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She was loading her cargo; he would be in the way. Captain Barker was in a bad temper; better not see him in his tantrums. The press gangs were active; they thought nothing of boarding a vessel and seizing on any active young fellow who looked a likely subject for his Majesty's navy. Such were the reasons alleged.
There was no answer. He stopped quickly and picked up the severed end of the life line. "Look; it wasn't broken; it was cut;" he cried. "Good heaven, Polly, who is it that hates us like that?" For answer she merely nestled nearer in his protecting arms. They sat down on the ledge, and Harry's keen eyes watched the tantrums of the balloon in the wind.
That is, if she has a heart, which seems to be left out of some women." "I think it is, and others get a double allowance. I should be content, for I was rich the moment I won yours." "I've been more than content; I've been happy happy all these years in city flats. Even in my tantrums and bad days I knew I was happy, deep in my heart."
Why, I live there as kitchen-maid, and I tell you the tantrums of that young lady is enough to upset the nerves of the stoutest person. I have come out now, and glad I am to be away. You are a strange young lady, I take it, from your appearance. You had best not go there if you want rest."
They were no more immune from tantrums than was the Wife of Bath, who was out of all charity when other village wives went into church before her; and sometimes they got terribly on each others' nerves. Readers of Piers Plowman will remember that when the seven deadly sins come in, Wrath tells how he was cook to the prioress of a convent and, says he,
Or, to state his character as it stood in the scale of public opinion, when his friends and critics were in tantrums, he was considered rather a bad man; when they were pleased, he was rather a good man; when they were neither, he was a man whose moral colour was a kind of pepper-and-salt mixture.
"Yes, he did said you tried to kill your mother, and had a carving-knife hidden in the room." "It's a lie an outrageous lie!" exclaimed Dodger, his eyes flashing. "Don't go into one of your tantrums," said the man, rather alarmed; "it won't do any good." "But I want you to understand that I am no more crazy than you are." "Sho? I know better. Where's your carving-knife?"
'Oh, Jog! exclaimed Mrs. Jog, clasping her beautiful hands, and casting her bright beady eyes up to the low ceiling. 'Oh, Jog! What's the matter now? 'Oh, nothing, replied Mrs. Jog, unclasping her hands, and bringing down her eyes. 'Oh, nothin'! retorted Jog. 'Nothin'! repeated he. 'Ladies don't get into such tantrums for nothin'.
"It would be something to remember. What child, Mrs. Tree?" "The little girl; little Vesta. Is she coming out of her tantrums, think?" "She is a great deal better, certainly," said Geoffrey. "I hope I feel sure that she will recover entirely in time. But you must not call her trouble tantrums, Mrs. Tree, really. Neurasthenia is a recognised form of "
"No!" said Mary, plainly. "Now," said Mrs. Buckley to herself, "she is going to give us one of her tantrums. I wish she would behave like a reasonable being. She is always bent on making a scene;" but she kept this to herself, and only said aloud: "Mary, my dear! Mary!" "I am sorry to hear you say so, Mrs. Hawker," said Frank; "but it is just and natural." "Natural," said Mary, "and just.
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