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They went down to Durban for their honeymoon and, some convenient opportunity arising, sailed thence for England. I received an affectionate letter from them both, which I still treasure, thanking me very much for all I had done for them, that after all was little enough.
Hastily thanking him, Mary listened a moment for coming footsteps, then called up Oatley Crest. To her disappointment a maid answered her. The family had all gone to take dinner with the James Oatleys, and would not be home until late at night. No, she did not know where the place was some twenty miles away she thought. They had gone in a touring-car.
Yes, I like him immensely. Thank you so much for sending him." She paused, then added rather shyly: "I always seem to be thanking you for something, don't I? First for rescuing my bag at the Kursaal, then for rescuing me, and now for Dick Turpin!" "You can't do without a cob" briefly. "Do you ride?" She nodded. "Yes. I thought of riding him sometimes. Does he ride all right?"
The culprit consented to this, thanking his illustrious Lordship for this concession, and therewith submitting to his tribunal.
But neither food nor repose would the fugitives take until they had joined the Christian family in thanking God for their escape and in singing His praise. "Sing the hymn of dear Ramanisa," said Ravonino as he seated himself at the side of Rafaravavy, after arranging her mat. The host smiled as he turned over the leaves of a Malagasy hymn-book. "All the fugitives like that hymn," he said.
Thus it came about that it was nigh to ten o'clock at night when, thanking God, I dismounted at the gate of my house and bade the servant take the horses to the stable. As I drew near the door, it opened, which astonished me and, as the light within showed, there stood Kari.
Three minutes later we were stopped and boarded by Scouts up our backs, down our necks, and in our boots! The last I heard from your Mr. Leggatt as he went under, brushin' 'em off his cap, was thanking Heaven he'd covered up the new paint-work with mats. An 'eroic soul! 'Not a scratch on her body, said Leggatt, pouring out the coffee-grounds. 'And Jules? said I.
Or, to return to an earlier illustration, it is possible to be like a man sitting at table, who has had his meal, and is quite contented to stay on there, restful and cheerful, but is not unwilling to put back his chair, to get up and to go away, thanking the Giver for what he has received. Ah! that is the way to face the end, dear brethren, and how is it to be done?
Yes, I will pay them, but I shall never forget that you have betrayed my brother's confidence." "I only acted according to your majesty's commands," said Pollnitz, confounded. "Certainly, but if you had resisted my commands, I would have esteemed and prized you the more. Now, I shall pay your debts, but I shall despise you. No one has reasons for thanking you." "Sire, I desire no other thanks.
Neither of them had gloves on; her warm hand rested in his, and she took the opportunity of thanking him for the trip. "I want to ask you to forget that I have bothered you with my heart troubles," he said. And he lifted his hat, without waiting for an answer, jumped into the boat, and pushed off. She had stopped at the head of the steps.
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