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But then the sargeant thinks him amiss, and it's no want of l'arning that Mister Hollister has." "He's a fool!" said Katy tartly. "Harvey might be a man of substance, were he not so disregardful.

It will bear reflection," said the broker briskly. "There's nothing to think over. It becomes clearer every minute," said Miss Rebecca a little tartly. Then she added: "I dare say it will do him good to find that some one has something which he cannot buy." "He will be immensely disappointed, for his heart was set on it," said David Walker gloomily.

Leveret interjected, seeming to herself to remember that she had either taken it or read it in the winter before. "Of course," Mrs. Roby admitted, "the difficulty is that one must give up so much time to it. It's very long." "I can't imagine," said Miss Van Vluyck tartly, "grudging the time given to such a subject." "And deep in places," Mrs. "I never skip," said Mrs. Plinth dogmatically.

"Sir, you are insolent!" said the attorney, tartly, though without the loss of his self-possession. "The gentleman will not in the least retard the business. Pray pass on," interposed Emily, fearful of a collision between the parties. "It is impossible, madam. I must insist that he remain here. Such is Mr. Dumont's express order." "Will you say to Mr. Dumont that the lady demands my attendance?

And Josie Dean is a young lady with long dresses, and does up her hair." "Elenora Whitney is not worth worrying about," subjoined Mrs. Underhill, tartly; "and Josie Dean is a very nice, modest girl." Charles Reed and Josie had dropped into a fashion of making frequent calls during the summer.

Haughton answered somewhat tartly, but being one of those good- hearted women who, apt to be rude, are extremely sorry for it the moment afterwards, she wished to repair any hurt to his feelings occasioned by her first impulse; and when, renewing his excuses, he offered his arm over the crossing, she did not like to refuse.

"But has not M. le President just said something prejudicing a case which depends on the examination of the prisoner?" said she. "And the evidence is still to be taken, and the Court had not given its decision?" "We are not at the law-courts," the deputy public prosecutor replied tartly; "and besides, we know all that."

Even the presence of the Countess Disthal had not been wanting. She therefore regarded this as not seeing England at all, and said so. Fritzing remarked tartly that it was a way of seeing it most English people would envy her; and she was so unable to believe him that she said Nonsense.

"And the trouble is there's only one person who can get him going," mused the young man. "I don't know about that," she answered tartly. "He's only run the once in public. And that time he ran rings round his field. Albert was riding not me." They were nearing the brow. A man was labouring up the hill in front of them. Old Mat pulled up, and the pair jogged up alongside him.

"I'm not afraid of that," Bobby said. "But if that suit of his shrinks, what a sight he'll be!" "This is no time for light talk," declared Jess Morse. "Purt isn't a very good swimmer." "Well!" exclaimed Nellie, rather tartly for her, "how did he know whether that poor dog could swim, or not?" "Looks as though he had finally gotten rid of the Barnacle, just the same," laughed Laura.