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Few of the neighbors in the great office building knew of the vast interests represented by the modest sign "Western Trading Company." Certain gray-bearded bookkeepers, a couple of brisk correspondents, a stony-faced woman stenographer, with a couple of ferret-eyed office boys were the office force, besides the travelling manager and Mr.
His pleasure in making a sale was less than his delight at meeting and serving his customers, and his books were open only to those he considered his equals. A stony-faced doorman kept watch and ward in the Gothic hallway to discourage the general public from entering the premises.
Behind her came the younger lady with cheeks like a rose that had been rained on. Instantly it occurred to me that they had followed us, and at the same moment I knew who the stony-faced lady was. Angry, but polite, I lifted my hat and saluted her, and she, probably furious at having been caught tip-toeing after me, cut me dead.
"You know the way into my sitting-room, Leslie," she said, with singular directness. Then she arose and drew her figure to its full height. "Please remember that it is I who am to be judged. Judge me as I have judged you. I am not asking for mercy." Hetty impulsively threw her arms about the rigid figure, and swept a pleading look from one to the other of the four stony-faced Wrandalls.
If not to do it, were to spill the cause and to lose the bargain, it was more than probable that they would be spilt and lost. But the ambassador was no OEdipus although a man of delicate perceptions and brilliant intellect and he turned imploringly to a wise counsellor for aid against the tormentor who chose to be so stony-faced and enigmatical.
What will make you reasonably sure against fate in advance?" Alan Hawke dropped his eyes. Gentleman once, he was ashamed of the sordid implied threat of abandonment. "Five thousand pounds!" he whispered. The stony-faced woman dashed off a check. "Bring that man to me at once!" she cried, "and then go down to Grindlay's agency here, and get your money! Go openly!"
Damerel stood like a statue of British respectability, deaf and blind to everything that conflicts with good-breeding; stony-faced, she had set her lips in the smile appropriate to one who is braving torture. 'Do you know who she is or not? Beatrice asked of Crewe. He shuffled, and made no reply. 'Fanny has just told me in a letter; she got it from her husband.
Her indifference fell away a trifle, however, as she and Marian were presently ushered into Mrs. Weatherbee's room by a most stony-faced matron. Instead of finding there three girls, a disturbing fourth was present. Decidedly disturbing to Marian's peace of mind. At sight of Elsie Noble, who sat stolidly beside Norma on the davenport, Marian's face darkened.
From the top step to the curb, on my way out, I was stopped four times by stony-faced young men all anxious to make good with their city editors. 'Was I a friend of the family? Did Miss Vale seem at all upset by the matter? Where was Allan Morris?
I couldn't keep my eyes off of them. And the second was doing a sweater, and the third a helmet. I could tell by the shape. And you can't be funny, can you, when you're hypnotised by three stony-faced females all doubled up over a bunch of olive-drab? Olive-drab! I'm scared of it. It sticks out all over the house.
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