callin' out that saved me first," he said. "I'd never 'a thought to jump, but I heard you sing out to me, an' if I hadn't she'd a broke my neck, sure. An' then it was you thought o' bringing in the cubs.
"Your hair!" stammered Wimpole, losing all her small wit "your beauteous hair! A lock is gone, madam!" Clorinda started to her feet, and flung the great black mass over her white shoulder, that she might see it in the glass. "Gone!" she cried. "Where? How? What mean you? Ah-h!" Her voice rose to a sound that was well-nigh a scream.
He had never before been convicted of a lie, and all the resources of evasion failed him. "I guess that was a misunderstanding," he stammered. "You ain't got the money?" "No." "And you ain't going to get it?" "No." "Well, I couldn't know that when I engaged the girl, could I?" "No." He paused to control his voice. "But you know it now. I'm sorry, but it can't be helped.
"Aye, skipper, aye," stammered Bill Brennen, huskily. The others breathed heavily, shuffled their feet, gripped the money in their pockets and glared at the yellow pieces still glowing in the lamplight. "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper. "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
"Why have you been looking at me now and again to-day as though you were going to say something to me?" To my amazement she blushed hotly and stammered something about not having known that she was looking at me. "Never mind, Nora," I said, pitying her confusion; "a cat may look at a king, you know. Not that I'm a king nor a queen either." "Oh, indeed, Miss Bawn," she said, blushing again.
"Well, Thomas," said he, "how can I recompense what you have done for me? Without your assistance I should have perished; and as my life is a very happy one, I value it accordingly." Poor Thomas was at a loss how to reply; he stammered out, "My Lord your Grace," but could get no further.
On seeing the lady, the Marseillais bowed with exaggerated politeness of the old school and stammered his compliments. "No, no;" Clemenceau hastened to say, "this is not the lady of the house, but a guest who, however, will show you the place." It was Rebecca Daniels.
"My lord," stammered Pearson, "since your Excellency has found I am right in suspending your order in so many instances, I trust you will not blame me in this also I thought it best to await more special orders." "Thou art in a mighty merciful humour this morning, Pearson," said Cromwell, not entirely satisfied. "If your Excellency please, the halter is ready, and so is the provost-marshal."
Poor Polly stammered and reddened, twisted her hands as badly as Prissie herself could have done and looked to right and left of her in the most bewildered and unhappy manner. "Don't you hear me, Miss Singleton? I wish to know what your motive was in having an auction in Katharine Hall," repeated Miss Eccleston. "Tell her the truth," whispered Maggie.
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