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He stopped in the work on which he was engaged, that of cutting a large sausage into slices. "Have you learnt it on good authority, Frau Bauer? Has this news been told you by the young gentleman official from London who is connected with the Government I mean he who is courting your young lady?" Anna drew back stiffly. "How they do gossip in this town!" she exclaimed, frowning.
This place had the appearance of an ante-room. He saw a number of people in the central space, and at the opposite end a large and imposing doorway at the top of a flight of steps, heavily curtained but giving a glimpse of some still larger hall beyond. He perceived white men in red and other negroes in black and yellow standing stiffly about those portals.
She had old Miss Wardle's letter in her hand, full, of course, of shocking anecdotes about lunatics, and the sufferings of Fleet prisoners, and all the statistics, and enquiries, and dry little commissions, with which that worthy lady's correspondence abounded. It was open in her hand, and rustled sharp and stiffly in the air, but it was not inviting just then.
Kelly said stiffly, "How're you, ma'am?" "Want to see me alone, I suppose?" Hastings went on. "You go out on the porch, Jenny." As soon as Jane disappeared Kelly's stiffness and clumsiness vanished. To head off Hastings' coming offer of a cigar, he drew one from his pocket and lighted it. "There's hell to pay, Mr.
Bogart were at the window, and Carol saw that they were staring so intently that they answered her wave only with the stiffly raised hands of automatons. In the next block Mrs. Dr. Westlake was gaping from her porch. Carol said with an embarrassed quaver: "I want to run in and see Mrs. Westlake. I'll say good-by here." She avoided his eyes. Mrs. Westlake was affable.
Considering that, she does not use them, you should learn to respect her. Lady Wathin bowed stiffly. She refused to partake of lunch, having, she said, satisfied her conscience by the performance of a duty and arranged with her flyman to catch a train. Her cousin Lady Dunstane smiled loftily at everything she uttered, and she felt that if a woman like this Mrs.
He looked very serious; he sat stiffly; he kept his eye upon Lady Ogram's. "Well, what have you to tell me?" she asked, with a deliberation more disconcerting than impatience would have been. "Everything goes on pretty well " "Does it? I'm glad you think so." "What do you allude to, Lady Ogram?" Lashmar inquired with grave respectfulness. "What do you?" "I was speaking of things at Hollingford."
She pushed her way past the astonished Bella and, followed by Mr. Hardy, entered the room. Mrs. Kingdom, with a red spot on each cheek, rose to receive them. "I ought to 'ave come before," said Mrs. Kybird, subsiding thankfully into a chair, "but I'm such a bad walker. I 'ope I see you well." "We are very well, thank you," said Mrs. Kingdom, stiffly.
"The sort of philosophical reflections that go in books aren't the sort to answer when you're up against the real thing in social unrest.... In your whole business life you've never really come into contact with your men. Now be honest, have you?" "I've always delegated that sort of thing to subordinates," said Mr. Foote, stiffly. "Which," retorted Mr.
Forests could not hide him, caves could not cover him if she made up her mind to find him. I had hoped she would not find ME but she has however, you say she has gone " The colour had fled from Manella's face, she was pale and rigid. "She will come back," she said stiffly. "I hope not!"
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