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After the first greetings, and Joan had conducted her to her room, which she had spent infinite time and thought in arranging, the old woman remained there to rest until supper-time. Then she reappeared, and, by the signs of her worn, ascetic face, the cruel hollows about those adamant eyes, the drawn cheeks and furrowed brow, the girl realized that rest with her was not easy to achieve.
"I am glad to hear it; but don't trouble now, you shall wait on me when I am at Leghorn." I saw that Veronique was delighted at my sending him away, and I resolved then and there to lay siege to her heart. I began by talking to her in a very meaning manner all supper-time, while the marquis entertained Annette. I asked him if he thought I could get a felucca next day to take me to Lerici.
At supper-time they had thus a double peaceful pleasure, by virtue of their imagination and its creative powers. But this also was missing tonight. She spun and smiled dreamily to herself; and the two boarders at their supper had ceased to exist for her.
Whatever his anxiety may have been, his wife seemed at rest. Full of smiles and gaiety, she sat opposite to him, glittering gems in her golden hair, shining forth from her costly robes. "Not out from dinner!" cried Jan, in his astonishment, when he arrived, and Tynn denied him to Lionel. "Why, it's my supper-time! I must see him, whether he's at dinner or not. Go and say so, Tynn.
He returned; but not until a considerable time afterwards. They were at supper when he returned. "Fisher always comes in at supper-time," observed one of the Greybeards, carelessly. "Well, and would you have him come in AFTER supper-time?" said Townsend, who always supplied his party with ready wit. "I've got the candles," whispered Fisher as he passed by Archer to his place.
It was from Berkshire, and he did not read it till the time came for him to turn towards his veld-home. He had held Christmas services in various places. He was now looking forward to a rest and to supper-time. He was sitting outside a wayside school as he read that letter. Some Mashona children had brought him clay figures as Christmas presents.
It would be very strange if he could not earn a living, when hundreds and thousands of his age, without a tithe of his knowledge, managed to live. Walter went downstairs, and, as it would not be supper-time for two hours, went out to walk. He wanted to get some idea of the busy city which was for a time at least, to be his home. He walked through Monroe Street until he reached State.
Boys that go traveling at supper-time can get their own suppers or go hungry." "It's my fault, Mamma," Nannie panted. "No, it ain't!" Blair said quickly, emerging from behind Mrs. Richie; "it was me made her do it." "Well, clear out, clear out! Go to bed, both of you," Mrs. Maitland said.
"Why, you ain't ever done such a thing in your life, Sam!" said Mrs. Kimper, with a feeble giggle. "More's the shame to me; but it's never too late to mend. When'll Billy get home, an' Tom?" "Goodness knows; Billy gets kep' in so much, an' Tom plays hookey so often, that I don't ever expect either of 'em much 'fore supper-time. They talk of sendin' Tom to the Reform School if he don't stop."
Ah, if it should rain to-morrow and the leaden hours should drag by in that odious house! After having indulged a ray of hope, such a prospect seemed unbearable. In her rôle of trusty she had constrained herself to civility. She had taken Mrs. Carder the flowers last night, and Rufus had put some tiny blooms in his buttonhole and caressed them at supper-time with significant glances at her.
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