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"If he is depressed, there is a reason. He has a bad conscience. One must hope so, at least. On the other hand, simply as a friend," she continued gently, "you think I can do him no good?" The humility of her tone, combined with her beauty, as she made this remark, was inexpressibly touching, and Rowland had an uncomfortable sense of being put at a disadvantage.

As he swung the second time round the fires, his young voice arose, in a thin, wild, wonderful barking tone, so weird and wolf-like that half the spectators leaped up to their knees, or feet, the better to watch and listen. Another moment, and he was putting his chant into words.

"If you go on living as you live now, in three years you will be hideous," replied Bianchon in a dictatorial tone. "Monsieur!" said Madame de la Baudraye, almost frightened. "Forgive my friend," said Lousteau, half jestingly. "He is always the medical man, and to him love is merely a question of hygiene.

Cavendish, in the other wing of the building, distinctly heard the table fall." "Well, she's young. And she sleeps soundly." "Ah, yes, indeed! She must be a famous sleeper, that one!" I did not quite like the tone of his voice, but at that moment a smart knock reached our ears, and looking out of the window we perceived the two detectives waiting for us below.

Arlington, for all her loud good-nature, did not see without a pang the desertion of so many of her usual followers, and after she had seen Patsy beginning to dance, it suddenly became clear to her that she must do something to vindicate her rights of property. "Louis," she said, in that most commanding tone which admitted of no reply, "go and speak to your mother.

Amy, who was a pretty, blonde girl, gazed at her companion rather curiously; but Janice was quite calm. "That is the house where I live," said Amy, in a changed tone, as they came in sight of the cottage. "Oh, yes," replied Janice.

Girls have a much smaller temptation in that way more to silliness than to actual wrong; but your tone in these matters that I speak of helps your brothers in their battles with downright wrong. Every boy who knows his sister's standard is very high, is helped far more than he is conscious of, by her influence, and far more than she ever knows, for she does not know all his temptations.

Manessa's house was hurt, and Jacob, who was the person accused as the cause of it, was very unhappy. The confidence Mr. Manessa had in him, and the kindness he showed him, increased his regret. Lady de Brantefield had, in a high tone, threatened a prosecution for the value of her inestimable ring. This was what both Jacob and Mr.

'Ah! now, then, said Jack, in a tone of disgust, 'we must say summut handsome of Bragg; and of all conceited animals under the sun, he certainly is the most conceited. I never saw such a man! How that unfortunate, infatuated master of his keeps him, I can't for the life of me imagine. Master! faith, Bragg's the master, continued Jack, who now began to foam at the mouth.

And, nevertheless, the greater part of those who might be called world-worshipers, who seem to give it the tone, bear patiently its yoke, which debases them in their own eyes, pandering to necessities which they have imprudently created, and from which they now find it impossible to free themselves.