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Travers watched the tall, slim figure in the thin white gown over which a light scarf, of transparent crimson, floated as the evening breeze and the girl's motions freed it. At first Priscilla took her steps falteringly, her head bent as if trying to recall the measure and rhythm; then with more confidence she swung into the lovely pose and action.
"One more question," said Quarles, "a delicate one, but you will forgive it because you are as desirous of clearing up this mystery as any one. Have you any reason to suppose poor Henley was in love?" "I have no reason to think so," said Watson. "Nor you, Miss Travers?" said Quarles, turning to Sister Penelope. "He certainly was not in love with me."
It is a great advantage to a man to have passed his early youth in that most equal and most polished of all democracies, the best society of large capitals. And to such acquired advantage Leopold Travers added the inborn qualities that please. Later in the evening Travers, again accosting Mr.
This is an abridgement of part of the reasons Mr. Hooker gives for his justification of this his opinion, for which he was excepted against by Mr. Travers. Mr. Hooker was also accused by Mr. Travers, for that he in one of his Sermons had declared, "That he doubted not but that God was merciful to many of our forefathers living in Popish superstition, for as much as they sinned ignorantly;" and Mr.
"Miss Travers is going to teach me things about Italian Madonnas, and I can't keep my attention if there is a third person about." I suppose if Mr. Carruthers had not been a diplomat he would have sworn, but I believe that kind of education makes you able to put your face how you like, so he smiled sweetly and took a chair near. "I shall not leave you, Bob," he said.
It was written in the books that the next Governor of California was to be spelled, Frederick A. Travers. Twenty years had passed since he had seen his elder brother, and then it had been after a gap of ten years. He remembered that night well.
Not by any intonation did he allow a hint to escape him whether he looked upon Thresk as an enemy or friend. "You may sit down, sir, now," he said, and Thresk resumed his seat. "Will you tell us what you know of Mr. Thresk's visit to the Captain?" Travers resumed, and Baram Singh told how a camel had been sent to the dâk-house by the station of Jarwhal Junction. "Yes," said Mr.
May I be told something of it?" "Mr. d'Alcacer, you are curious." "Well, in our position, I confess. . . . You are our only refuge, remember." "You want to know what we were talking about," said Mrs. Travers, altering slowly her position so as to confront d'Alcacer whose face was almost undistinguishable.
Then creeping along by the broken coast, and the rocky creeks up to the outermost edge of the Pyrenees, leaving to the north the ancient path which Pompey and Caesar climbed, and feeling the winds that descend mysteriously from its gorges: Le vent qui vient a travers la montagne Me rendra fou. Lo, at once a new Heaven and a new Earth and a new People.
I should like to show it you very much. And that leads me to one object of my visit to-day. Mrs. Travers and I wish you to pay us a visit if you will. We live at Kingston, and should like you to stay with us a fortnight." Fan thanked him and accepted the invitation, and it was agreed that she should go to Kingston that day week.
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