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But all at once she flew into a tantrum with Tito, who was still wallowing in the grass like an animal instead of rising by way of civility towards those fine people, who would surely leave her some alms. "Eh! Tito, you lazy fellow, can't you get up when people come to see you?" she called.
This was altogether to Picotee's surprise, for she had expected a round rating at least, in her freshness hardly being aware that this reserve of feeling was an acquired habit of Ethelberta's, and that civility stood in town for as much vexation as a tantrum represented in Wessex.
He had often worked himself into a tantrum on the subject of money but there was an aspect to his anger now that was new to her. She was trembling but cool. "I'll do anything you want but this, Dad," she said. "But this is all I want. It's what I've wanted for years, this little bit of land. And you haven't any idea what that feeling is."
Azalea was clearly overwrought, and in another moment would fly into an hysterical tantrum. But Patty made one more effort. "Just tell me the name," she said, gently. "Well Smith. There, now are you satisfied?" "I am not," said Patty, truthfully. "Good night, Azalea." She went thoughtfully away, and communicated to Bill the whole conversation.
Of course Dr. Craven had been sent for the morning after Colin had had his tantrum. He was always sent for at once when such a thing occurred and he always found, when he arrived, a white shaken boy lying on his bed, sulky and still so hysterical that he was ready to break into fresh sobbing at the least word. In fact, Dr. Craven dreaded and detested the difficulties of these visits.
An elephant is liable to go bad most any time, then you " "But how can you tell, or can't you?" "Most always, unless they are naturally bad." "How do you know?" "See that little slit on the cheek up there?" "Yes," said Phil, peering at the great jowls wonderingly. "Well, several days before they get in a tantrum you will see a few tear drops that's what I call them oozing from that little slit.
"I've been getting madder and madder as I put Martin Luther to bed and though I ain't never had to whip him yet, I'd just about made up my mind to ask him out in the barn and dress him down for onct. Now are you well over your tantrum, sir?" she demanded as she eyed the shamefaced young Doctor delightedly. "Mother!" he exclaimed as he turned his head away and the color rose under his tan.
But until then, I beg you to control your impatience. We need to act shrewdly, and your flare-ups won't give rise to any promising opportunities. So swear to me that you'll accept our situation without throwing a tantrum over it." "I give you my word, professor," Ned Land replied in an unenthusiastic tone.
"I, Master Mungo! Faith, not I!" Mungo looked incredulous. "And what ails the ladyship, for she kent? I'll swear she kent the next day, though I took guid care no' to say cheep." "I daresay you are mistaken there, my good Mungo." "Mistaken! No me! It wasna a' thegither in a tantrum o' an ordinar' kind she broke her tryst wi' him the very nicht efter ye left for the inns doon by.
The man was amused. He laughed a light tinkling laugh, the laugh of a Philadelphian. Something in the ring of it thrilled her. She drank off another dipper of whiskey. "Where is Mr. Tantrum, little girl?" he asked, not without kindness. She raised her foot and pointed her big toe toward the woods. "Thar in the cabing behind those thar pines. Old Tantrum air my old man."
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