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If we get rain over the Bend country we'll have only an average yield this year. If we don't get rain then flat failure." Miss Anderson evinced an interest in the subject and she wanted to know why this particular field, identical with all the others for miles around, should have a promise of a magnificent crop when the others had no promise at all.
The poor little teacher was about to make the whole matter a subject of special prayer, when a knock at the door startled her. She answered it, and beheld the homely features of the judge. "I just come in to talk a little matter that's been botherin' me some time. Ye'll pardon me ef I talk a little plain?" said he.
The swimmer muttered, "Hang him, he smelt a rat and never delivered the letter! but it's all right, I'm not going to fetch up the subject." And he crawled out and came dripping and draining to shake hands. First one and then another of the conspirators showed up cautiously armed to the teeth took in the amicable situation, then ventured warily forward and joined the love-feast.
"Mother," she said, changing the subject, "do you think Cousin Ben is silly?" "He can be rather silly but he can also be very sensible. He is silly only when he wants to tease or when he wants to amuse a little girl I know." "I like his silly better than some of the big girls's sillies. They giggle so much and aren't funny at all. I think he is very funny.
Peculation and extortion in these high functions were offences in theory of the gravest kind; but the offender could only be tried before a limited number of his peers, and a governor who had plundered a subject state, sold justice, pillaged temples, and stolen all that he could lay hands on, was safe from punishment if he returned to Rome a millionaire and would admit others to a share in his spoils.
Imbued with a frantic wish to have Mary Allen share his indignation, he started toward MacDougall Alley. And then his consideration for her feelings and wish to shield her from distress caused him to ponder whether it were not the best to avoid mention of the Judge unless she broached the subject of the supposed James Gollop's actions on the preceding night.
They all looked over at the yacht, some of them even shook their fists at her, and although Shirley did not understand their language, he knew very well that curses, loud and savage, were pouring over the bulwarks in the direction of his friends and their yacht. Then the subject of the conference changed.
Considering that educational reform or renovation may erelong be looked for at Oxford, in accordance with the recommendations of the University Commission, it behoves other parts of the kingdom to be fully awake to the importance of the subject.
"Yes; his provisions must be gone by now. Your San Martin is an old woman. Why did he allow Canterac to escape? My men and I have been marched about from place to place just where we could do no good. I shall not trouble to obey orders any more. We are not children to be treated thus." Sorillo was very sore on the subject, and returned to it over and over again.
Constance made no assertion offered no explanation; but, when Frances appeared to come too near the subject, she silenced all farther approach to confidential communication, simply by raising her clear, calm, and holy eye, letting it fall upon the animated, restless face of her companion, and then shading its glory by the long silken lashes that almost rested on the exquisitely moulded cheek.
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