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Thunderstruck, the Count objected. Maria was his favorite. "Send Julietta to America, then," he protested, but swallowed that foolishness at Mamma's calm, "To what good?" To what good, indeed! It would never do to risk the cost of a trip to America upon Julietta. Sulkily Papa argued that the cost in any case was prohibitive. But Mamma had the figures.
"They been a-huntin' fer it, nigh onto one-half of a year," sulkily returned the boy. "Pop done found it, yest'dy. Stepped into it, he did, a walkin' past." "The rumor of that tunnel has been hereabout for over a century," explained Brice, to the Standishes. "Just as the treasure-rumors have. I heard of it when I was a kid. The Caesars must have heard it, a thousand times.
Then the ox-faced man who had his back turned to me, and was the worst of the lot, said sulkily, not to me, but to the woman 'He wants wine. The woman as sulkily said to me, not looking me in the eyes 'How much will you pay? I said, 'Bring the wine. Set it here. See me drink it. Charge me your due.
Didn't you tell me only yesterday that in these times a man is fortunate to get his foot on any round of the ladder " "Well, if I did, I didn't mean the rung of a banking house fire-escape over in Europe." He interrupted her, speaking sulkily. Then of a sudden he laughed out. "Go on, mother, I'm a chump."
The task was no easy one, and was unpleasant as well as hard. Many of the officers plodded sulkily along, paying no attention whatever to their men, allowing them to straggle as they chose; and they were obliged to report several of the worst cases to the brigadier. With the Mayo Fusiliers they had less trouble than with others.
I fancy I was a 'fill up. I accepted in the hope, rather a vague one, that I might meet you here." To Rachel's surprise her heart actually paid Hugh the compliment of beating a shade faster than its wont. She looked straight in front of her, and her absent eyes fell on Mr. Tristram sitting opposite, talking somewhat sulkily to Miss Barker. Rachel looked steadily at him. Mr.
"And so you broke your parole, Captain Dalbert?" "I could not hold treaty with a Huguenot and an enemy of the king," said the dragoon sulkily. "You could hold treaty, it appears, but not keep it. And why did you let him go, sir, when you had him at such a vantage?" "I believed his promise." "You must be of a trusting nature." "I have been used to deal with Indians." "Heh!
Scaife nodded sulkily. None the less he had too great respect for Lawrence's ability and experience as a captain to disregard his advice. After the kick-off, Damer's did play up, and the Manor had to defend its base against sustained and fierce attack. Again and again a third base was almost kicked, again and again superior weight prevailed in the scrimmages.
'And the gate locked. 'That's it the gate locked, she repeated, sulkily, with a defiant side-glance at Milly. 'And where's Pegtop? 'At t'other side, somewhere; how should I know where he be? she replied. 'Who's got the key? 'Here it be, lass, she answered, striking her hand on her pocket. 'And how durst you stay us here? Unlock it, huzzy, this minute! cried Milly, with a stamp.
"Yesterday I met.... Yesterday evening, as I was coming out of the factory ... he stood down below here ... he knows where I live. I went across to the other side and behaved as though I did not see him; but he came up to me and said I was to go to the New Market this evening!" "And what did you say to that?" answered Pelle sulkily. "I didn't say anything I ran as hard as I could!"
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